FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

2022 FIFA World Cup is the 22nd running of the FIFA World Cup competition, which will be held in Qatar from 21 November to 18 December 2022. This is the first ever World cup in the Arab world, and the second World cup to be held entirely in Asia after the 2022 tournament in South Korea and Japan.

The 2022 world cup in Qatar kicks off on Monday, November 21 at Al Thumama Stadium when Senegal takes on the Netherlands in Group A followed by hosts Qatar against Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium.

FIFA has confirmed the first two rounds of matches will kick off at 1 pm, 4 pm, 7 pm, and 10 pm local time (10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm, and 7 pm in the United Kingdom). Kick-off times in the final round of group games and knockout-round matches will be at 6 pm and 10 pm local time (3 pm and 7 pm UK time). The final is scheduled to kick off at 6 pm local time (3 pm UK time)

Dates: Mon, Nov 21, 2022 – Sun, Dec 18, 2022
Teams: 32 (from 5 confederations)
Locations: Lusail Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Stadium 974, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Education City Stadium, Al Wakrah Sports Complex. ‎

The 2022 World Cup will begin with 32 teams in eight groups of four

Group A

Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands

Group B

England, Iran, USA, Wales

Group C

Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland

Group D

France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia

Group E

Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan

Group F

Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia

Group G

Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon

Group H

Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea