Qatar World Cup 2022: Full Information About The FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is coming to Qatar for the first time, marking this way the 22nd edition of the competition, and we know for a fact that it’s not going to be boring. From November 20 through December 18 you can catch all of your favorite national teams playing in this exciting competition!

The FIFA World Cup 2022 will take place from November 20 through December 18, 2022, in Qatar. After the event in South Korea and Japan in 2002, this will be the second World Cup held in Asia and the first World Cup ever to be contested in the Arab world. It will be played in a shorter time frame of late November to mid-December because of the extreme summer heat in Qatar. All eight stadiums are 40 miles and 50 minutes drive apart from the Qatari capital. When Qatar acquired the hosting rights in 2010, six of the eight stadiums were not in existence which is impressive. The eight stadiums in Qatar are: 

The renovated Khalifa Stadium, which completed its renovation last year and is now one of the most modern sports venues on earth. It can seat 40,000. The newly-renovated Khalifa International Stadium has already received many grand events since its inauguration in 1976. On May 17th, 2017 after an extensive renovation period which lasted over 2 years the historic stadium played host to one such event - The Amir Cup Final between two popular clubs from Qatar: Al-Rayyan vs Al Mesaimeer.

The FIFA World Cup 2022™ Opening Match will be played at Al Bayt Stadium, which was designed with the rich culture and history of Qatar in mind. To welcome guests from all over, Qatar hired an architecture firm that specializes in rich fabrics and tradition-bearer buildings like this one!

Imagine a stadium so immense it can accommodate 80,000 fans at once – and still have room for more! The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Final will be played here in December 2022; afterward, it is said that the space will be used as an educational center with schools, shops/cafés, etc., sporting facilities & health clinics.

The Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Umm Al Afaei stands proudly as one of Qatar’s most historic cities and home to the famous Al Rayyan SC. It is located right on edge desert, where many tales from this tiny but vibrant nation live close by. It is the perfect home for Al Rayyan SC when the tournament ends. 

Built for football, Al Janoub Stadium lies in the southern city of Al Wakrah. One of Qatar’s oldest continuously inhabited areas with a rich history but set onlooking towards its new horizon—the future games that are coming soon to be played at this stadium! 

The Al Thumama Stadium is a spectacular venue with an imaginative shape that celebrates local culture and traditions as well as the new era of stadium design. The bold, circular form of Al Thumama Stadium reflects the traditional gahfiya - an integral part of family life and central to traditions. 

Education City stadium is a place where Qatar’s position as an intellectual hub shines through. The venue itself has been empowered by its proximity to nearby universities, which lie at the heart of Education City - one big network for learning and knowledge generation!

Stadium 974 made history before its first match. Constructed entirely from shipping containers and modular steel, this stadium is a revolutionary new design that will set the world standard for cost-effective sustainability

The World Cup 2022 draw took place on April 1, 2022, in Doha, Qatar, and there was plenty of drama as the World Cup excitement started. When World Cup 2022 begins this November, the groups will be as follows:

• Senegal;
• Qatar;
• Ecuador;
• Netherlands

• Iran;
• USA;
• England;
• Wales

• Saudi Arabia;
• Argentina;
• Mexico;
• Poland

• Australia;
• France;
• Denmark;
• Tunisia

• Spain;
• Germany;
• Japan;
• Costa Rica

• Morocco;
• Belgium;
• Croatia;
• Canada

• Brazil;
• Cameroon;
• Switzerland;
• Serbia

• Portugal;
• Ghana;
• Korea Republic;
• Uruguay

Similar to former tournaments, the World Cup 2022 will have a 32-team group stage to reduce the field to 16 teams; only the two best teams from each group advance to the round of 16. The 16 teams from the group stage will continue to the 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, with games going to extra time and penalties if the regular time result is a draw.

During the group stage, there may be up to four matches per day, played at different times throughout the day. For the sake of maintaining the integrity of the competition, only the matches played on the last day of each group-stage game will overlap. When World Cup 2022 starts this November, the kick-off times will be as shown below.

