Groups and schedule of FIFA World Cup 2022 announced

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 The Groups of FIFA World Cup 2022 to be played in Qatar have been announced with the tournament to be played from 21st November till 18th December 2022. The final draw was held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre on 1st April.

It is going to be a great tournament with 8 groups divided into 4 teams each. The matches will be held in 7 venues in Qatar. From Asia, Australia, Iran, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea made it into the prestigious tournament.

Out of the 32 teams, 24 took part in the 2018 edition. From Europe, there are 13 teams taking part including Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, and Wales.

From Africa, Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia made it into the prestigious tournament.

From CONCACAF, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States of America made it into the main tournament. Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, and Argentina progressed through CONMEBOL.

The draw was divided into four pots based on FIFA rankings on 31st March 2022. Pot 1 Consists of hosts Qatar due to automatic qualification, Brazil as first ranked team, Belgium 2nd, France 3rd, Argentina 4th, England 5th, Spain 7th, and Portugal 8th.

Here we look at the Groups and schedule for FIFA World Cup 2022

Group A

Qatar

Senegal

Ecuador

Netherlands


Schedule

Qatar versus Ecuador (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)- 21st November

Senegal versus Netherlands (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)- 21st November

Qatar versus Senegal (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)- 25th November

Netherlands versus Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 25th November

Ecuador versus Senegal (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 29th November

Netherlands versus Qatar (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)- 29th November

 

Group B

England

Iran

United States

Wales

 

1.       England versus Iran (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan)-21st November  

2.       United States versus Wales (Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan- 21st November   

3.       Wales versus Iran (Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 25th November   

4.       England versus USA (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)- 25th November   

5.       Wales versus England (Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 29th November

6.       Iran versus USA (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)- 29th November

 

Group C

Argentina

Saudi Arabia

Mexico

Poland

1.       Argentina versus Saudi Arabia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail)- 22nd November  

2.       Mexico versus Poland (Stadium 974, Doha)- 22nd November    

3.       Poland versus Saudi Arabia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 26th November

4.       Argentina versus Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail)- 26th November    

5.       Poland versus Argentina (Stadium 974, Doha)- 30th November  

6.       Saudi Arabia versus Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail)- 30th November

 

Group D

France

Australia

Tunisia

Denmark

 

1.       Denmark versus Tunisia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 22nd November   

2.       France versus Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah)- 22nd November  

3.       Tunisia versus Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah)- 26th November  

4.       Denmark versus France (Stadium 974, Doha)- 26th November    

5.       Australia versus Denmark (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah)- 30th November   

6.       France versus Tunisia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 30th November

 

Group E

Spain

Costa Rica

Germany

Japan

 

1.       Germany versus Japan (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 23rd November   

2.       Spain versus Costa Rica (AL Thumana Stadium, Doha)- 23rd November  

3.       Japan versus Costa Rica (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 27th November   

4.       Spain versus Germany (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)- 27th November   

5.       Japan versus Spain (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 1st December  

6.       Germany versus Costa Rica (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)- 1st December

 

Group F

Belgium

Canada

Morocco

Croatia

 

1.       Morocco versus Croatia (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)- 23rd November  

2.       Belgium versus Canada (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 23rd November  

3.       Belgium versus Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)- 27th November   

4.       Croatia versus Canada (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 27th November

5.       Croatia versus Belgium (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, AL Rayyan)- 1st December  

6.       Canada versus Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)- 1st December


GrGroup G 

Group G

Brazil
Serbia
Switzerland
Cameroon

1. Switzerland versus Cameroon ( Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah)- 24th November
2. Brazil versus Serbia ( Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail)- 24th November
3. Cameroon versus Serbia ( Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah)- 28th November

4. Brazil versus Switzerland ( Stadium 974, Doha)- 28th November

5. Serbia versus Switzerland ( Stadium 974, Doha)- 2nd December
6. Brazil versus Cameroon ( Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail)- 2nd December


 

Group H

Portugal

Ghana

Uruguay

South Korea

 

1.       Uruguay versus South Korea (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 23rd November   

2.       Portugal versus Ghana (Stadium 974, Doha)- 23rd November    

3.       South Korea versus Ghana (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 28th November   

4.       Uruguay versus Portugal (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail)- 28th November  

5.       Ghana versus Uruguay (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah)- 2nd December    

6.       South Korea versus Portugal (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan)- 2nd December

 

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the Round of 16 stages to be played from 3rd to 6th December. It promises to be an exciting tournament to be played in Qatar.




 





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