The international men’s football championship, FIFA World cup for the year 2022 is scheduled in Qatar from 21 November 2022. It is the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup which, for the first time will be held in the Arab world. A total of 32 teams, for the FIFA world cup, are being all set for their tournament. Hence, Qatar is gearing up to conduct the matches at five different cities at eight locations. Check Here FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule, Fixtures, Date, and Timings In IST.
The forthcoming FIFA World Cup wherein, 32 teams are likely to play. Qatar, being the host nation for the world cup, has automatically been qualified. Meanwhile, it was decided that the protocol remains the same for each confederation used in 2006, 2010 & 2014. The reigning World Cup champions are France.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will have four games every day, group-wise for 12 days. Both semifinals – like some games in the previous rounds – will kick off at 00:30 am IST while the final, along with the third-place match, will kickoff at 8:30 pm IST. FIFA is looking to stage the draw for the tournament in late March or early April 2022, when 30 of the 32 finalists will be known. So Check FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule.
Here, is the tentative schedule and time of the matches for FIFA 2022 is given below:
| Game | Date’2022 | Fixture | Time | Stadium |
| 1 | Nov-21 | A1 vs A2 | 3:30 PM | Al Bayat Stadium |
| 2 | Nov-21 | A3 vs A4 | 6:30 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 3 | Nov-21 | B1 vs B2 | 9:30 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 4 | Nov-22 | B3 vs B4 | 12:30 AM | Al Rayyan Stadium |
| 5 | Nov-22 | C1 vs C2 | 3:30 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 6 | Nov-22 | C3 vs C4 | 6:30 pm | Education City Stadium |
| 7 | Nov-22 | D1 vs D2 | 9:30 PM | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium |
| 8 | Nov-23 | D3 vs D4 | 12:30 AM | Lusail Stadium |
| 9 | Nov-24 | E1 vs E2 | 3:30 PM | Al Bayat Stadium |
| 10 | Nov-23 | E3 vs E4 | 6:30 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 11 | Nov-23 | F1 vs F2 | 9:30 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 12 | Nov-24 | F3 vs F4 | 00:30 | Al Rayyan Stadium |
| 13 | Nov-24 | G1 vs G2 | 3:30 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 14 | Nov-24 | G3 vs G4 | 6:30 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 15 | Nov-24 | H1 vs H2 | 9:30 PM | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium |
| 16 | Nov-25 | H3 vs H4 | 12:30 AM | Lusail Stadium |
| 17 | Nov-26 | A1 vs A2 | 3:30 PM | Al Bayat Stadium |
| 18 | Nov-25 | A3 vs A4 | 6:30 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 19 | Nov-25 | B1 vs B2 | 9:30 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 20 | Nov-26 | B3 vs B4 | 12:30 AM | Al Rayyan Stadium |
| 21 | Nov-26 | C1 vs C2 | 3:30 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 22 | Nov-26 | C3 vs C4 | 6:30 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 23 | Nov-26 | D1 vs D2 | 9:30 PM | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium |
| 24 | Nov-27 | D3 vs D4 | 12:30 AM | Lusail Stadium |
| 25 | Nov-28 | E1 vs E2 | 3:30 PM | AI Bayat Stadium |
| 26 | Nov-27 | E3 vs E4 | 6:30 PM | AI Thumama Stadium |
| 27 | Nov-27 | F1 vs F2 | 9:30 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 28 | Nov-28 | F3 vs F4 | 12:30 AM | AI Rayyan Stadium |
