The 2022 World Cup schedule is set and this tournament in Qatar was sensational as the knockout rounds will capture the imagination of the world.
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Japan, Australia and Morocco made it into the last 16 with so many big shocks during the tournament, but the Atlas Lions are the only ones of the trio to make it to the quarterfinals. Germany, Denmark and Belgium were all eliminated in the group stage.
Argentina meets the Netherlands in the quarterfinals in a familiar duel between Lionel Messi and a semifinal date with Brazil or Japan.
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At the other end of the table, Morocco meet Portugal to take on England’s winners against France.
So yes, the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals should be dynamite. Bring. It. On.
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Below is the full schedule, details on how to watch the games and anything else you need.
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2022 World Cup schedule, start time, dates, how to watch live
- When: November 20, 2022 to December 18, 2022
- Knockout round kick-off times: 10 a.m., 2 p.m. (both ET)
- Location: Qatar
- TV channels in Español: Telemundo, Universe, peacock
- stream in Spanish: peacock (all 64 games)
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Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | full tables
Round of 16 schedule
Game 49 – Saturday 3 December: Netherlands 3-1 USA – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Game 50 – Saturday 3 December: Argentina 2-1 Australia – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Match 52 – Sunday 4 December: France 3-1 Poland – Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Match 51 – Sunday, December 4th: England 3-0 Senegal – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Match 53 – Monday 5th December: Japan 1-1 (AET, 1-3 PKs) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Game 54 – Monday 5 December: Brazil 4-1 South Korea – Stadium 974, Doha
Game 55 – Tuesday 6 December: Morocco 0-0 (AET, 3-0 PKs) Spain – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Game 56 – Tuesday 6 December: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Schedule Quarterfinals
Game 58 – Friday 9 December: Croatia vs Brazil (Preview) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am
Game 57 – Friday 9 December: Netherlands v Argentina (Preview) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm
Game 60 – Saturday 10 December: Morocco v Portugal (Preview) – Al Thumama Stadium, Doha – 10am
Match 59 – Saturday 10 December: England vs France (Preview) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm
Schedule semifinals
Game 61 – Tuesday 13 December: Winner Game 57 vs Winner Game 58 – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm
Game 62 – Wednesday 14 December: Winner Game 59 vs Winner Game 60 – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm
Match for third place
Game 63 – Saturday 17 December: Loser Game 61 vs Loser Game 62 – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 2pm
final
Game 64 – Sunday 18 December: Winner Game 61 vs Winner Game 62 – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 10am
Group stage results
Group A
Review/Highlights: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Review/Highlights: Senegal 0-2 Netherlands – Al Thumama Stadium, Al-Khor – 5am
Recap/Highlights: Qatar 1-3 Senegal – Al-Thumama Stadium, Al-Khor
Review/Highlights: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Netherlands 2-0 Qatar – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Review/Highlights: Ecuador 1-2 Senegal – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Group B
Review/Highlights: England 6-2 Iran – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: USA 1-1 Wales – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: England 0-0 USA – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Review/Highlights: Wales 0-2 Iran – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Wales 0-3 England – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Iran 0-1 USA – Al Thumama Stadium, Al-Khor
Group C
Review/Highlights: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Review/Highlights: Mexico 0-0 Poland – Stadium 974, Doha
Review/Highlights: Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Argentina 2-0 Mexico – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Review/Highlights: Poland 0-2 Argentina – Stadium 974, Doha
Review/Highlights: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Group D
Review/Highlights: France 4-1 Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Review/Highlights: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: France 2-1 Denmark – Stadium 974, Doha
Review/Highlights: Tunisia 0-1 Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Review/Highlights: Tunisia 1-0 France – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Australia 1-0 Denmark – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Group E
Review/Highlights: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica – Al Thumama Stadium, Al-Khor
Review/Highlights: Germany 1-2 Japan – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Spain 1-1 Germany – Al-Bayt Stadium, Al-Khor
Review/Highlights: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Japan 2-1 Spain – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Group F
Review/Highlights: Belgium 1-0 Canada – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/Highlights: Morocco 0-0 Croatia – Al-Bayt Stadium, Al-Khor – 5am
Review/Highlights: Belgium 0-2 Morocco – Al Thumama Stadium, Al-Khor
Review/Highlights: Croatia 4-1 Canada – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Croatia 0-0 Belgium – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights Canada 1-2 Morocco – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Group G
Review/Highlights: Brazil 2-0 Serbia – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Review/Highlights: Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Recap/Highlights: Brazil 1-0 Switzerland – Stadium 974, Doha – 11am
Review/Highlights: Cameroon 3-3 Serbia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Review/Highlights: Cameroon 1-0 Brazil – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Review/Highlights: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland – Stadium 974, Doha
Group H
Review/Highlights: Portugal 3-2 Ghana – Stadium 974, Doha
Review/Highlights: Uruguay 0-0 South Korea – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Portugal 2-0 Uruguay – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Review/Highlights: South Korea 2-3 Ghana – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: South Korea 2-1 Portugal – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Review/Highlights: Ghana 0-2 Uruguay – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah