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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