FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule: Teams, Groups, Matches, Venues – Everything you need to know
FIFA World Cup Groups-
Hosts Qatar will take on Ecuador in the opening game of the tournament on 21 November at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, before coming up against African champions Senegal and Oranje in Group A.
Euro 2020 runners-up England are drawn in Group B with the United States, Iran and European play-off winners – Wales or Scotland or Ukraine.
Meanwhile, defending champions France were drawn in Group D with Denmark, Tunisia and Intercontinental Play-off 1 winners – Peru, Australia or the United Arab Emirates.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Group-
Five-time champions Brazil, the world’s top ranked team, will take on Switzerland, Serbia and Cameroon in Group G.
Copa America champions Argentina, captained by Lionel Messi, will take on Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia in Group C, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal are placed in Group H along with Uruguay, South Korea and Ghana.
2018 runners-up Croatia and Belgium were placed in Group F along with Morocco and Canada, who qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Group Stage Venues
Group A, B, E, F: Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium
Group C, D, G, H: Lusail Iconic Stadium, Stadium 974, Education City Stadium, Al Janoub Stadium
Compared to group stage-
21 November 2022 Qatar v Ecuador
21 November 2022 Senegal v Netherlands
21 November 2022 England v Iran
21 November 2022 USA vs European play-off winner
22 November 2022 Argentina v Saudi Arabia
22 November 2022 Mexico v Poland
22 November 2022 France vs Intercontinental Play-off 1 Winner
22 November 2022 Denmark v Tunisia
23 November 2022 Spain vs Intercontinental Play-off 2 Winner
23 November 2022 Germany v Japan
23 November 2022 Belgium v Canada
23 November 2022 Morocco v Croatia
24 November 2022 Brazil vs Serbia
24 November 2022 Switzerland v Cameroon
24 November 2022 Portugal v Ghana
24 November 2022 Uruguay v South Korea
25 November 2022 Qatar v Senegal
25 November 2022 Netherlands v Ecuador
25 November 2022 England v USA
25 November 2022 European play-off winners vs Iran
26 November 2022 Argentina v Mexico
26 November 2022 Poland v Saudi Arabia
26 November 2022 France v Denmark
26 November 2022 Tunisia vs Intercontinental Play-off 1 Winner
27 November 2022 Spain v Germany
27 November 2022 Japan vs Intercontinental Play-off 2 Winner
27 November 2022 Belgium v Morocco
27 November 2022 Croatia vs Canada
28 November 2022 Brazil vs Switzerland
28 November 2022 Cameroon v Serbia
28 November 2022 Portugal v Uruguay
28 November 2022 South Korea v Ghana
29 November 2022 Netherlands v Qatar
29 November 2022 Ecuador v Senegal
29 November 2022 European play-off winners vs England
29 November 2022 Iran vs USA
30 November 2022 Poland v Argentina
30 November 2022 Saudi Arabia v Mexico
30 November 2022 Tunisia v France
30 November 2022 Intercontinental Play-off 1 winner vs Denmark
1 December 2022 Japan vs Spain
1 December 2022 Intercontinental Play-off 2 winners vs Germany
1 December 2022 Croatia vs Belgium
1 December 2022 Canada v Morocco
2 December 2022 Cameroon v Brazil
2 December 2022 Serbia vs Switzerland
2 December 2022 South Korea v Portugal
2 December 2022 Ghana v Uruguay
FIFA World Cup 2022 Knockout Round match-
3 December 2022 8:30 PM Round of 16 – 1: Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayan
3 December 2022 10:30 PM Round of 16 – Round 2: Winners Group C vs Runners-up Group D Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
4 December 2022 8:30 PM Round of 16 – 3: Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group C Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
4 December 2022 10:30 PM Round of 16 – 4: Winner Group B vs Runners Up Group A Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
5 December 2022 8:30 PM Round of 16 – Round 5: Winners Group E vs Runners-up Group F Al Janoub Stadium, Al Waqarah
5 December 2022 10:30 PM Round of 16 – Round of 6: Winner Group G vs Runner-up Group H Stadium 974, Doha
6 December 2022 8:30 PM Round of 16 – 7 Round: Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group E Education City Stadium, Al Rayan
6 December 2022 10:30 PM Round of 16 – Round of 8: Winner Group H vs Runner-up Group G Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
9 December 2022 8:30 PM Quarter-Final 1: Winners Round of 16 – 5 vs Winners Round of 16 – 6 Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
9 December 2022 10:30 PM Quarter-Final 2: Winner Round of 16 – 1 vs Round of 16 -2 Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
December 10, 2022 8:30 PM Quarter-Final 3: Winners’ Round of 16 – 7 vs. Winners’ Round of 16 – 8 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
December 10, 2022 10:30 PM Quarter-Final 4: Winners Round of 16 – 3 vs Winners Round of 16 – 4 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
13 December 2022 10:30 PM Semi-Final 1: Winners Quarterfinal 2 vs Winners Quarterfinal 1 Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
14 December 2022 10:30 PM Semi-Final 2: Winners Quarterfinal 4 vs Winners Quarterfinal 3 Al Bayat Stadium, Al Khor
17 December 2022 8:30 PM 3rd Place Play-off: Losers Semi-Final 1 Vs Losers Semi-Final 2 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayan
18 December 2022 8:30 PM Final: Winners Semi-Final 1 Vs Winners Semi-Final 2 Lusail Iconic Stadium
