The FIFA world cup is one of the most popular and viewed sports tournaments. People all over the world wait eagerly for the tournament. FIFA World Cup 2022 will take place from November 20 to December 18 in Qatar. Here's all the information you need to know about the FIFA World Cup 2022.
The tournament was going to begin a day later with Senegal's game against the Netherlands at Al Thumama Stadium. But Qatar's match got forged ahead in August. It permitted them to open their home tournament.
England will play against Iran with their Group B. The match will kick off at 1 pm on Monday, November 21, just eight days after the Premier League shuts down. The first game of Wales will also be on the same day. Then, it will play against England on 29 November in Group B.
This is the 22nd edition of the tournament and the first going to happen in the Arab World. A total of 32 teams will compete against each other in eight groups. On April 1, 2022, the draw for the World Cup group phase came about in Doha, Qatar, to build the basis for the tournament.
The final three qualification places were completed in June, with Australia, Wales, and Costa Rica completing the 32-team line-up. And the final will be carried out at the Lusail Stadium in Doha on Sunday, December 18.
World Cup 2022 Groups
32 teams are going to participate in the tournament. They will compete in eight groups of four:
Group A
Qatar, Senegal, Ecuador, and the Netherlands
Group B
IR Iran, England, USA, and Wales
Group C
Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Mexico, Poland
Group D
Australia, France, Denmark, and Tunisia
Group E
Costa Rica, Spain, Germany, and Japan
Group F
Canada, Morocco, Belgium, and Croatia
Group G
Serbia, Switzerland, Brazil, and Cameroon
Group H
Ghana, Portugal, Uruguay, and Korea Republic
World Cup 2022 Schedule
The group phase will begin from 20 November to 2 December. And the knockout phase will start from 3-6 December with the Round of 16. The quarter-finals will kick off on 9 and 10 December, along with the semi-finals on 13 and 14 December. The play-off for the third place will take place on 17 December, one day earlier than the final.
Sunday, November 20
Group A: Qatar vs Ecuador (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 7 pm)
Monday, November 21
Group B: England vs Iran (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 1 pm)
Group A: Senegal vs Netherlands (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 4 pm)
Group B: USA vs Wales (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 7 pm)
Tuesday, November 22
Group C: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; start off at 10 am)
Group D: Denmark vs Tunisia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 1 pm)
Group C: Mexico vs Poland (Stadium 974, Doha; start off at 4 pm)
Group D: France vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; start off at 7 pm)
Wednesday, November 23
Group F: Morocco vs Croatia (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 10 am)
Group E: Germany vs Japan (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 1 pm)
Group E: Spain vs Costa Rica (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 4 pm)
Group F: Belgium vs Canada (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 7 pm)
Thursday, November 24
Group G: Switzerland vs Cameroon (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; start off at 10 am)
Group H: Uruguay vs South Korea (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 1 pm)
Group H: Portugal vs Ghana (Stadium 974, Doha; start off at 4 pm)
Group G: Brazil vs Serbia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; start off 7 pm)
Friday, November 25
Group B: Wales vs Iran (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 10 am)
Group A: Qatar vs Senegal (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 1 pm)
Group A: Netherlands vs Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 4 pm)
Group B: England vs USA (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 7 pm)
Saturday, November 26
Group D: Tunisia vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; start off at 10 am)
Group C: Poland vs Saudi Arabia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 1 pm)
Group D: France vs Denmark (Stadium 974, Doha; start off at 4 pm)
Group C: Argentina vs Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; start off at 7 pm)
Sunday, November 27
Group E: Japan vs Costa Rica (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 10 am)
Group F: Belgium vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 1 pm)
Group F: Croatia vs Canada (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 4 pm)
Group E: Spain vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 7 pm)
Monday, November 28
Group G: Cameroon vs Serbia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; start off at 10 am)
Group G: South Korea vs Ghana (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 1 pm)
Group H: Brazil vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha; start 4 pm)
Group H: Portugal vs Uruguay (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; start off 7 pm)
Tuesday, November 29
Group A: Netherlands vs Qatar (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 3 pm)
Group A: Ecuador vs Senegal (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 3 pm)
Group B: Wales vs England (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off 7 pm)
Group B: Iran vs USA (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 7 pm)
