The format for the group stage of the 2022 World Cup will be the same as that of recent tournaments. There will be 32 teams competing in the stage, and only the top two teams from each of the tournament's eight groups will advance to the knockout stage.
These 16 teams from the group stage will continue to the single-game knockout phases, which include the round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and final. In each step, the winner advances while the loser is eliminated from the competition. Every match in the knockout phase must have a victor on the day it is played, and if that is not possible, the match will continue for an additional period or go to penalty kicks to decide the winner.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Match Schedule
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What time do World Cup games start in Qatar?
During the group stage, four daily games are played at various times. For reasons of fair play, the only matches that will run simultaneously are those that take place on the final day of the group stage.
Matches will be broadcast at reasonable hours for viewers in all time zones. Here's how the local Qatari kickoff times compare to other time zones worldwide.
World Cup 2022 kickoff times
| Stage(s) | Local (Qatar) | USA & Canada (ET) | UK (GMT) | Australia (AEDT) | India (IST) |
| Group stage only | 1 p.m. | 5 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 9 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| Group stage only | 4 p.m. | 8 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Knockouts only | 6 p.m. | 10 a.m. | 3 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Group stage only | 7 p.m. | 11 a.m. | 4 p.m. | 3 a.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| Group/Knockouts | 10 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 6 a.m. | 12:30 a.m. |
Full Schedule List Of FIFA World Cup 2022
Group stage- [Kick-off times & venues for group stage matches TBA, all kick-off times where given are GMT]Monday, 21st November
- Group A – Senegal vs Holland, 10AM
- Group B – England vs Iran, 1PM
- Group A – Qatar vs Ecuador, 4PM
- Group B – USA vs Wales 7PM
Tuesday, 22nd November
- Group C -Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, 10AM
- Group D -Denmark vs Tunisia, 1PM
- Group C -Mexico vs Poland, 4PM
- Group D -France vs Australia, 7PM
Wednesday, 23rd November
- Group F -Morocco vs Croatia, 10AM
- Group E -Germany vs Japan, 1AM
- Group E -Spain vs Costa Rica/New Zealand, 4PM
- Group F -Belgium vs Canada, 7PM
Thursday, 24th November
- Group G -Switzerland vs Cameroon, 10AM
- Group H -Uruguay vs South Korea, 1PM
- Group H -Portugal vs Ghana, 4PM
- Group G -Brazil vs Serbia, 7PM
Friday, 25th November
- Group B -Iran vs Wales 10AM
- Group A -Qatar vs Senegal, 1PM
- Group A -Holland vs Ecuador, 4PM
- Group B -England vs USA, 7PM
Saturday, 26th November
- Group D -Tunisia vs Australia, 10AM
- Group C -Poland vs Saudi Arabia, 1PM
- Group D -France vs Denmark, 4PM
- Group C -Argentina vs Mexico, 7PM
Sunday, 27th November
- Group E -Japan vs Costa Rica/New Zealand, 10AM
- Group F -Belgium vs Morocco, 1PM
- Group F -Croatia vs Canada, 4PM
- Group E -Spain vs Germany, 7PM
Monday, 28th November
- Group G -Cameroon vs Serbia, 10AM
- Group H -South Korea vs Ghana, 1PM
- Group G -Brazil vs Switzerland, 4PM
- Group H -Portugal vs Uruguay, 7PM
Tuesday, 29th November
- Group A -Holland vs Qatar, 3PM
- Group A -Ecuador vs Senegal, 3PM
- Group B -Wales vs England, 7PM
- Group B -Iran vs USA, 7PM
Wednesday, 30th November
- Group D -Tunisia vs France, 3PM
- Group D -Australia vs Denmark, 3PM
- Group C -Poland vs Argentina, 7PM
- Group C -Saudi Arabia vs Mexico, 7PM
Thursday, 1st December
- Group F -Croatia vs Belgium, 3PM
- Group F -Canada vs Morocco, 3PM
- Group E -Japan vs Spain, 7PM
- Group E -Costa Rica/New Zealand vs Germany, 7PM
Friday, 2nd December
- Group H -South Korea vs Portugal, 3PM
- Group H -Ghana vs Uruguay, 3PM
- Group G -Cameroon vs Brazil, 7PM
- Group G -Serbia vs Switzerland, 7PM
