QATAR WORLD CUP 2022
Here is everything you need to know about upcoming World Cup 2022 fixtures, including information about the group stage and knockout phases.
WORLD CUP 2022 FIXTURES
The World Cup 2022 fixtures are matches that are based around the World Cup.
They are split into two kinds:
1. Qualifying fixtures – the matches that will qualify teams to play in the World Cup 2022.
2. World Cup 2022 fixtures – the matches that form part of World Cup 2022.
World Cup 2022 has 32 teams competing against each other. Qualifications for World Cup 2022 started in 2019 and the first match was played between Mongolia and Brunei. Qualification will fully end in June 2022 with the inter-confederation play-offs.
Click on qualifying rounds for full information.
Group A
20/11/2022
Qatar
Ecuador
STARTS AT
17:00 GMT+0100Group B
21/11/2022
England
Iran
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14:00 GMT+0100Group A
21/11/2022
Senegal
Netherlands
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17:00 GMT+0100Group B
21/11/2022
USA
Wales
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20:00 GMT+0100Group C
22/11/2022
Argentina
Saudi Arabia
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11:00 GMT+0100Group D
22/11/2022
Denmark
Tunisia
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14:00 GMT+0100Group C
22/11/2022
Mexico
Poland
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17:00 GMT+0100Group D
22/11/2022
France
Australia
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group F
23/11/2022
Morocco
Croatia
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11:00 GMT+0100Group E
23/11/2022
Germany
Japan
STARTS AT
14:00 GMT+0100Group E
23/11/2022
Spain
Costa Rica
STARTS AT
17:00 GMT+0100Group F
23/11/2022
Belgium
Canada
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group G
24/11/2022
Switzerland
Cameroon
STARTS AT
11:00 GMT+0100Group H
24/11/2022
Uruguay
Korea Republic
STARTS AT
14:00 GMT+0100Group H
24/11/2022
Portugal
Ghana
STARTS AT
17:00 GMT+0100Group G
24/11/2022
Brazil
Serbia
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group B
25/11/2022
Wales
Iran
STARTS AT
11:00 GMT+0100Group A
25/11/2022
Qatar
Senegal
STARTS AT
14:00 GMT+0100Group A
25/11/2022
Netherlands
Ecuador
STARTS AT
17:00 GMT+0100Group B
25/11/2022
England
USA
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group D
26/11/2022
Tunisia
Australia
STARTS AT
11:00 GMT+0100Group C
26/11/2022
Poland
Saudi Arabia
STARTS AT
14:00 GMT+0100Group D
26/11/2022
France
Denmark
STARTS AT
17:00 GMT+0100Group C
26/11/2022
Argentina
Mexico
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group E
27/11/2022
Japan
Costa Rica
STARTS AT
11:00 GMT+0100Group F
27/11/2022
Belgium
Morocco
STARTS AT
14:00 GMT+0100Group F
27/11/2022
Croatia
Canada
STARTS AT
17:00 GMT+0100Group E
27/11/2022
Spain
Germany
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group G
28/11/2022
Cameroon
Serbia
STARTS AT
11:00 GMT+0100Group H
28/11/2022
Korea Republic
Ghana
STARTS AT
14:00 GMT+0100Group G
28/11/2022
Brazil
Switzerland
STARTS AT
17:00 GMT+0100Group H
28/11/2022
Portugal
Uruguay
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group A
29/11/2022
Netherlands
Qatar
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100Group A
29/11/2022
Ecuador
Senegal
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100Group B
29/11/2022
Iran
USA
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group B
29/11/2022
Wales
England
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group D
30/11/2022
Tunisia
France
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100Group D
30/11/2022
Australia
Denmark
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100Group C
30/11/2022
Poland
Argentina
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group C
30/11/2022
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group F
01/12/2022
Croatia
Belgium
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100Group F
01/12/2022
Canada
Morocco
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100Group E
01/12/2022
Japan
Spain
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group E
01/12/2022
Costa Rica
Germany
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group H
02/12/2022
Korea Republic
Portugal
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100Group H
02/12/2022
Ghana
Uruguay
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100Group G
02/12/2022
Cameroon
Brazil
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100Group G
02/12/2022
Serbia
Switzerland
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
03/12/2022
Netherlands
USA
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
03/12/2022
Netherlands
USA
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
03/12/2022
Argentina
Australia
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
03/12/2022
Argentina
Australia
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
04/12/2022
France
Poland
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
04/12/2022
France
Poland
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
04/12/2022
England
Senegal
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
04/12/2022
England
Senegal
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
05/12/2022
Japan
Croatia
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
05/12/2022
Japan
Croatia
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
05/12/2022
Brazil
Korea Republic
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
05/12/2022
Brazil
Korea Republic
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
06/12/2022
Morocco
Spain
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
06/12/2022
Morocco
Spain
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
06/12/2022
Portugal
Switzerland
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
06/12/2022
Portugal
Switzerland
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
09/12/2022
Croatia
Brazil
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
09/12/2022
Croatia
Brazil
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
09/12/2022
Netherlands
Argentina
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
09/12/2022
Netherlands
Argentina
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
10/12/2022
Morocco
Portugal
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
10/12/2022
Morocco
Portugal
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
10/12/2022
England
France
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
10/12/2022
England
France
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
13/12/2022
Argentina
Croatia
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
13/12/2022
Argentina
Croatia
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
14/12/2022
France
Morocco
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
14/12/2022
France
Morocco
STARTS AT
20:00 GMT+0100
17/12/2022
Croatia
Morocco
STARTS AT
16:00 GMT+0100
18/12/2022
Argentina
France
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16:00 GMT+0100GROUP STAGE FOR WORLD CUP 2022
Each of the qualifying 32 teams are split into eight groups of four teams.
