Host nation Qatar will play Ecuador in the FIFA World Cup tournament opener on November 21 at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, before facing African winners Senegal & the Oranje in Group A.
England was placed in Group B alongside the United States, Iran, and the winner of the European Play-offs – either Wales, Ukraine, or Scotland.
Meanwhile, France was placed in Group D alongside Tunisia, Denmark, & the winners of the Intercontinental play-off 1 which will be either Australia, Peru, or the UAE. Brazil, the five-time champion and world number one, will compete in Group G against Cameroon, Switzerland, and Serbia. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, will play in Group C alongside Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Poland, whereas the Portugal team will be in Group H along with Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea.
The runners-up in 2018 Belgium and Croatia were placed in Group F with Canada and Morocco, who have qualified for their first World Cup since 1986. The whole programme is as follows:
FIFA World Cup 2022 Full Schedule/Fixtures
Let’s have a look at the FIFA World Cup Schedule for 2022 Qatar below.
All times are according to local timings.
| Date | Team 1 | Match | Team 2 | Group | Time* | Location |
| 21-Nov-22 | Qatar | 1 | Ecuador | A | 7:00 PM | Al Bayt Stadium |
| 21-Nov-22 | Senegal | 2 | Netherlands | A | 1:00 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 21-Nov-22 | England | 3 | Iran | B | 4:00 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 21-Nov-22 | USA | 4 | Wales/Scotland/Ukraine | B | 10:00 PM | Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium |
| 22-Nov-22 | France | 5 | Peru/Australia/UAE | D | 10:00 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 22-Nov-22 | Denmark | 6 | Tunisia | D | 4:00 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 22-Nov-22 | Mexico | 7 | Poland | C | 7:00 PM | Stadium 974 |
| 22-Nov-22 | Argentina | 8 | Saudi Arabia | C | 1:00 PM | Lusail Stadium |
| 23-Nov-22 | Belgium | 9 | Canada | F | 10:00 PM | Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium |
| 23-Nov-22 | Spain | 10 | Costa Rica/New Zealand | E | 7:00 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 23-Nov-22 | Germany | 11 | Japan | E | 4:00 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 23-Nov-22 | Morocco | 12 | Croatia | F | 1:00 PM | Al Bayt Stadium |
| 24-Nov-22 | Switzerland | 13 | Cameroon | G | 1:00 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 24-Nov-22 | Uruguay | 14 | South Korea | H | 4:00 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 24-Nov-22 | Portugal | 15 | Ghana | H | 7:00 PM | Stadium 974 |
| 24-Nov-22 | Brazil | 16 | Serbia | G | 10:00 PM | Lusail Stadium |
| 25-Nov-22 | Iran | 17 | Wales/Scotland/Ukraine | B | 1:00 PM | Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium |
| 25-Nov-22 | Qatar | 18 | Senegal | A | 4:00 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 25-Nov-22 | Netherlands | 19 | Ecuador | A | 7:00 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 25-Nov-22 | England | 20 | USA | B | 10:00 PM | Al Bayt Stadium |
| 26-Nov-22 | Tunisia | 21 | Peru/Australia/UAE | D | 1:00 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 26-Nov-22 | Poland | 22 | Saudi Arabia | C | 4:00 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 26-Nov-22 | France | 23 | Denmark | D | 7:00 PM | Stadium 974 |
