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World Cup 2022: Dates, Schedule, Results, Kick Off Times, Stadiums, Groups

African footballers. The World Cup has already kicked off in Qatar and is underway! We have everything you need to know regarding dates, schedule, groups, teams, latest news, fixtures and results.

This year’s tournament has already showed that it will be far from easy and we look forwards to it! The game shave been unpredictable specially after Saudi Arabia pulled off a stunning feat by beating Argentina 2-1. Very soon Germany was also beaten by Japan 1-2.

Find out everything you need to know about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar:

Results

Group A

  • Qatar 0-2 Ecuador
  • Senegal 0-2 Netherlands

Group B

  • England 6-2 Iran
  • USA 1-1 Wales

Group C

  • Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia
  • Denmark 0-0 Tunisia

World Cup 2022 Dates

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place between Monday 21st November 2022 and Sunday 18th December 2022.

World Cup 2022 Schedule

Here is the official schedule for the 2022 World Cup that has been pencilled in by FIFA:

  • Group stage: Monday 21st November until Friday 2nd December 
  • Round of 16: Saturday 3rd December until Tuesday 6th December 
  • Quarter-finals: Saturday 9th December and Sunday 10th December 
  • Semi-finals: Tuesday 13th December and Wednesday 14th December 
  • Third-place Play-off: Saturday 17th December
  • Final: Sunday 18th December

World Cup 2022 UK Kick Off Times

The UK kick-off times are as follows: 

  • Group stage: 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm and 7 pm GMT.
  • Final round of Group games and knock-out matches: 3 pm and 7 pm GMT.
  • Final: 3 pm GMT.

World Cup 2022 Stadiums

The tournament will take place in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar, hence why the tournament is being played during the British winter for the first time in history.

Eight stadiums have been selected to host games across the competition and are as follows:

Al Khor

Capacity: 60,000

Matches: 

  • Group Games x5
  • Round of 16 x1
  • Quarter-Final x1
  • Semi-Final x1

Al Rayyan

Capacity: 40,000

Matches:

  • Group Games x5
  • Round of 16 x1

Al Wakrah

Capacity: 40,000

Matches:

  • Group Games x5
  • Round of 16 x1

Doha (Al Thumama Stadium)

Capacity: 40,000

Matches

  • Group Games x5
  • Round of 16 x1
  • Quarter-Final x1

Doha (Khalifa International Stadium)

Capacity: 40,000

Matches

  • Group Matches x5
  • Round of 16 x1
  • Third-place Play-Off

Doha (Education City Stadium)

Capacity: 40,000

Matches

  • Group Games x5
  • Round of 16 x1
  • Quarter-Final x1

Lusail

Capacity: 80,000

Matches

  • Group matches x5
  • Round of 16 x1
  • Quarter-Final x1
  • Semi-Final x1
  • Final

Ras Abu Aboud

Ras Abu Aboud Stadium

Capacity: 40,000

Matches

  • Group Matches x5
  • Round of 16 x1

World Cup 2022 Groups

The Group Stage draw for the World Cup has finally happened and we now know the groups for the tournament. Here they are in full:

Group A

  • Qatar
  • Ecuador
  • Senegal
  • Netherlands

Group B

  • England
  • Iran
  • USA
  • Wales

Group C

  • Argentina
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Mexico
  • Poland

Group D

  • France
  • Australia
  • Denmark
  • Tunisia

Group E

  • Spain
  • Costa Rica
  • Germany
  • Japan

Group F

  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Morocco

Group G

  • Brazil
  • Serbia
  • Switzerland
  • Cameroon

Group H

  • Portugal
  • Ghana
  • Uruguay
  • South Korea

World Cup 2022 Tickets

Fans can purchase tickets from FIFA’s official website.

FIFA opened the first and second sales phases for World Cup 2022 tickets on 19th January 2022 where there will be “random selection draws”, similar to ballots. The following types of tickets will be available during this sale:

  • Individual Match Tickets (IMTs)
  • Team Specific Ticket Series (TSTs)
  • Four-Stadium Ticket Series (FSTs)

Fans will be given a certain status following the application review: successful, partially successful or unsuccessful. If you make it past this stage, FIFA will then send an email with instructions concerning payment, where individuals are allowed to purchase up to six tickets per match or up to 60 tickets across the entire competition.