The World Cup 2022 calendar spans November and December, with the first match taking place on November 21 and the final on December 18, 2022.
A group stage is followed by the eighth-finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third-place play-off, and the final.
In the knockout stage, if the match ends in a draw, extra time is added to the game. The additional time is made up of two 15-minute segments that will begin after a 5-minute break. The remaining time is made up of a one-minute drinking break. The players do not leave the field. If the score is still tied after extra time, the winner will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Shortest schedule since 1978
With only 28 days, the World Cup in Qatar is the shortest in 44 years. Argentina hosted the 1978 World Championship over 25 days.
4 matches per day
There are four matches each day on the program. In the short and hectic schedule, this allows the players to get ample rest.
Flexible schedule
Only after the draw will the match timings and stadiums be determined.
This permits the organization to plan the match so that all football fans from the participating countries may see it live.
Group matches format
The group matches will take place in the order listed below. According to the league structure, each team competes against every other club from the same group. This implies that a win is worth three points, a tie is for one point, and a defeat is worth zero points.
Each group’s last two matches will be played at the same time on the same day. This makes it impossible to examine a competitor’s results.
World Cup 2022 schedule
This is the schedule of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Filter by country, group, or stadium.
| #2 Mon 21 Nov 10:00 |
Poule A |
Al Thumama |
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| Senegal |  |
10:00 |  |
Netherlands |
| #3 Mon 21 Nov 13:00 |
Poule B |
Khalifa International |
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| England |  |
13:00 |  |
Iran |
| #1 Mon 21 Nov 16:00 |
Poule A |
Al Bayt Stadion |
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| Qatar |  |
16:00 |  |
Ecuador |
| #4 Mon 21 Nov 19:00 |
Poule B |
Ahmad Bin Ali |
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| United States |  |
19:00 |  |
European playoffs |
| #8 Tue 22 Nov 10:00 |
Poule C |
Lusail |
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| Argentina |  |
10:00 |  |
Saudi Arabia |
| #6 Tue 22 Nov 13:00 |
Poule D |
Education City |
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| Denmark |  |
13:00 |  |
Tunisia |
| #7 Tue 22 Nov 16:00 |
Poule C |
Stadion 974 |
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| Mexico |  |
16:00 |  |
Poland |
| #5 Tue 22 Nov 19:00 |
Poule D |
Al Janoub |
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| France |  |
19:00 |  |
Intercontinental playoffs 1 |
| #12 Wed 23 Nov 10:00 |
Poule F |
Al Bayt Stadion |
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| Morocco |  |
10:00 |  |
Croatia |
| #11 Wed 23 Nov 13:00 |
Poule E |
Khalifa International |
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| Germany |  |
13:00 |  |
Japan |
| #10 Wed 23 Nov 16:00 |
Poule E |
Al Thumama |
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| Spain |  |
16:00 |  |
Intercontinental playoffs 2 |
| #9 Wed 23 Nov 19:00 |
Poule F |
Ahmad Bin Ali |
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| Belgium |  |
19:00 |  |
Canada |
| #13 Thu 24 Nov 10:00 |
Poule G |
Al Janoub |
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| Switzerland |  |
10:00 |  |
Cameroon |
| #14 Thu 24 Nov 13:00 |
Poule H |
Education City |
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| Uruguay |  |
13:00 |  |
South Korea |
| #15 Thu 24 Nov 16:00 |
Poule H |
Stadion 974 |
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| Portugal |  |
16:00 |  |
Ghana |
| #16 Thu 24 Nov 19:00 |
Poule G |
Lusail |
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| Brazil |  |
19:00 |  |
Serbia |
| #17 Fri 25 Nov 10:00 |
Poule B |
Ahmad Bin Ali |
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| European playoffs | |
10:00 | |
Iran |
| #18 Fri 25 Nov 13:00 |
Poule A |
Al Thumama |
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| Qatar | |
13:00 | |
Senegal |
| #19 Fri 25 Nov 16:00 |
Poule A |
Khalifa International |
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| Netherlands | |
16:00 | |
Ecuador |
| #20 Fri 25 Nov 19:00 |
Poule B |
Al Bayt Stadion |
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| England | |
19:00 | |
United States |
| #21 Sat 26 Nov 10:00 |
Poule D |
Al Janoub |
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| Tunisia | |
10:00 | |
Intercontinental playoffs 1 |
| #22 Sat 26 Nov 13:00 |
Poule C |
Education City |
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| Poland | |
13:00 | |
Saudi Arabia |
| #23 Sat 26 Nov 16:00 |
Poule D |
Stadion 974 |
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| France | |
16:00 | |
Denmark |
| #24 Sat 26 Nov 19:00 |
Poule C |
Lusail |
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| Argentina | |
19:00 | |
Mexico |
| #25 Sun 27 Nov 10:00 |
Poule E |
Ahmad Bin Ali |
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| Japan | |
10:00 | |
Intercontinental playoffs 2 |
| #26 Sun 27 Nov 13:00 |
Poule F |
Al Thumama |
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| Belgium | |
13:00 | |
Morocco |
| #27 Sun 27 Nov 16:00 |
Poule F |
Khalifa International |
