FIFA World Cup timetable 2022: Complete team schedules and match times for the tournament in Qatar
The FIFA World Cup in 2022 is coming soon, and every nation is included. We can now forecast who might be in the best position to move to the knockout stages now that the group stage fixtures are complete.
In Group B, England will play the USA; in Group C, Argentina and Lionel Messi will face Mexico; and in Group H, Luis Suarez and Uruguay will try to ruin what might be Cristiano Ronaldo's final World Cup appearance.
On Sunday, November 20, there will be an opening ceremony and the initial game between Qatar and Ecuador. The final is scheduled to be contested on Sunday, December 18, bringing it to an end in less than a month.
Brazil enters the competition as the most successful country in World Cup history with five titles, and they have an easy group to get through. In contrast, the defending champions France are predicted to finish first in their group and have a good chance of gaining momentum going into the knockout stages.
Which teams might astonish? African winners One of the more capable teams in Group A, which also includes the hosts Qatar, is Senegal. Canada, which is taking part for the first time in 37 years, has been placed in Group F, where a matchup with Morocco and Croatia for second place behind Belgium is anticipated.
World Cup 2022 tournament format
Similar to former tournaments, the 2022 World Cup will have a 32-team group stage to reduce the field to 16 teams; only the top two teams from each of the eight groups advance.
The 16 teams from the group stage will continue to the single-game knockout phases (Round of 16; quarterfinal; semifinal; final); the winner advances while the loser is eliminated. Every knockout-round match must have a winner on the day, and if extra time or penalty kicks are required to decide the winner, they will be implemented.
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When do World Cup matches start in Qatar?
During the group stage, there may be up to four matches per day, staggered throughout the day. For the sake of maintaining the integrity of the competition, only the matches that are played on the final day of the group-stage phase will overlap.
Every time zone will have the opportunity to watch games at reasonable times throughout the day. Here is a summary of how the Qatari local kickoff times correspond to other time zones across the world.
World Cup 2022 kickoff times
Countries | Group Stage Matches Time | Knockout Stage Matches Time |
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Local (Qatar) | 1pm, 4pm, 7pm, 10pm (AST) | 6pm, 10pm (AST) |
US | 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm (EST), 5am, 8am, 11am, 2pm (CST), 3am, 6am, 9am, 12pm (PST) | 11am, 3pm (EST), 10am, 2pm (CST), 8am, 12pm (PST) |
Canada | 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm (EST), 4am, 7am, 10am, 1pm (MST), 3am, 6am, 9am, 12pm (PST) | 11am, 3pm (EST), 9am, 1pm (MST), 8am, 12pm (PST) |
Australia | 6pm, 9pm, 12am, 3am (AWST), 7:30pm, 10:30pm, 1:30am, 4:30am (ACST), 8pm, 11pm, 2am, 5am (AEST) | 11pm, 3am (AWST), 12:30am, 4:30am (ACST), 1am, 5am (AEST |
UK | 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm (BST) | 4pm, 8pm (BST) |
India | 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm, 12:30am (IST) | 8:30pm, 12:30am (IST) |