FIFA 2022 world cup: The Facts to Know
FIFA 2022 world cup: The Facts to Know. After the defeat of New Zealand by Costa Rica by 1-0 in the last qualifier match now the names of 32 teams for the FIFA Men’s 2022 world cup is locked. This is going to be the 22nd season of FIFA 2022 world cup with 32 teams to compete. The 2026 season of FIFA cup will be of 48 nations teams. 2018 world cup was won by Russia and is the 6th team of the season that qualified for 2022 world cup.
The venues of FIFA 2022 world cup
There are in total 8 venues for the FIFA 2022 world cup and the host nation are Qatar.
- Lusail Iconic Stadium – Capacity 86,250 seats – Will Host 10 matches
- Al Bayt Stadium – Capacity 62,000 seats – – Will Host 9 matches
- Al Rayyan Stadium – Capacity 44,740 seats – Will Host 7 matches
- Al WAK rah Stadium – Capacity 40,000 seats -– Will Host 7 matches
- Education City Stadium – Capacity 46,500 seats -– Will Host 8 matches
- Khalifa International Stadium- Capacity 40,000 seats -– Will Host 8 matches
- Ras Abu Abou Stadium – Capacity 40,000 seats -– Will Host 7 matches
- Al Thumama Stadium- Capacity 40,000 seats -– Will Host 8 matches
Groups of FIFA World Cup 2022 & Schedule
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands.
Group B: England, USA, Wales, Iran.
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Mexico.
Group D: France, Denmark, Australia, Tunisia.
Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica.
Group F: Belgium, Morocco, Croatia, Canada.
Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon.
Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, Ghana, South Korea.
The first match will be of Senegal and the Netherlands Monday, November 21. The other two matches of the opening day will be England Vs Iran and Ecuador Vs host Qatar. The finals of the world cup will be help on 18th December, 2022.
Dates for the Group Matches
| November 21: Senegal vs the Netherlands, Al Thumama Stadium, Doha. |
| November 21: England vs Iran, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 21: Qatar vs Ecuador, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Kohr. |
| November 22: USA vs Wales, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 22: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
| November 22: Denmark vs Tunisia, Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 22: Mexico vs Poland, Stadium 974, Doha. |
| November 23: France vs Australia, Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah. |
| November 23: Morocco vs Croatia, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Kohr. |
| November 23: Germany vs Japan, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 23: Spain vs Costa Rica, Al Thumama Stadium, Doha. |
| November 24: Belgium vs Canada, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 24: Switzerland vs Cameroon, Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah. |
| November 24: Uruguay vs South Korea, Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 24: Portugal vs Ghana, Stadium 974, Doha. |
| November 25: Brazil vs Serbia, Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
| November 25: Wales vs Iran, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 25: Qatar vs Senegal, Al Thumama Stadium, Doha. |
| November 25: Netherlands vs Ecuador, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 26: England vs US, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Kohr. |
| November 26: Tunisia vs Australia, Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah. |
| November 26: Poland vs Saudi Arabia, Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 26: France vs Denmark, Stadium 974, Doha. |
| November 27: Argentina vs Mexico, Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
| November 27: Japan vs Costa Rica, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 27: Belgium vs Morocco, Al Thumama Stadium, Doha. |
| November 27: Croatia vs Canada, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 28: Spain vs Germany, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Kohr. |
| November 28: Cameroon vs Serbia, Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah. |
| November 28: South Korea vs Ghana, Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 28: Brazil vs Switzerland, Stadium 974, Doha. |
| November 29: Portugal vs Uruguay, Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
| November 29: Netherlands vs Qatar, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Kohr. |
| November 29: Ecuador vs Senegal, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 30: Wales vs England, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 30: Iran vs US, Al Thumama Stadium, Doha. |
| November 30: Tunisia vs France, Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| November 30: Australia vs Denmark, Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah. |
| December 1: Poland vs Argentina, Stadium 974, Doha. |
| December 1: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico, Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
| December 1: Croatia vs Belgium, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| December 1: Canada vs Morocco, Al Thumama Stadium, Doha. |
| December 2: Japan vs Spain, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| December 2: Costa Rica vs Germany, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Kohr. |
| December 2: South Korea vs Portugal, Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| December 2: Ghana vs Uruguay, Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah. |
| December 3: Cameroon vs Brazil, Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
| December 3: Serbia vs Switzerland, Stadium 974, Doha. |
Dates of the Knock-Out Matches
| December 3: Round of 16 – 1: Winners Group A vs Runners-up Group; B Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| December 3: Round of 16 – 2: Winners Group C vs Runners-up Group; D Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| December 4: Round of 16 – 3: Winners Group D vs Runners-up Group C; Al Thumama Stadium, Doha. |
| December 4: Round of 16 – 4: Winners Group B vs Runners-up Group A; Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. |
| December 5: Round of 16 – 5: Winners Group E vs Runners-up Group F; Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah. |
| December 5: Round of 16 – 6: Winners Group G vs Runners-up Group H; Stadium 974, Doha. |
| December 6: Round of 16 – 7: Winners Group F vs Runners-up Group E; Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| December 6: Round of 16 – 8: Winners Group H vs Runners-up Group G; Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
| December 9: Quarter-final 1: Winners Round of 16 – 5 vs Winners Round of 16 – 6; Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| December 9: Quarter-final 2: Winners Round of 16 – 1 vs Winners of Round of 16 -2; Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
| December 10: Quarter-final 3: Winners Round of 16 – 7 vs Winners Round of 16 – 8; Al Thumama Stadium, Doha. |
| December 10: Quarter-final 4: Winners Round of 16 – 3 vs Winners Round of 16 – 4; Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. |
| December 13: Semi-final 1: Winners Quarterfinal 2 vs Winners Quarterfinal 1; Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
| December 14: Semi-final 2: Winners Quarterfinal 4 vs Winners Quarterfinal 3; Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. |
| December 14: Third place play-off: Losers Semifinal 1 vs Losers Semifinal 2; Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan. |
| December 18: Final: Winners Semifinal 1 vs Winners Semifinal 2; Lusail Stadium, Lusail. |
How Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 is different from other seasons?
- 2022 World Cup is going to be Winter World Cup
- For the second time to be hosted in Asia and 1st time by a middle east nation
- Italy failed to qualify for the tournament