Each group will have one ‘seeded’ team against three randomly-selected teams. Points are awarded based on win and draw. No points are awarded for a loss.
A ‘seeded’ team is a team based on FIFA Rankings and its performance in previous World Cups. A seeded team is a team that ranks strongly. Seeding is done to make sure that there is a mix of quality in the given teams, and so not all of the top ranking teams end up in one group.
The winning teams from the group stage can move onto the Knockout Stage. In the Knockout Stage, teams play against each other and go for extra time and penalty kicks. No matches can end in a draw.
The Knockout Stage opens with the Round of 16.
| Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ecuador |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
|
Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
|
Senegal |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
|
Qatar |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
England |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
|
Iran |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|
USA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Wales |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Argentina |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Mexico |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Poland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
France |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Denmark |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
|
Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
|
Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Belgium |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
|
Croatia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Morocco |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
|
Brazil |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
|
Serbia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Portugal |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
|
Ghana |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
|
Korea Republic |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
Uruguay |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
WORLD CUP 2022
GROUP STAGE WINNERS
There are 211 FIFA member associations which are eligible to qualify for World Cup 2022. Qatar, as the host country, is automatically qualified to compete in the World Cup. The other countries compete against each other in a qualifying stage that will determine if they compete in the World Cup or not.
The 2022 World Cup qualifying stage winners for Europe are Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Croatia, England, and Germany. Other group stage winners for the different leagues include Argentina, Iran, and South Korea. These 32 winners, along with the rest from the different regions around the world, will be placed into the World Cup Group Stage, where each team will play one match each with the others in their group to advance to the Knockout Phase.
At the end of the Group Stage, the top 2 teams from each of the groups will move on to the Round of 16, which is the first round of the Knockout stage. The team that qualifies 1st in their group will be matched in the Round of 16 with a team from another Group that qualified 2nd in their group. This is done to provide incentive for teams to finish first in their own group.
There is also the possibility that two or more highly rated teams will be placed in the same group, resulting in what is known as the ‘group of death’, where multiple teams who are likely to win play against each other in the group stage and a pre-tournament favourite is eliminated before the Knockout Stage begins.
WORLD CUP 2022
GROUP OF DEATH
There have been a few so-called ‘Groups of Death’ in World Cup history. The first Group of Death – and the origin of the term ‘group of death’ – took place at the 1970 World Cup. Mexican journalists called Group 3 of the 1970 World Cup the Group of Death as it had the reigning champion (England) and the eventual winner of the World Cup (Brazil) in the same group.
Since then there have been a few other Groups of Death, though which group ends up being the group of death is typically debated after the World Cup is completed.
The final draw for the group stage will be held in April 2022 and the tournament will then officially start in November.
The Round of 16 plays the winner of each group against the runner-up from another group. For 2022, the Round of 16 match schedule work as seen below:
• December 3rd: the winner of group A vs. the runner-up of group B.
• December 3rd: the winner of group C vs. the runner-up of group D.
• December 4th: the winner of group D versus the runner-up of group C.
• December 4th: the winner of group B versus the runner-up of group A.
• December 5th: the winner of group E versus the runner-up of group F.
• December 5th: the winner of group G versus the runner-up of group H.
• December 6th: the winner of group F versus the runner-up of group E.
• December 6th: the winner of group H versus the runner-up of group G.
The Round of 16 matches will take place in December, from the 3rd of December to the 6th of December.
This is known as the group of death. Group of Death matches play top-ranking teams against each other. One of the teams will be knocked out, which means that a topranking team will not make it to the World Cup 2022 final stage
The first Group of Death – and the origin of the term ‘group of death’ – took place at the 1970 World Cup. Mexican journalists called Group 3 of the 1970 World Cup the Group of Death as it had the reigning champion, the eventual winner of the World Cup and the runners-up in one group.
Since then there have been a few other Group of Death matches, though which group ends up being the group of death is typically debated after the World Cup is completed.
No. The World Cup started with 16 teams and will expand to 48 for the 2026 World Cup to include more teams around the world.