| 29 | Nov-28 | G1 vs G2 | 3:30 PM | AI Janoub Stadium |
| 30 | Nov-28 | G3 vs G3 | 6:30 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 31 | Nov-28 | H1 vs H2 | 9:30 PM | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium |
| 32 | Nov-29 | H3 vs H4 | 12:30 AM | Lusail Stadium |
| 33 | Nov-29 | A1 vs A2 | 3:30 PM | AI Bayat Stadium |
| 34 | Nov-29 | A3 vs A4 | 6:30 PM | AI Thumama Stadium |
| 35 | Nov-29 | B1 vs B2 | 9:30 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 36 | Nov-30 | B3 vs B4 | 12:30 AM | AI Rayaan Stadium |
| 37 | Nov-30 | C1 vs C2 | 3:30 PM | AI Janoub Stadium |
| 38 | Nov-30 | C3 vs C4 | 6:30 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 39 | Nov-30 | D1 vs D2 | 9:30 PM | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium |
| 40 | Dec-01 | D3 vs D4 | 12:30 AM | Lusial Stadium |
| 41 | Dec-01 | E1 vs E2 | 3:30 PM | AI Bayat Stadium |
| 42 | Dec-01 | E3 vs E4 | 6:30 PM | AI Thumama Stadium |
| 43 | Dec-01 | F1 vs F2 | 9:30 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 44 | Dec-02 | F3 vs F4 | 12:30 AM | AI Rayyan Stadium |
| 45 | Dec-02 | G1 vs G2 | 3:30 PM | AI Janoub Stadium |
| 46 | Dec-02 | G3 vs G4 | 6:30 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 47 | Dec-02 | H1 vs H2 | 9:30 PM | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium |
| 48 | Dec-03 | H3 vs H4 | 12:30 AM | Lusail Stadium |
ROUND-OF-16
| Game | Date 2022 | Fixture | Time (IST) | Stadium |
| 49 | Dec-03 | 1A vs 2B | 8:30 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 50 | Dec-04 | 1C vs 2D | 12:30 AM | Al Rayyan Stadium |
| 51 | Dec-05 | 1B vs 2A | 12:30 AM | Al Bayat Stadium |
| 52 | Dec-04 | 1D vs 2C | 8:30 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 54 | Dec-06 | 1G vs 2H | 12:30 AM | Ras Abu Aboud Stadium |
| 53 | Dec-05 | 1E vs 2F | 8:30 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 56 | Dec-07 | 1H vs 2G | 12:30 AM | Lusail Stadium |
| 55 | Dec-06 | 1F vs 2E | 8:30 PM | Education City Stadium |
QUARTERFINALS
| Game | Date | Fixture | Time(IST) | Stadium |
| 57 | Dec-09 | A1 vs A2 | 8:30 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 58 | Dec-10 | A3 vs A4 | 12:30 AM | Lusail Stadium |
| 59 | Dec-10 | B1 vs B2 | 8:30 PM | AI Thumama Stadium |
| 60 | Dec-11 | B3 vs B4 | 12:30 AM | AI Bayat Stadium |
SEMIFINALS
| Game | Date 2022 | Fixture | Time(IST) | Stadium |
| 61 | Dec-14 | W57 vs W58 | 12:30 AM | Lusail Stadium |
| 62 | Dec-15 | W59 vs W60 | 12:30 AM | Al Bayat Stadium |
THIRD-PLACE MATCH
| Game | Date 2022 | Fixture | Time(IST) | Stadium |
| 63 | Dec-17 | L61 vs L62 | 8:30 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
FINALS
| Game | Date 2022 | Fixture | Time(IST) | Stadium |
| 64 | Dec-18 | W61 vs W62 | 8:30 PM | Lusail Stadium |
Factual information about FIFA in the past years :
- Brazil is the team with the most World Cup wins. Hence, Italy and Brazil are the only two teams to ever win the tournament twice in a row.
- In 2026, the number of teams qualified for a World Cup will jump up from 32 to 48.
- The 2002 World Cup, hosted by both South Korea & Japan, was the first-ever World Cup to be hosted by two different nations.
List of teams for qualification in FIFA 2022
| Continents | Teams |
| Asia | 4.5 (not including host nation) |
| Africa | 5 |
| UEFA (EUROPE) | 13 |
| North America, Central America, and the Caribbean | 3.5 |
| South America | 4.5 |
| Oceania | 0.5 |
| Host Nation | Qatar |
