2022 FIFA World Cup: Detailed schedule and fixture of matches
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FIFA World Cup 2022
On November 20, the eagerly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2022 is scheduled to start, and football fans throughout the world are quite enthusiastic about it. FIFA last day made the formal announcement of the game schedule and fixtures on their website.
Everyone has found the matches and dates to be interesting. Depending on the lot method, the teams will face off in various groups. In the 22nd FIFA World Cup, 64 matches between 32 teams will be played. The game schedule is provided below.
World Cup schedule and details (Time in GMT)
A total of 48 matches will be played across eight different stadiums in Qatar over 12 days.
- Qatar Vs Ecuador – 20 November, Sunday 7:00pm
- England Vs Iran – 21 November, Monday 4:00pm
- Senegal Vs Netherlands – 21 November, Monday 7:00pm
- USA Vs Wales – 21 November, Monday 10:00pm
- Argentina Vs Saudi Arabia – 22 November, Tuesday 1:00pm
- Denmark Vs Tunisia – 22 November, Tuesday 4:00pm
- Mexico Vs Poland – 22 November, Tuesday 7:00pm
- France Vs Australia – 22 November, Tuesday 10:00pm
- Morocco Vs Croatia – 23 November, Wednesday 1:00pm
- Germany Vs Japan – 23 November, Wednesday 4:00pm
- Spain Vs Costa Rica – 23 November, Wednesday 7:00pm
- Belgium Vs Canada – 23 November, Wednesday 10:00pm
- Switzerland Vs Cameroon – 24 November, Thursday 1:00pm
- Uruguay Vs South Korea – 24 November, Thursday 4:00pm
- Portugal Vs Ghana – 24 November, Thursday 7:00pm
- Brazil Vs Serbia – 24 November, Thursday 10:00pm
- Wales Vs Iran – 25 November, Friday 1:00pm
- Qatar Vs Senegal – 25 November, Friday 4:00pm
- Netherlands Vs Ecuador – 25 November, Friday 7:00pm
- England Vs USA – 25 November, Friday 10:00pm
- Tunisia Vs Australia – 26 November, Saturday 1:00pm
- Poland Vs Saudi Arabia – 26 November, Saturday 4:00pm
- France Vs Denmark – 26 November, Saturday 7:00pm
- Argentina Vs Mexico – 26 November, Saturday 10:00pm
- Japan Vs Costa Rica – 27 November, Sunday 1:00pm
- Belgium Vs Morocco – 27 November, Sunday 4:00pm
- Croatia Vs Canada – 27 November, Sunday 7:00pm
- Spain Vs Germany – 27 November, Sunday 10:00pm
- Cameroon Vs Serbia – 28 November, Monday 1:00pm
- South Korea Vs Ghana – 28 November, Monday 4:00pm
- Brazil Vs Switzerland – 28 November, Monday 7:00pm
- Portugal Vs Uruguay – 28 November, Monday 10:00pm
- Ecuador Vs Senegal – 29 November, Tuesday 6:00pm
- Netherlands Vs Qatar – 29 November, Tuesday 6:00pm
- Iran Vs USA – 29 November, Tuesday 10:00pm
- Wales Vs England – 29 November, Tuesday 10:00pm
- Tunisia Vs France – 30 November, Wednesday 6:00pm
- Australia Vs Denmark – 30 November, Wednesday 6:00pm
- Poland Vs Argentina – 30 November, Wednesday 10:00pm
- Saudi Arabia Vs Mexico – 30 November, Wednesday 10:00pm
- Croatia Vs Belgium – 1 December, Thursday 6:00pm
- Canada Vs Morocco – 1 December, Thursday 6:00pm
- Japan Vs Spain – 1 December, Thursday 10:00pm
- Costa Rica Vs Germany – 1 December, Thursday 10:00pm
- South Korea Vs Portugal – 2 December, Friday 6:00pm
- Ghana Vs Uruguay – 2 December, Friday 6:00pm
- Serbia Vs Switzerland – 2 December, Friday 10:00pm
- Cameroon Vs Brazil – 2 December, Friday 10:00pm
Specialties of FIFA World Cup 2022
FIFA released a list of the 36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video assistant referees for the event on May 19, 2022. FIFA assigned two officials from each of Argentina, Brazil, England, and France to the 36 referees. At a significant men’s event, women will officiate matches for the first time.
After the event in South Korea and Japan in 2002, this will be the second World Cup wholly held in Asia and the first World Cup ever to be contested in the Arab world. Furthermore, the tournament is planned to be the last with a 32-team field; for the tournament in the United States, Mexico, and Canada in 2026, the field is planned to grow to 48 teams.
Criticisms of FIFA World Cup 2022
The 1954 World Cup was held in Switzerland, which is more than three times as large as Qatar and only needed to host 16 teams instead of the current 32. Qatar is the smallest country by area to have ever been awarded a FIFA World Cup. Despite never having qualified for an earlier edition, Qatar also became just the second nation to be given a FIFA World Cup.
They were subjected to harsh criticism for their decision to evaluate certain sections of their law. There was frequently a contentious debate about the laws they had regarding alcohol and same-sex marriage. Additionally, their treatment of the FIFA World Cup workers was also criticised.
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