When is World Cup 2022? Dates, schedule, qualifiers, draw, and venues

FIFA World Cup Men’s football tournament is typically taking place after every four years in summer, but the 2022 World Cup is being pushed back to the winter months due to too hot in June and July in Qatar.

FIFA has confirmed the World Cup 2022 is set to take place in Qatar from November 20 to December 18. The opening match will kick off on Sunday, November 20 at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor and the final match will be played on Sunday, December 18 at Lusail Stadium in Doha.

World Cup 2022 schedule

Group stage: November 20 to December 2
Round of 16: December 3 to 7
Quarter-finals: December 9 to 11
Semi-finals: December 14 and 15
Third-place: December 17
Final: December 18

FIFA confirmed that there are traditionally 32 teams that will compete in the 2022 Qatar World Cup maybe for the last time. The organization will announce its finals draw for the qualifiers in April 2022.

How many venues for the 2022 Qatar World Cup has?

The 2022 World Cup entire tournament will cover Qatar’s eight stadiums: Lusail Stadium, Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, Al Janoub Stadium, Education City Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.