As the World Cup, 2022 excitement grows, the Group matches will begin on November 20, 2022, as the FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule shows. The World Cup 2022 Kick-off times are based on UK time. The World Cup 2022 schedule is listed below:

November 20, Sunday

Group A: Ecuador vs. Qatar (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

November 21, Monday

Group B: Iran vs. England (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 1pm)

Group A: Netherlands vs. Senegal (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 4pm)

Group B: Wales vs. USA (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 7pm)

November 22, Tuesday

Group C: Saudi Arabia vs. Argentina (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 10am)

Group D: Tunisia  vs. Denmark (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 1pm)

Group C: Poland  vs. Mexico (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 4pm)

Group D: Australia  vs. France (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; kick-off 7pm)

November 23, Wednesday

Group F: Croatia  vs. Morocco (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 10am)

Group E: Japan vs. Germany (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 1pm)

Group E: Costa Rica  vs. Spain (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 4pm)

Group F: Canada vs. Belgium (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 7pm)

November 24, Thursday

Group G: Cameroon  vs. Switzerland (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; kick-off 10am)

Group H: South Korea  vs. Uruguay (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 1pm)

Group H: Ghana vs. Portugal (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 4pm)

Group G: Serbia vs. Brazil (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

November 25, Friday

Group B: Iran vs. Wales (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 10am)

Group A: Senegal vs. Qatar (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 1pm)

Group A: Netherlands  vs. Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 4pm)

Group B: USA  vs. England (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

November 26, Saturday

Group C: Australia vs. Tunisia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; kick-off 10am)

Group C: Poland  vs. Saudi Arabia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 1pm)

Group D: France vs. Denmark (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 4pm)

Group C: Argentina vs Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

November 27, Sunday

Group E: Costa Rica vs. Japan (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 10am)

Group F: Belgium  vs. . Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 1pm)

Group F: Croatia  vs. . Canada (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 4pm)

Group E: Germany versus. Spain (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

November 28, Monday

Group G: Serbia vs. Cameroon (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; kick-off 10am)

Group G: South Korea  vs. Ghana (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 1pm)

Group H: Brazil vs. Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 4pm)

Group H: Portugal  vs. Uruguay (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

November 29, Tuesday

Group A: Netherlands  vs. Qatar (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 3pm)

Group A: Senegal vs. Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Group B: England vs. Wales (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 7pm)

Group B: Iran vs. USA (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

November 30, Wednesday

Group D: Australia vs. Denmark (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; kick-off 3pm)

Group D: Tunisia vs. France (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Group C: Argentina  vs. Poland (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 7pm)

Group C: Saudi Arabia  vs. Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

December 1, Thursday

Group F: Croatia  vs. . Belgium (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Group F: Canada  vs. Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 3pm)

Group E: Germany vs. Costa Rica (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

Group E: Spain vs. Japan (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 7pm)

December 2, Friday

Group G: Portugal vs. South Korea (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Group G: Ghana  vs. Uruguay (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; kick-off 3pm)

Group H: Serbia  vs. Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 7pm)

Group H: Brazil vs. Cameroon (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

World Cup 2022 - Play-off Schedule

Round of 16

December 3, Saturday

Game 49 - Group A winners  vs. Group B runners-up (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Game 50 - Group C winners  vs. Group D runners-up (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 7pm)

December 4, Sunday

Game 52 - Group D winners  vs. Group C runners-up (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; kick-off 3pm)

Game 51 - Group B winners  vs. Group A runners-up (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

December 5, Monday

53 - Group F runners-up  vs. Group E winners (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; kick-off 3pm)

54 - Group H runners-up  vs. Group G champions (Stadium 974, Doha; kick-off 7pm)

December 6, Tuesday

55 - Group F winners  vs. Group E runners-up (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

56 - Group H winners  vs. Group G runners-up (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

Quarterfinals

December 9, Friday

58- Games 53 and 54 winners square off (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Game 57- Games 49 winners vs. Game 50 winners (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 7pm)

December 10, Saturday

Game 60 -Winners of 55  vs. Winners of 56 (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; kick-off 3pm)

Game 59: Winners of game 51 vs. 52 winners (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

Semifinals

December 13, Tuesday

61: The game 57  vs. game 58 winners face off (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 7pm)

December 14, Wednesday

Winners of 59 vs Winners of 60 in Game 62 (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

Third Place play-off

December 17, Saturday

Game 63 - Playoff for third place (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Final

December 18, Sunday

Game 64 -Qatar World Cup 2022 Final (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 3pm)

The FIFA World Cup 2022 has some great teams in the tournament, all wanting to win the prestigious trophy. When World Cup 2022 starts, heavyweights such as France, Germany, Brazil, and Spain are all billed as the tournament favorites, along with Argentina, England, and Portugal, and it makes sense these are the best national teams in the world.