| 26-Nov-22 | Argentina | 24 | Mexico | C | 10:00 PM | Lusail Stadium |
| 27-Nov-22 | Japan | 25 | Costa Rica/New Zealand | E | 1:00 PM | Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium |
| 27-Nov-22 | Belgium | 26 | Morocco | F | 4:00 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 27-Nov-22 | Croatia | 27 | Canada | F | 7:00 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 27-Nov-22 | Spain | 28 | Germany | E | 10:00 PM | Al Bayt Stadium |
| 28-Nov-22 | Serbia | 29 | Cameroon | G | 1:00 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 28-Nov-22 | South Korea | 30 | Ghana | H | 4:00 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 28-Nov-22 | Brazil | 31 | Switzerland | G | 7:00 PM | Stadium 974 |
| 28-Nov-22 | Portugal | 32 | Uruguay | H | 10:00 PM | Lusail Stadium |
| 29-Nov-22 | England | 33 | Wales/Scotland/Ukraine | B | 10:00 PM | Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium |
| 29-Nov-22 | Iran | 34 | USA | B | 10:00 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 29-Nov-22 | Ecuador | 35 | Senegal | A | 6:00 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 29-Nov-22 | Netherlands | 36 | Qatar | A | 6:00 PM | Al Bayt Stadium |
| 30-Nov-22 | Denmark | 37 | Peru/Australia/UAE | D | 6:00 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 30-Nov-22 | Tunisia | 38 | France | D | 6:00 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 30-Nov-22 | Poland | 39 | Argentina | C | 10:00 PM | Stadium 974 |
| 30-Nov-22 | Saudi Arabia | 40 | Mexico | C | 10:00 PM | Lusail Stadium |
| 1-Dec-22 | Croatia | 41 | Belgium | F | 6:00 PM | Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium |
| 1-Dec-22 | Canada | 42 | Morocco | F | 6:00 PM | Al Thumama Stadium |
| 1-Dec-22 | Japan | 43 | Spain | E | 10:00 PM | Khalifa International Stadium |
| 1-Dec-22 | Costa Rica/New Zealand | 44 | Germany | E | 10:00 PM | Al Bayt Stadium |
| 2-Dec-22 | Ghana | 45 | Uruguay | H | 6:00 PM | Al Janoub Stadium |
| 2-Dec-22 | South Korea | 46 | Portugal | H | 6:00 PM | Education City Stadium |
| 2-Dec-22 | Serbia | 47 | Switzerland | G | 10:00 PM | Stadium 974 |
| 2-Dec-22 | Brazil | 48 | Cameroon | G | 10:00 PM | Lusail Stadium |
| Round of 16 | ||||||
| 3-Dec-22 | 1A | 49 | 2B | 6:00 PM | Khalifa International Stadium | |
| 3-Dec-22 | 1C | 50 | 2D | 10:00 PM | Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium | |
| 4-Dec-22 | 1B | 51 | 2A | 10:00 PM | Al Bayt Stadium | |
| 4-Dec-22 | 1D | 52 | 2C | 6:00 PM | Al Thumama Stadium | |
| 5-Dec-22 | 1E | 53 | 2F | 6:00 PM | Al Janoub Stadium | |
| 5-Dec-22 | 1G | 54 | 2H | 10:00 PM | Stadium 974 | |
| 6-Dec-22 | 1F | 55 | 2E | 6:00 PM | Education City Stadium | |
| 6-Dec-22 | 1H | 56 | 2G | 10:00 PM | Lusail Stadium | |
| Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 9-Dec-22 | W49 | 57 | W50 | 10:00 PM | Lusail Stadium | |
| 9-Dec-22 | W53 | 58 | W54 | 6:00 PM | Education City Stadium | |
| 10-Dec-22 | W51 | 59 | W52 | 10:00 PM | Al Bayt Stadium | |
| 10-Dec-22 | W55 | 60 | W56 | 6:00 PM | Al Thumama Stadium | |
| Semi-Finals | ||||||
| 13-Dec-22 | W57 | 61 | W58 | 10:00 PM | Lusail Stadium | |
| 14-Dec-22 | W59 | 62 | W60 | 10:00 PM | Al Bayt Stadium | |
| Finals | ||||||
| 17-Dec-22 | L61 | 63 | L62 | 6:00 PM | Khalifa International Stadium | |
| 18-Dec-22 | W61 | 64 | W62 | 6:00 PM | Lusail Stadium | |