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| Croatia | |
16:00 | |
Canada |
| #28 Sun 27 Nov 19:00 |
Poule E |
Al Bayt Stadion |
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| Spain | |
19:00 | |
Germany |
| #29 Mon 28 Nov 10:00 |
Poule G |
Al Janoub |
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| Cameroon | |
10:00 | |
Serbia |
| #30 Mon 28 Nov 13:00 |
Poule H |
Education City |
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| South Korea | |
13:00 | |
Ghana |
| #31 Mon 28 Nov 16:00 |
Poule G |
Stadion 974 |
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| Brazil | |
16:00 | |
Switzerland |
| #32 Mon 28 Nov 19:00 |
Poule H |
Lusail |
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| Portugal | |
19:00 | |
Uruguay |
| #35 Tue 29 Nov 15:00 |
Poule A |
Khalifa International |
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| Ecuador | |
15:00 | |
Senegal |
| #36 Tue 29 Nov 15:00 |
Poule A |
Al Bayt Stadion |
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| Netherlands | |
15:00 | |
Qatar |
| #33 Tue 29 Nov 19:00 |
Poule B |
Ahmad Bin Ali |
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| European playoffs | |
19:00 | |
England |
| #34 Tue 29 Nov 19:00 |
Poule B |
Al Thumama |
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| Iran | |
19:00 | |
United States |
| #37 Wed 30 Nov 15:00 |
Poule D |
Al Janoub |
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| Intercontinental playoffs 1 | |
15:00 | |
Denmark |
| #38 Wed 30 Nov 15:00 |
Poule D |
Education City |
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| Tunisia | |
15:00 | |
France |
| #39 Wed 30 Nov 19:00 |
Poule C |
Stadion 974 |
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| Poland | |
19:00 | |
Argentina |
| #40 Wed 30 Nov 19:00 |
Poule C |
Lusail |
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| Saudi Arabia | |
19:00 | |
Mexico |
| #41 Thu 01 Dec 15:00 |
Poule F |
Ahmad Bin Ali |
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| Croatia | |
15:00 | |
Belgium |
| #42 Thu 01 Dec 15:00 |
Poule F |
Al Thumama |
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| Canada | |
15:00 | |
Morocco |
| #43 Thu 01 Dec 19:00 |
Poule E |
Khalifa International |
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| Japan | |
19:00 | |
Spain |
| #44 Thu 01 Dec 19:00 |
Poule E |
Al Bayt Stadion |
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| Intercontinental playoffs 2 | |
19:00 | |
Germany |
| #45 Fri 02 Dec 15:00 |
Poule H |
Al Janoub |
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| Ghana | |
15:00 | |
Uruguay |
| #46 Fri 02 Dec 15:00 |
Poule H |
Education City |
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| South Korea | |
15:00 | |
Portugal |
| #47 Fri 02 Dec 19:00 |
Poule G |
Stadion 974 |
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| Serbia | |
19:00 | |
Switzerland |
| #48 Fri 02 Dec 19:00 |
Poule G |
Lusail |
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| Cameroon | |
19:00 | |
Brazil |
| #49 Sat 03 Dec 15:00 |
1/8 final |
Khalifa International |
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| 1A |  |
15:00 |  |
2B |
| #50 Sat 03 Dec 19:00 |
1/8 final |
Ahmad Bin Ali |
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| 1C |  |
19:00 |  |
2D |
| #52 Sun 04 Dec 15:00 |
1/8 final |
Al Thumama |
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| 1D |  |
15:00 |  |
2C |
| #51 Sun 04 Dec 19:00 |
1/8 final |
Al Bayt Stadion |
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| 1B |  |
19:00 |  |
2A |
| #53 Mon 05 Dec 15:00 |
1/8 final |
Al Janoub |
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| 1E |  |
15:00 |  |
2F |
| #54 Mon 05 Dec 19:00 |
1/8 final |
Stadion 974 |
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| 1G |  |
19:00 |  |
2H |
| #55 Tue 06 Dec 15:00 |
1/8 final |
Education City |
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| 1F |  |
15:00 |  |
2E |
| #56 Tue 06 Dec 19:00 |
1/8 final |
Lusail |
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| 1H |  |
19:00 |  |
2G |
| #58 Fri 09 Dec 15:00 |
1/4 final |
Education City |
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| W53 |  |
15:00 |  |
W54 |
| #57 Fri 09 Dec 19:00 |
1/4 final |
Lusail |
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| W49 |  |
19:00 |  |
W50 |
| #60 Sat 10 Dec 15:00 |
1/4 final |
Al Thumama |
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| W55 |  |
15:00 |  |
W56 |
| #59 Sat 10 Dec 19:00 |
1/4 final |
Al Bayt Stadion |
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| W51 |  |
19:00 |  |
W52 |
| #61 Tue 13 Dec 19:00 |
1/2 final |
Lusail |
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| W57 |  |
19:00 |  |
W58 |
| #62 Wed 14 Dec 19:00 |
1/2 final |
Al Bayt Stadion |
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| W59 |  |
19:00 |  |
W60 |
| #63 Sat 17 Dec 15:00 |
3rd place |
Khalifa International |
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| L61 |  |
15:00 |  |
L62 |
| #64 Sun 18 Dec 15:00 |
final |
Lusail |
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| W61 |  |
15:00 |  |
W62 |
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World Cup 2022 schedule frequently asked questions (FAQ)
When is the 2022 World Cup in Qatar?
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is from November 21 to December 18, 2022.
When is the opening match of the 2022 World Cup?
The opening match of the 2022 World Cup is on November 21, 2022.
When is the 2022 World Cup final?
The final of the 2022 World Cup is on December 18, 2022.
