FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 SCHEDULE

Unlike previous FIFA World Cups, which are typically played in June and July, The 2022 World Cup was scheduled for the months of November and December to avoid the intense summer heat in Qatar. As a result, the World Cup is unusually staged in the middle of the seasons of domestic football leagues, which start in late July or August, including all of the major European leagues, which have been obliged to extend breaks into their domestic schedules to accommodate the World Cup. Major European competitions have scheduled their respective competition group matches to be played before the World Cup 2022, In order to avoid playing group matches the following year. The match schedule was confirmed by FIFA in July 2020. The group stage was set to begin on 21 November, with four matches every day. Later, the schedule was changed by moving the Qatar vs Ecuador game to 20 November, after Qatar successfully told FIFA to allow their team to open the tournament. The final will be played on 18 December 2022, National Day at Lusail Stadium. The matches for each group were allocated to the following stadiums - Groups A, B, E, F games will be Al-Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al-Thumama Stadium and Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. Whereas games in Groups C, D, G, H will be in Lusail Stadium, Stadium 974, Education City Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium. FIFA confirmed the group stage venue and kick-off times on 1 April 2022, following the draw. On 11 August, it was confirmed that Qatar vs Ecuador had been brought forward by one day, becoming the tournament's opening match. You can check the full schedule of the 2022 Qatar Fifa World Cup, and also track which team makes it to the knockouts and who they will play here: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/fifa-world-cup/schedule