2022 Fifa World Cup Qatar

The first ever Fifa World Cup to be held in the northern hemisphere winter will take place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022.

A total of 32 nations will compete in the tournament, which starts with the group stage (eight groups of four) from 20 November to 2 December. The round of 16 is from 3-6 December, the quarter-finals on 9-10 December and the semi-finals on 13-14 December.

The 2022 Fifa World Cup final will be held at the Lusail Stadium in Doha on Sunday 18 December.

Stadiums

There will be eight stadiums used at the World Cup in Qatar:

• Al Bayt Stadium (opening game)
• Khalifa International Stadium
• Al Thumama Stadium
• Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
• Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
• Education City Stadium
• Al Janoub Stadium
• Lusail Stadium (World Cup final)

Fixture schedule

• Group stage: 20 November to 2 December
• Round of 16: 3-6 December
• Quarter-finals: 9-10 December
• Semi-finals: 13-14 December
• Third-place play-off: 17 December
• Final: 18 December

Group A fixtures (all times GMT)

• Teams: Qatar (host nation), Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands

Sunday 20 November

• Qatar vs. Ecuador (Al Bayt Stadium; 7pm)

Monday 21 November

• Senegal vs. Netherlands (Al Thumama Stadium; 4pm)

Friday 25 November

• Qatar vs. Senegal (Al Thumama Stadium; 1pm)
• Netherlands vs. Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium; 4pm)

Tuesday 29 November

• Group A: Netherlands vs. Qatar (Al Bayt Stadium; 3pm)
• Group A: Ecuador vs. Senegal (Khalifa International Stadium; 3pm)

Group B fixtures

• Teams: England, Iran, USA, Wales

Monday 21 November

• England vs. Iran (Khalifa International Stadium; 1pm)
• USA vs. Wales (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium; 7pm)

Friday 25 November

• Wales vs. Iran (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium; 10am)
• England vs. USA (Al Bayt Stadium; 7pm)

Tuesday 29 November

• Wales vs. England (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium; 7pm)
• Iran vs. USA (Al Thumama Stadium; 7pm)

Group C fixtures

• Teams: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland

Tuesday 22 November

• Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia (Lusail Stadium; 10am)
• Mexico vs. Poland (Stadium 974; 4pm)

Saturday 26 November

• Poland vs. Saudi Arabia (Education City Stadium; 1pm)
• Argentina vs. Mexico (Lusail Stadium; 7pm)

Wednesday 30 November

• Poland vs. Argentina (Stadium 974; 7pm)
• Saudi Arabia v Mexico (Lusail Stadium; 7pm)

Group D fixtures

• Teams: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia

Tuesday 22 November

• Denmark vs. Tunisia (Education City Stadium; 1pm)
• France vs. Australia (Al Janoub Stadium; 7pm)

Saturday 26 November

• Tunisia vs. Australia (Al Janoub Stadium; 10am)
• France vs. Denmark (Stadium 974; 4pm)

Wednesday 30 November

• Tunisia vs. France (Education City Stadium; 3pm)
• Australia vs. Denmark (Al Janoub Stadium; 3pm)

Group E fixtures

• Teams: Spain, Costa Rica/New Zealand, Germany, Japan

Wednesday 23 November

• Germany vs. Japan (Khalifa International Stadium; 1pm)
• Spain vs. Costa Rica (Al Thumama Stadium; 4pm)

Sunday 27 November

• Japan vs. Costa Rica (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium; 10am)
• Spain vs. Germany (Al Bayt Stadium; 7pm)

Thursday 1 December

• Japan vs. Spain (Khalifa International Stadium; 7pm)
• Costa Rica vs. Germany (Al Bayt Stadium; 7pm)

Group F fixtures

• Teams: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia

Wednesday 23 November

• Morocco vs. Croatia (Al Bayt Stadium; 10am)
• Belgium vs. Canada (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium; 4pm)

Sunday 27 November

• Belgium vs. Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium; 1pm)
• Croatia vs. Canada (Khalifa International Stadium; 4pm)

Thursday 1 December

• Croatia vs. Belgium (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium; 3pm)
• Canada vs. Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium; 3pm)

Group G fixtures

• Teams: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon

Thursday 24 November

• Switzerland vs. Cameroon (Al Janoub Stadium; 10am)
• Brazil vs. Serbia (Lusail Stadium; 7pm)

Monday 28 November

• Cameroon vs. Serbia (Al Janoub Stadium; 10am)
• Brazil vs. Switzerland (Stadium 974; 4pm)

Friday 2 December

• Cameroon vs. Brazil (Lusail Stadium; 7pm)
• Serbia vs. Switzerland (Stadium 974; 7pm)

Group H fixtures

• Teams: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea

Thursday 24 November

• Uruguay vs. South Korea (Education City Stadium; 1pm)
• Portugal vs. Ghana (Stadium 974; 4pm)

Monday 28 November

• South Korea vs. Ghana (Education City Stadium; 1pm)
• Portugal vs. Uruguay (Lusail Stadium; 7pm)

Friday 2 December

• South Korea vs. Portugal (Education City Stadium; 3pm)
• Ghana vs. Uruguay (Al Janoub Stadium; 3pm)

Round of 16

Saturday 3 December

• Match 49: Group A winners vs. Group B runners-up (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; 3pm)
• Match 50: Group C winners vs. Group D runners-up (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; 7pm)

Sunday 4 December

• Match 51: Group D winners vs. Group C runners-up (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; 3pm)
• Match 52: Group B winners vs. Group A runners-up (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; 7pm)

Monday 5 December

• Match 53: Group E winners vs. Group F runners-up (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; 3pm)
• Match 54: Group G winners vs. Group H runners-up (Stadium 974, Doha; 7pm)

Tuesday 6 December

• Match 55: Group F winners vs. Group E runners-up (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; 3pm)
• Match 56: Group H winners vs. Group G runners-up (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 7pm)

Quarter-finals

Friday 9 December

• Match 57: winners of match 53 vs. winners of match 54 (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; 3pm)
• Match 58: winners of match 49 vs. winners of match 50 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 7pm)

Saturday 10 December

• Match 59: winners of match 55 vs. winners of match 56 (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; 3pm)
• Match 60: winners of match 51 vs. winners of match 52 (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; 7pm)

Semi-finals

Tuesday 13 December

• Match 61: winners of match 57 vs. winners of match 58 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 7pm)

Wednesday 14 December

• Match 62: winners of match 59 vs. winners of match 60 (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; 7pm)

Third-place play-off

• Match 63: losers of match 61 vs. losers of match 62
• When: Saturday 17 December
• Where: Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
• UK kick-off time: 3pm

2022 Fifa World Cup final

• Match 64
• When: Sunday 18 December
• Where: Lusail Iconic Stadium
• UK kick-off time: 3pm