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The first match of the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup kicked off at 3am (AEDT) on Monday, November 21 , 2022. The tournament was hosted by Qatar, with the final held at 2am (AEDT) on Monday, December 19 .
Argentina claimed a third World Cup title after a penalty shootout was needed to decide an incredibly dramatic final with France, the match tied 2-2 at the end of regular time and 3-3 after extra time. Kylian Mbappe became the first man to score a hat-trick in a losing World Cup final, while Lionel Messi scored a brace to cement his standing as arguably the greatest player of all time.
The fixtures were drawn on 1st April 2022 where 32 qualifiers were divided into their eight groups.
The World Cup sees the 32 teams divided into eight groups of four, with each side playing three matches against the other opponents in their group.
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The top two teams from each of the eight groups at the end of the first stage advanced to the Round of 16.
From there, it’s straight knockout – eight winners advancing to the quarter-finals, then the four winners to the semi-finals, before the final.
Please note all times are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time, which will be 8 hours ahead of local Qatar time for the duration of the World Cup.
Complete World Cup 2022 match schedule Group A match schedule Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Mon, Nov. 21 Qatar vs. Ecuador 3am Al Bayt Tue, Nov. 22 Senegal vs. Netherlands 3am Al Thumama Sat, Nov. 26 Qatar vs. Senegal 12am Al Thumama Sat, Nov. 26 Netherlands vs. Ecuador 3am Khalifa Int’l Wed, Nov. 30 Ecuador vs. Senegal 2am Khalifa Int’l Wed, Nov. 30 Netherlands vs. Qatar 2am Al Bayt
Group B match schedule Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Tue, Nov. 22 England vs. Iran 12am Khalifa Int’l Tue, Nov. 22 USA vs. Wales 6am Ahmad Bin Ali Fri, Nov. 25 Wales vs. Iran 9pm Ahmad Bin Ali Sat, Nov. 26 England vs. USA 6am Al Bayt Wed, Nov. 30 Wales vs. England 6am Ahmad Bin Ali Wed, Nov. 30 Iran vs. USA 6am Al Thumama
Group C match schedule
Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Tues, Nov. 22 Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia 9pm Lusail Wed, Nov. 23 Mexico vs. Poland 3am Stadium 974 Sun, Nov. 27 Poland vs. Saudi Arabia 12am Education City Sun, Nov. 27 Argentina vs. Mexico 6am Lusail Thur, Dec. 1 Poland vs. Argentina 6am Stadium 974 Thur, Dec. 1 Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico 6am Lusail
Group D match schedule Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Wed, Nov. 23 Denmark vs. Tunisia 12am Education City Wed, Nov. 23 France vs. Australia 6am Al Janoub Sat, Nov. 26 Tunisia vs. Australia 9pm Al Janoub Sun, Nov. 27 France vs. Denmark 3am Stadium 974 Thur, Dec. 1 Tunisia vs. France 2am Education City Thur, Dec. 1 Australia vs. Denmark 2am Al Janoub
Group E match schedule Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Thur, Nov. 24 Germany vs. Japan 12am Khalifa Int’l Thur, Nov. 24 Spain vs. Costa Rica 3am Al Thumama Sun, Nov. 27 Japan vs. Costa Rica 9pm Ahmad Bin Ali Mon, Nov. 28 Spain vs. Germany 6am Al Bayt Fri, Dec. 2 Japan vs. Spain 6am Khalifa Int’l Fri, Dec. 2 Costa Rica vs. Germany 6am Al Bayt
Group F match schedule Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Wed, Nov. 23 Morocco vs. Croatia 9pm Al Bayt Thur, Nov. 24 Belgium vs. Canada 6am Ahmad Bin Ali Mon, Nov. 28 Belgium vs. Morocco 12am Al Thumama Mon, Nov. 28 Croatia vs. Canada 3am Khalifa Int’l Fri, Dec. 2 Croatia vs. Belgium 2am Ahmad Bin Ali Fri, Dec. 2 Canada vs. Morocco 2am Al Thumama
Group G match schedule Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Thur, Nov. 24 Switzerland vs. Cameroon 9pm Al Janoub Fri, Nov. 25 Brazil vs. Serbia 6am Lusail Mon, Nov. 28 Cameroon vs. Serbia 9pm Al Janoub Tue, Nov. 29 Brazil vs. Switzerland 3am Stadium 974 Sat, Dec. 3 Cameroon vs. Brazil 6am Lusail Sat, Dec. 3 Serbia vs. Switzerland 6am Stadium 974
Group H match schedule Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Fri, Nov. 25 Uruguay vs. South Korea 12am Education City Fri, Nov. 25 Portugal vs. Ghana 3am Stadium 974 Tue, Nov. 29 South Korea vs. Ghana 12am Education City Tue, Nov. 29 Portugal vs. Uruguay 6am Lusail Sat, Dec. 3 South Korea vs. Portugal 2am Education City Sat, Dec. 3 Ghana vs. Uruguay 2am Al Janoub
World Cup Round of 16 Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Sun, Dec. 4 Netherlands vs. USA 2am Khalifa Int’l Sun, Dec. 4 Argentina vs. Australia 6am Ahmad Bin Ali Mon, Dec. 5 France vs. Poland 2am Al Thumama Mon, Dec. 5 England vs. Senegal 6am Al Bayt Tue, Dec. 6 Japan vs. Croatia 2am Al Janoub Tue, Dec. 6 Brazil vs. South Korea 6am Stadium 974 Wed, Dec. 7 Morocco vs. Spain 2am Education City Wed, Dec. 7 Portugal vs. Switzerland 6am Lusail
World Cup Quarterfinals
Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Sat, Dec. 10 QF1: Croatia vs. Brazil2am Education City Sat, Dec. 10 QF2: Netherlands vs. Argentina6am Lusail Sun, Dec. 11 QF3: Morocco vs. Portugal2am Al Thumama Sun, Dec. 11 QF4: England vs. France6am Al Bayt
World Cup Semifinals Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Wed, Dec. 14 Argentina vs. Croatia 6am Lusail Thur, Dec. 15 France vs. Morocco 6am Al Bayt
World Cup 3rd Place Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Sun, Dec. 18 Croatia vs. Morocco 2am Khalifa Int’l
World Cup Final Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium Mon, Dec. 19 Argentina vs. France 2am Lusail