FIFA World Cup 2022

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There is good news for the fans of the most popular sports in the world. FIFA has announced the dates of the world’s biggest tournament, the FIFA world cup 2022 will kick off in Qatar starting on 21 November 2022 the final of the tournament will be played on 18 December 2022. It’s the last time that we will see 32 teams playing in the event as the next world cup 2026 will include 48 teams. For the very first time in the history of the event that FIFA world cup is happening in an Arab country and for the second, it is going to be played on Asian soil, First one was played in 2002 in South Korea and Japan. Stay tuned for the latest news on teams, schedules and venues.

Schedule of FIFA World Cup 2022

FIFA world cup 2020 is kicking off on 21 November 2022 with a final taking place on 18 December 2022 in Qatar taking notice of the hot environment of the country for the first time the tournament is taking place in November, December instead of the usual May, June and July. Qatar is hosting the tournament for the first time after bidding successfully, to become the host of the prestigious event. Here you can get all the information about the schedule of the FIFA world cup to be announced in April 2022.

Date Team 1 Match Team 2 Time* Location
21-Nov-22 Qatar 1 A2 1:00 PM Al Bayt Stadium
21-Nov-22 Team 1 2 Team 2 4:00 PM Al Thumama Stadium
21-Nov-22 Team 1 3 Team 2 7:00 PM Khalifa International Stadium
21-Nov-22 Team 1 4 Team 2 10:00 PM Al Rayyan Stadium
22-Nov-22 Team 1 5 Team 2 1:00 PM Al Janoub Stadium
22-Nov-22 Team 1 6 Team 2 4:00 PM Education City Stadium
22-Nov-22 Team 1 7 Team 2 7:00 PM Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
22-Nov-22 Team 1 8 Team 2 10:00 PM Lusail Stadium
23-Nov-22 Team 1 9 Team 2 1:00 PM Al Rayyan Stadium
23-Nov-22 Team 1 10 Team 2 4:00 PM Al Thumama Stadium
23-Nov-22 Team 1 11 Team 2 7:00 PM Khalifa International Stadium
23-Nov-22 Team 1 12 Team 2 10:00 PM Al Bayt Stadium
24-Nov-22 Team 1 13 Team 2 1:00 PM Al Janoub Stadium
24-Nov-22 Team 1 14 Team 2 4:00 PM Education City Stadium
24-Nov-22 Team 1 15 Team 2 7:00 PM Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
24-Nov-22 Team 1 16 Team 2 10:00 PM Lusail Stadium
25-Nov-22 Team 1 17 Team 2 1:00 PM Al Rayyan Stadium
25-Nov-22 Team 1 18 Team 2 4:00 PM Al Thumama Stadium
25-Nov-22 Team 1 19 Team 2 7:00 PM Khalifa International Stadium
25-Nov-22 Team 1 20 Team 2 10:00 PM Al Bayt Stadium
26-Nov-22 Team 1 21 Team 2 1:00 PM Al Janoub Stadium
26-Nov-22 Team 1 22 Team 2 4:00 PM Education City Stadium
26-Nov-22 Team 1 23 Team 2 7:00 PM Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
26-Nov-22 Team 1 24 Team 2 10:00 PM Lusail Stadium
27-Nov-22 Team 1 25 Team 2 1:00 PM Al Rayyan Stadium
27-Nov-22 Team 1 26 Team 2 4:00 PM Al Thumama Stadium
27-Nov-22 Team 1 27 Team 2 7:00 PM Khalifa International Stadium
27-Nov-22 Team 1 28 Team 2 10:00 PM Al Bayt Stadium
28-Nov-22 Team 1 29 Team 2 1:00 PM Al Janoub Stadium
28-Nov-22 Team 1 30 Team 2 4:00 PM Education City Stadium
28-Nov-22 Team 1 31 Team 2 7:00 PM Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
28-Nov-22 Team 1 32 Team 2 10:00 PM Lusail Stadium
29-Nov-22 Team 1 33 Team 2 6:00 PM Al Rayyan Stadium
29-Nov-22 Team 1 34 Team 2 6:00 PM Al Thumama Stadium
29-Nov-22 Team 1 35 Team 2 10:00 PM Khalifa International Stadium
29-Nov-22 Team 1 36 Team 2 10:00 PM Al Bayt Stadium
30-Nov-22 Team 1 37 Team 2 6:00 PM Al Janoub Stadium
30-Nov-22 Team 1 38 Team 2 6:00 PM Education City Stadium
30-Nov-22 Team 1 39 Team 2 10:00 PM Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
30-Nov-22 Team 1 40 Team 2 10:00 PM Lusail Stadium
1-Dec-22 Team 1 41 Team 2 6:00 PM Al Rayyan Stadium
1-Dec-22 Team 1 42 Team 2 6:00 PM Al Thumama Stadium
1-Dec-22 Team 1 43 Team 2 10:00 PM Khalifa International Stadium
1-Dec-22 Team 1 44 Team 2 10:00 PM Al Bayt Stadium
2-Dec-22 Team 1 45 Team 2 6:00 PM Al Janoub Stadium
2-Dec-22 Team 1 46 Team 2 6:00 PM Education City Stadium
2-Dec-22 Team 1 47 Team 2 10:00 PM Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
2-Dec-22 Team 1 48 Team 2 10:00 PM Lusail Stadium
Round of 16
3-Dec-22 1A 49 2B 6:00 PM Khalifa International Stadium
3-Dec-22 1C 50 2D 10:00 PM Al Rayyan Stadium
4-Dec-22 1B 51 2A 10:00 PM Al Bayt Stadium
4-Dec-22 1D 52 2C 6:00 PM Al Thumama Stadium
5-Dec-22 1E 53 2F 6:00 PM Al Janoub Stadium
5-Dec-22 1G 54 2H 10:00 PM Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
6-Dec-22 1F 55 2E 6:00 PM Education City Stadium
6-Dec-22 1H 56 2G 10:00 PM Lusail Stadium
Quarterfinals
9-Dec-22 W49 57 W50 10:00 PM Lusail Stadium
9-Dec-22 W53 58 W54 6:00 PM Education City Stadium
10-Dec-22 W51 59 W52 10:00 PM Al Bayt Stadium
10-Dec-22 W55 60 W56 6:00 PM Al Thumama Stadium
Semi Finals
13-Dec-22 W57 61 W58 10:00 PM Lusail Stadium
14-Dec-22 W59 62 W60 10:00 PM Al Bayt Stadium
Finals
17-Dec-22 L61 63 L62 6:00 PM Khalifa International Stadium
18-Dec-22 W61 64 W62 6:00 PM Lusail Stadium

