FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar: Schedule, Venue, Tickets, Qualifiers

FIFA World Cup 2022 is scheduled to be held from 20 November to 18 December 2022 in Qatar. There are 32 nations ready to compete against each other for the dream World Cup. This international men’s football championship is being held in Arab World for the first time.

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The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played late-November to mid-December just because of Qatar’s severe summer heat however tournaments are usually played in May, June, or July. Read this post to explore all about 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar regarding its schedule, venue, qualifiers, tickets, accommodations, partners, sponsors etc.

FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule

The first and opening match of 2022 FIFA World Cup will be played on 20th November 2022, 9:30PM at Al Bayt Stadium. The FIFA World Cup match for the third place is scheduled on 17 December 2022 at the Khalifa International Stadium; whereas, the final is all set to be played on 18 December 2022 at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. Here are some quick highlights of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 schedule–

Group stage will be held in between 20th November to 2^nd December 2022.
Round of 16 will be held in between 3^rd to 6^th December 2022.
Quarter-finals will be held on 9/10 December 2022.
Semi-finals will be held on 13/14 December 2022.
The final will be held on 18^th December 2022

Check out the full schedule for FIFA World Cup 2022 matches. We’ll also update the table based on match progress.

Group	Stadium	Date and Time
Group A (A1-A2)	Al Bayt Stadium	20th November 2022
Group Stage	Al Thumama Stadium	21^st November 2022, 18:30
Group Stage	Khalifa International Stadium	21^st November 2022, 21:30
Group Stage	Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium	22^nd November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Al Janoub Stadium	22^nd November 2022, 15:30
Group Stage	Education City Stadium	22^nd November 2022, 18:30
Group Stage	Ras Abu Aboud Stadium	22^nd November 2022, 21:30
Group Stage	Lusail Stadium	23^rd November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium	23^rd November 2022, 15:30
Group Stage	Al Thumama Stadium	23^rd November 2022, 18:30
Group Stage	Khalifa International Stadium	23^rd November 2022, 21:30
Group Stage	Al Bayt Stadium	24^th November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Al Janoub Stadium	24^th November 2022, 15:30
Group Stage	Education City Stadium	24^th November 2022, 18:30
Group Stage	Ras Abu Aboud Stadium	24^th November 2022, 21:30
Group Stage	Lusail Stadium	25^th November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium	25^th November 2022, 15:30
Group Stage	Al Thumama Stadium	25^th November 2022, 18:30
Group Stage	Khalifa International Stadium	25^th November 2022, 21:30
Group Stage	Al Bayt Stadium	26^th November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Al Janoub Stadium	26^th November 2022, 15:30
Group Stage	Education City Stadium	26^th November 2022, 18:30
Group Stage	Ras Abu Aboud Stadium	26^th November 2022, 21:30
Group Stage	Lusail Stadium	27^th November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium	27^th November 2022, 15:30
Group Stage	Al Thumama Stadium	27^th November 2022, 18:30
Group Stage	Khalifa International Stadium	27^th November 2022, 21:30
Group Stage	Al Bayt Stadium	28^th November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Al Janoub Stadium	28^th November 2022, 15:30
Group Stage	Education City Stadium	28^th November 2022, 18:30
Group Stage	Ras Abu Aboud Stadium	28^th November 2022, 21:30
Group Stage	Lusail Stadium	29^th November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium	29^th November 2022, 20:30
Group Stage	Al Thumama Stadium	29^th November 2022, 20:30
Group Stage	Al Bayt Stadium	30^th November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Khalifa International Stadium	30^th November 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Education City Stadium	30^th November 2022, 20:30
Group Stage	Al Janoub Stadium	30^th November 2022, 20:30
Group Stage	Lusail Stadium	1^st December 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Ras Abu Aboud Stadium	1^st December 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium	1^st December 2022, 20:30
Group Stage	Al Thumama Stadium	1^st December 2022, 20:30
Group Stage	Khalifa International Stadium	2^nd December 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Al Bayt Stadium	2^nd December 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Education City Stadium	2^nd December 2022, 20:30
Group Stage	Al Janoub Stadium	2^nd December 2022, 20:30
Group Stage	Ras Abu Aboud Stadium	3^rd December 2022, 00:30
Group Stage	Lusail Stadium	3^rd December 2022, 00:30

FIFA World Cup 2022 Venue

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Qatar and the games will be played at the following stadiums in Qatar. All these stadiums are known for its comfort, legacy, sustainability, and accessibility. Stadiums are equipped with cooling system so that temperate can bring down by up to 20 °C.

Also check: FIFA world cup winners list (1930 to 2018)

City	Venue
Lusail	Lusail Iconic Stadium having capacity for 80000 people
Al Khor	Al Bayt Stadium having capacity for 60000 people
Doha	Al Thumama Stadium having capacity for 40000 people
Doha	Ras Abu Aboud Stadium having capacity for 40000 people
Al Rayyan	Education City Stadium having capacity for 45,350 people
Al Rayyan	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium having capacity for 44,740 people
Al Rayyan	Khalifa International Stadium having capacity for 40,000 people
Al Wakrah	Al Janoub Stadium having capacity for 40,000 people

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers are in progress and soon all participating teams will be decided. However, English placed its position in the qualifying group with Hungary, Albania, Poland, San Marino and Andorra are in pole position.

There are many other teams including Ireland, Scotland, Wales are also hoping to get qualified. We’ll update the list of qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 soon it is finalized officially.

FIFA World Cup 2022 Tickets

Accommodation at FIFA World Cup in 2022

You have a great range of options when it comes to accommodation at FIFA World Cup which includes apartments, hotels, and villas, Fan Village desert camping and rooms aboard cruise ships. No matter, whether you are willing to stay by the eye-catching beaches, at an urban island residence or in downtown Doha, everything is in your reach. Because all the stadiums are located at very minimal distance from each other, you do have flexibility to attend more than one match a day.

Accommodation sales are to be live soon. You can register your interest today in accommodation simply by visiting the official website of FIFA World Cup Qatar.