After a few days, there is going to be a craze for football around the world when the first match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 is going to be held between the teams of Qatar and Ecuador. In the year 2018, France captured the trophy by defeating Croatia, but this time Brazil is going to show the performance, which is currently the number one team in the world. Brazil, who has been a 5-time champion, failed to win the trophy in the last 4 World Cups. However, it is going to be interesting to see what strategy they go with this time.
A total of 64 matches will be played in 7 stadiums in the FIFA World Cup starting on November 20. Out of which 48 league matches are going to be held. Then 16 teams are going to enter the next tour from here, whose matches are going to be held between December 3 and 7. All the teams have been divided into 8 groups and after the league matches, the top 2 teams in each group are going to go into 16 rounds. Then after which the quarter-final match between 8 teams is going to be held. The semi-finals are scheduled to be held on December 14 and 15, while the two semi-finalists will fight for third place on December 17 and the final of the tournament is scheduled to be played on December 18.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule:
November 20: Qatar vs Ecuador at 9.30 pm, Al Bayot Stadium
November 21: England vs Iran at Khalifa International Stadium, 6:30 PM November 21: Senegal vs Netherlands at 9:30 PM Al Thumama Stadium
November 22: USA vs Wales at 12:30 AM AL Rayyan Stadium November 22: Denmark vs Tunisia at 6:30 PM Is Education City Stadium November 22: Mexico vs Poland at 9:30 AM IST
November 23: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia at 3:30 PM ISLE STADIUM November 23: France vs Australia at 12:30 AM AL-Janoub Stadium November 23: Germany vs Japan at 6:30 PM Is Khalifa International Stadium November 23: Spain vs Costa Rica, 9.30 pm, Al Thumama Stadium
November 24: Morocco vs Croatia at 3:30 pm Al Bayot Stadium November 24: Belgium vs Canada at 12:30 AM AL Rayyan Stadium November 24: Switzerland vs Cameroon at 3:30 AM Al Janaub Stadium November 24: Uruguay vs South Korea at 6.30 pm Education City Stadium November 24: Portugal vs Ghana at 9:30 PM IST 974
November 25: Brazil vs Serbia at 12:30 AM ISLE STADIUM November 25: Wales vs Iran at 3:30 AM AL Rayyan Stadium November 25: Qatar vs Senegal at 6:30 PM Al Thumama Stadium November 25: Netherlands vs Ecuador at 9:30 pm, Khalifa International Stadium
November 26: England vs USA at 12:30 AM AL Bayott Stadium November 26: Tunisia vs Australia at 3:30 PM AL Janub Stadium November 26: Poland vs Saudi Arabia at 6.30 pm, Education City Stadium November 26: France vs Denmark at 9:30 pm (Stadium 974)
November 27: Argentina vs Mexico at 12:30 am, Lussal Stadium November 27: Japan vs Costa Rica at 3:30 AM AL Rayyan Stadium November 27: Belgium vs Morocco at 6:30 PM Al Thumama Stadium November 27: Croatia vs Canada at 9:30 PM Khalifa International Stadium
November 28: Spain vs Germany at 12:30 AM AL Bayott Stadium November 28: Cameroon vs Serbia at 3.30 pm Al Janoub Stadium November 28: South Korea vs Ghana at 6:30 PM Education City Stadium November 28: Brazil vs Switzerland at 6:30 pm ( Stadium 974
November 29: Portugal vs Uruguay at 12:30 AM ISLE STADIUM November 29: Ecuador vs Senegal at 8:30 PM, Khalifa International Stadium November 29: Netherlands vs Qatar at 8.30 pm Al Bayott Stadium
November 30: Iran vs USA at 12:30 AM AL Thumama Stadium November 30: Wales vs England at 12:30 AM AL Rayyan Stadium November 30: Australia vs Denmark at 8:30 PM AL Janub Stadium November 30: Tunisia vs France at 8:30 PM IST, Education City Stadium
December 1: Poland vs Argentina at 12:30 am Stadium 974 December 1: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico at 12:30 am, Lussal Stadium December 1: Canada vs Morocco at 8:30 PM Al Thumama Stadium December 1: Croatia vs Belgium at 8:30 PM AL Rayyan Stadium
December 2: Costa Rica vs Germany at 12:30 AM AL Bayott Stadium December 2: Japan vs Spain at 12:30 AM, Khalifa International Stadium December 2: Ghana vs Uruguay at 8.30 pm Al Janaub Stadium December 2: South Korea vs Portugal at 8.30 pm, Education City Stadium December 2: Cameroon vs Brazil at 12:30 AM, Lausell Stadium December 2: Serbia vs Switzerland at 12:30 am Stadium 974
Round of top-16 teams
December 3: 1A vs 2B, 8.30 pm, Khalifa International Stadium
December 4: 1C vs 2D, 12:30 AM, Al Rayon Stadium
December 4: 1D vs 2C, 8:30 AM, Al Thumama Stadium
December 5: 1B vs 2A, 12:30 AM, Al Bayott Stadium December 5: 1E vs 2F, 8:30 AM, Al Janoub Stadium
December 6: 1G vs 2H at 12:30 AM IST, Stadium 974 December 6: 1F vs 2E, 8:30 PM, Education City Stadium
December 7: 1H vs 2G, 12:30 AM, Lussail Stadium quarter-finals December 9: 8:30 am, Education City Stadium December 10: 12:30 am, Lussal Stadium December 10: 8:30 am, Al Thumama Stadium December 11: 12:30 am Al Bayott Stadium semifinals December 14: 12:30 am Al Bayott Stadium December 15: 12:30 am, Lussal Stadium
Third-place match-
December 17: 8:30 am, Khalifa International Stadium
Final-
December 18: 8:30 am, Laussell Stadium
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