FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Full schedule after final draw, groups, venues, fixtures and timings in IST

Here's the full schedule of FIFA World Cup 2022. The latest edition of the World Cup will be played for the first time in Qatar.

The 2022 football World Cup is scheduled to happen in Qatar from November 21 to December 18 instead of the conventional International FIFA window during June-July.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will have four games every day in a 12-day group stage and matches later in the tournament that go into extra time will extend past midnight in Qatar.

FIFA released the schedule for the first World Cup to be played in November and December on Wednesday, with kickoff times at 00:30 am IST, 3:30 pm IST, 6:30 pm IST and 9:30 pm IST.

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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.

Here’s the full list of FIFA World Cup 2022 fixtures and timings (IST)

Match	Date	Fixtures	Time	Venue
1	November 20	Qatar vs Ecuador	9.30 PM	Al Bayt Stadium
2	November 21	England vs Iran	6:30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium
3	November 21	Senegal vs Netherlands	9:30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium
4	November 22	USA vs Wales	12:30 AM	Al Rayyan Stadium
5	November 22	Argentina vs Saudi Arabia	3:30 PM	Lusail Stadium
6	November 22	Denmark vs Tunisia	6:30 PM	Education City Stadium
7	November 22	Mexico vs Poland	9:30 PM	Stadium 974
8	November 23	France vs Australia	12:30 AM	Al Janoub Stadium
9	November 23	Morocco vs Croatia	3:30 PM	Al Bayt Stadium
10	November 23	Germany vs Japan	6:30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium
11	November 23	Spain vs Costa Rica	9.30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium
12	November 24	Belgium vs Canada	12:30 AM	Al Rayyan Stadium
13	November 24	Switzerland vs Cameroon	3:30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium
14	November 24	Uruguay vs South Korea	6.30 PM	Education City Stadium
15	November 24	Portugal vs Ghana	9:30 PM	Stadium 974
16	November 25	Brazil vs Serbia	12:30 AM	Lusail Stadium
17	November 25	Wales vs Iran	3:30 PM	Al Rayyan Stadium
18	November 25	Qatar vs Senegal	6:30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium
19	November 25	Netherlands vs Ecuador	9:30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium
20	November 26	England vs USA	12:30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium
21	November 26	Tunisia vs Australia	3:30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium
22	November 26	Poland vs Saudi Arabia	6.30 PM	Education City Stadium
23	November 26	France vs Denmark	9:30 PM	Stadium 974
24	November 27	Argentina vs Mexico	12:30 AM	Lusail Stadium
25	November 27	Japan vs Costa Rica	3:30 PM	Al Rayyan Stadium
26	November 27	Belgium vs Morocco	6:30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium
27	November 27	Croatia vs Canada	9:30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium
28	November 28	Spain vs Germany	12:30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium
29	November 28	Cameroon vs Serbia	3.30 pm	Al Janoub Stadium
30	November 28	South Korea vs Ghana	6:30 PM	Education City Stadium
31	November 28	Brazil vs Switzerland	6:30 PM	Stadium 974
32	November 29	Portugal vs Uruguay	12:30 AM	Lusail Stadium
33	November 29	Ecuador vs Senegal	8:30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium
34	November 29	Netherlands vs Qatar	8.30 PM	Al Bayt Stadium
35	November 30	Iran vs USA	12:30 AM	Al Thumama Stadium
36	November 30	Wales vs England	12:30 AM	Al Rayyan Stadium
37	November 30	Australia vs Denmark	8:30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium
38	November 30	Tunisia vs France	8:30 PM	Education City Stadium
39	December 1	Poland vs Argentina	12:30 AM	Stadium 974
40	December 1	Saudi Arabia vs Mexico	12:30 AM	Lusail Stadium
41	December 1	Canada vs Morocco	8:30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium
42	December 1	Croatia vs Belgium	8:30 PM	Al Rayyan Stadium
43	December 2	Costa Rica vs Germany	12:30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium
44	December 2	Japan vs Spain	12:30 AM	Khalifa International Stadium
45	December 2	Ghana vs Uruguay	8.30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium
46	December 2	South Korea vs Portugal	8.30 PM	Education City Stadium
47	December 3	Cameroon vs Brazil	12:30 AM	Lusail Stadium
48	December 3	Serbia vs Switzerland	12:30 AM	Stadium 974
		Round of 16
49	December 3	1A vs 2B	8.30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium
50	December 4	1C vs 2D	12:30 AM	Al Rayyan Stadium
51	December 4	1D vs 2C	8:30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium
52	December 5	1B vs 2A	12:30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium
53	December 5	1E vs 2F	8:30 PM	Al Janoub Stadium
54	December 6	1G vs 2H	12:30 AM	Stadium 974
55	December 6	1F vs 2E	8:30 PM	Education City Stadium
56	December 7	1H vs 2G	12:30 AM	Lusail Stadium
		Quarterfinal
57	December 9	Winner of Match 53 vs Winner of Match 54	8:30 PM	Education City Stadium
58	December 10	Winner of Match 49 vs Winner of Match 50	12:30 AM	Lusail Stadium
59	December 10	Winner of Match 55 vs Winner of Match 56	8:30 PM	Al Thumama Stadium
60	December 11	Winner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 51	12:30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium
		Semifinal
61	December 14	Winner of Match 57 vs Winner of Match 58	12:30 AM	Al Bayt Stadium
62	December 15	Winner of Match 59 vs Winner of Match 60	12:30 AM	Lusail Stadium
		Third place match
63	December 17	Loser of Match 61 vs Loser of Match 62	8:30 PM	Khalifa International Stadium
		Final
64	December 18	Winner of Match 61 vs Winner of Match 62	8:30 PM	Lusail Stadium

(Disclaimer: All match dates, teams and timings are tentative and subject to change.)

[With inputs from AP]