Wednesday, November 30
Group D: Australia vs Denmark (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; start off at 3 pm)
Group D: Tunisia vs France (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 3 pm)
Group C: Poland vs Argentina (Stadium 974, Doha; start off 7 pm)
Group C: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; start off at 7 pm)
Thursday, December 1
Group F: Croatia vs Belgium (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 3 pm)
Group F: Canada vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 3 pm)
Group E: Costa Rica vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 7 pm)
Group E: Japan vs Spain (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 7 pm)
Friday, December 2
Group G: South Korea vs Portugal (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 3 pm)
Group G: Ghana vs Uruguay (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; start off at 3 pm)
Group H: Serbia vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha; start off 7 pm)
Group H: Cameroon vs Brazil (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; start off at 7 pm)
Round of 16
Saturday, December 3
49 – Winners of Group A vs Runners-up of Group B (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 3 pm)
50 – Winners of Group C vs Runners-up of Group D (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 7 pm)
Sunday, December 4
52 – Winners of Group D vs Runners-up of Group C (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; start off at 3 pm)
51 – Winners of Group B vs Runners-up of Group A (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; start off at 7 pm)
Monday, December 5
53 – Winners of Group E vs Runners-up of Group F (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; start off at 3 pm)
54 – Winners of Group G vs Runners-up of Group H (Stadium 974, Doha; start off 7 pm)
Tuesday, December 6
55 – Winners of Group F vs Runners-up of Group E (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 3 pm)
56 – Winners of Group H vs Runners-up of Group G (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; start off 7 pm)
Quarter-finals
Friday, December 9
58 – Winners of 53 vs Winners of 54 (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 3 pm)
57 – Winners of 49 vs Winners of 50 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 7 pm)
Saturday, December 10
60 – Winners of 55 vs Winners of 56 (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; start off at 3 pm)
59 – Winners of 51 vs Winners of 52 (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; start off 7 pm)
Semi-finals
Tuesday, December 13
61 – Winners of 57 vs Winners of 58 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; start off 7 pm)
Wednesday, December 14
62 – Winners of 59 vs Winners of 60 (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; start off 7 pm)
Saturday, December 17
63 – Third place play-off (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; start off at 3 pm)
Final
Sunday, December 18
64 – The World Cup final (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; starts off at 3 pm)
World Cup 2022 Venues
The 64 matches of the tournament will take place across eight venues- Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Lusail Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, Education City Stadium, Al Janoub Stadium.
World Cup 2022 Tickets
The ticket sales entered the last-minute sales phase on Tuesday 27 September at 11:00 CET / 12:00 (noon) local time. It will be available until the end of the competition on 18 December 2022. Those who want to attend the match can book their tickets online.
Broadcasters List of FIFA World Cup 2022
| Country or Territory | Broadcaster(s) |
| Argentina | Tyc Sports, TVP |
| Australia | SBS |
| Austria | ServusTV, ORF |
| Bangladesh | T Sports |
| Belgium | VRT, RTBF |
| Brazil | TV Globo |
| Cameroon | CRTV |
| Caribbean | SportsMax |
| Canada | Bell Media |
| China | Migu, CCTV |
| Central asia | Saran Media |
| Croatia | HRT |
| Costa Rica | Teletica |
| Denmark | TV 2, DR |
| Europe | EBU |
| Ecuador | Teleamazonas |
| France | beIN Sports, TF1 |
| Germany | ZDF, ARD, deutsche Telekom |
| Ghana | GBC |
| Hong Kong | PCCW |
| Indian Subcontinent | Viacom 18 |
| Iceland | RUV |
| Indonesia | Emtek |
| Italy | RAI |
| Ireland | RTE |
| Japan | Fuji TV, Abema, TV Asahi, NHK |
| Middle East & North Africa | beIN Sports |
| Myanmar | Sky Net |
| Mexico | Televisa, Sky, TV Azteca |
| Namibia | NBC |
| Nepal | Media Hub |
| New Zealand | Sky |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| Poland | TVP |
| Pakistan | ARY Digital Network |
| Portugal | SIC, Sport TV, RTP, TVI |
| Senegal | RTS |
| Singapore | Singtel, StarHub |
| Spain | Mediapro, RTVE, Movistar Plus+ |
| South Korea | KBS, MBC, SBS |
| Serbia | RTS |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR |
| United Kingdom | ITV, BBC |
| United States | Telemundo, Fox |
| Uruguay | Canal 4, Teledoce, Canal 10, TyC Sports, ANTEL |
Premier League
The Premier League has adjusted to adapt to the World Cup which takes place in the middle of the domestic calendar. The season began a week before normal on August 6, 2022. In the league, 16 match days will take place up to the weekend of November 12/13, before the tournament starts on November 20.
The Premier League will restart on Boxing Day after the World Cup final, which will take place on December 18. The final match round of the 2022/23 season will come to pass on May 28, 2023.
