As the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar is drawing closer, fans all around the world are growing restless. The month-long international football festival is scheduled to start this November 20. This year, Qatar will be the host of the long-awaited quadrennial event filled with passion and excitement.
This month will mark the beginning of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, following multiple controversies. But as the event is only days away, fans have finally started becoming eager to watch the event unfold.
From 5 different confederations, a total of 32 international teams will be participating in the event. This will be the last FIFA World Cup to feature 32 teams. As officially stated, from 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature 48 international teams in group stage.
This will be the first ever FIFA World Cup in history to be hosted in the Arab world. Spending over $220 billion on hosting cost, Qatar have turned the 2022 FIFA World Cup one of the most expensive iterations of the football event. As such, fans are curious to see what the country has to offer within the event.
When will be 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar held?
- Start Date: Sunday, November 18, 2022
- End Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar is slated to begin this Sunday, November 18, 2022 with a luxurious opening ceremony. The opening ceremony will be held at 04:00 p.m. ET. Following the ceremony, the inauguration match between Qatar and Ecuador will be held at 05:00 p.m. ET. The event will continue for a month, ending on this December 18, 2022.
How to watch the event?
Matches of the upcoming FIFA World Cup will be broadcast live by four different tv channels in the USA. These are:
- ABC
- CBS
- Fox
- NBC
In addition to those channels, fans will be also able to live the event via their smartphone or android TV. Live streams of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar matches will be available on the Fox Sports app, NBC Peacock, and fuboTV. International fans can use a premium VPN service such as ExpressVPN or NordVPN to bypass live streaming geo-restrictions.
2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Schedule
Below is the definitive fixture of the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar –
Group Stage
| Date | Match | Time (ET) |
| November 20 | Qatar vs Ecuador | 11:00 a.m. |
| November 21 | England vs Iran | 08:00 a.m. |
| Senegal vs Holland | 11:00 a.m. | |
| USA vs Wales | 02:00 p.m. | |
| November 22 | Argentina vs Saudi Arabia | 05:00 a.m. |
| Denmark vs Tunisia | 08:00 a.m. | |
| Mexico vs Poland | 11:00 a.m. | |
| France vs Australia | 02:00 p.m. | |
| November 23 | Morocco vs Croatia | 05:00 a.m. |
| Germany vs Japan | 08:00 a.m. | |
| Spain vs Costa Rica | 11:00 a.m. | |
| Belgium vs Canada | 02:00 p.m. | |
| November 24 | Switzerland vs Cameroon | 05:00 a.m. |
| Uruguay vs South Korea | 08:00 a.m. | |
| Portugal vs Ghana | 11:00 a.m. | |
| Brazil vs Serbia | 02:00 p.m. | |
| November 25 | Wales vs Iran | 05:00 a.m. |
| Qatar vs Senegal | 08:00 a.m. | |
| Holland vs Ecuador | 11:00 a.m. | |
| England vs USA | 02:00 p.m. | |
| November 26 | Tunisia vs Australia | 05:00 a.m. |
| Poland vs Saudi Arabia | 08:00 a.m. | |
| France vs Denmark | 11:00 a.m. | |
| Argentina vs Mexico | 02:00 p.m. | |
| November 27 | Japan vs Costa Rica | 05:00 a.m. |
| Belgium vs Morocco | 08:00 a.m. | |
| Croatia vs Canada | 11:00 a.m. | |
| Spain vs Germany | 02:00 p.m. | |
| November 28 | Cameroon vs Serbia | 05:00 a.m. |
| South Korea vs Ghana | 08:00 a.m. | |
| Brazil vs Switzerland | 11:00 a.m. | |
| Portugal vs Uruguay | 02:00 p.m. | |
| November 29 | Ecuador vs Senegal | 10:00 a.m. |
| Netherlands vs Qatar | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Iran vs United States | 02:00 p.m. | |
| Wales vs England | 02:00 p.m. | |
| November 30 | Tunisia vs France | 10:00 a.m. |
| Australia vs Denmark | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Poland vs Argentina | 02:00 p.m. | |
| Saudi Arabia vs Mexico | 02:00 p.m. | |
| December 1 | Canada vs Morocco | 10:00 a.m. |
| Croatia vs Belgium | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Japan vs Spain | 02:00 p.m. | |
| Costa Rica vs Germany | 02:00 p.m. | |
| December 2 | Ghana vs Uruguay | 10:00 a.m. |
| South Korea vs Portugal | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Serbia vs Switzerland | 02:00 p.m. | |
| Cameroon vs Brazil | 02:00 p.m. |
Round of 16
| Date | Match | Time (ET) |
| December 3 | A1 vs B2 | 10:00 a.m. |
| C1 vs D2 | 02:00 p.m. | |
| December 4 | D1 vs C2 | 10:00 a.m. |
| B1 vs A2 | 02:00 a.m. | |
| December 5 | E1 vs F2 | 10:00 a.m. |
| G1 vs H2 | 02:00 p.m. | |
| December 6 | F1 vs E2 | 10:00 a.m. |
| H1 vs G2 | 02:00 p.m. |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Match | Time (ET) |
| December 9 | R16 W5 vs R16 W6 | 10:00 a.m. |
| R16 W1 vs R16 W2 | 02:00 p.m. | |
| December 10 | R16 W7 vs R16 W8 | 10:00 a.m. |
| R16 W3 vs R16 W4 | 02:00 a.m. |
Semifinals
| Date | Match | Time (ET) |
| December 13 | Qf W1 vs Qf W2 | 02:00 p.m. |
| December 14 | Qf W3 vs Qf W4 | 02:00 p.m. |
Third Place play-off
| Date | Match | Time (ET) |
| December 17 | Sf1 Loser vs Sf2 Loser | 10:00 a.m. |
Final
| Date | Match | Time (ET) |
| December 18 | Sf1 Winner vs Sf2 Winner | 10:00 a.m. |
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