Teams

This is the last time that the tournament is organized between 32 teams as the next world cup hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico will see 48 teams facing each other for the trophy. Qualifiers had already begun where Magnolia took on Brunei and winning the game 2-0. France being the defending champion has already qualified for the tournament so has Qatar as the hosting nation is qualified for the tournament.

211 nations register for the qualifications, FIFA has allotted different slots to every football federation.

1. CAF(AFRICA) 5
2. AFC(ASIA) 4.5
3. UEFA(EUROPE) 13
4. CONCACAF(NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN) 3.5
5. OFC(OCEANA) 0.5
6. CONMEBOL (SOUTH AMERICA) 4.5

Note – Host nation is not included in the list.

Venues

With less than 500 days remaining in the contest, Qatar is working hard towards the completion of infrastructure. According to the sources 90% of work has been completed as of now, Qatar is building world-class stadiums with a target of no-waste policy. These modern-day structures will have state-of-the-art facilities and will showcase the heritage and culture of the country, Inbuilt cooling to keep the temperature at 20°c to 30°c is one of the many facilities available. There are eight stadiums that are expected to host the games.
STADIUM CAPACITY
Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail 80,000
Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, Doha 40,000
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor 60,000
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha 40,000
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan 45,350
Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan 44,740
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Wakrah 40,000
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah 40,000

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