World Cup 2022 schedule – last 16, calendar, fixtures, brackets
The World Cup 2022 schedule is locked in and this tournament in Qatar has been sensational as the knockout rounds will capture the imagination of the globe.
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Japan, Australia and Morocco reached the last 16 with so many big shocks during the tournament, but the Atlas Lions are the only ones of the trio to survive in the quarter-finals. Germany, Denmark and Belgium all crashed out in the group stage.
Argentina face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals for a familiar matchup that pits Lionel Messi against a semi-final date with either Brazil or Japan.
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The other side of the bracket sees Morocco face Portugal for the right to be entangled with the winner of England vs France.
So yeah, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals should be dynamite. Bring. That. On.
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Below is the full schedule, details on how to watch the games and everything else you need..
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WC 2022 schedule, kick off time, dates, how to watch live
- When: 20 November 2022 to 18 December 2022
- Kick-off times for the knockout round: 10am, 2pm (both ET)
- Location: Qatar
- TV channels in Spanish: Telemundo, Universe, Peacock
- Streaming 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 programme
Match 49 – Saturday 3 December: Netherlands 3-1 USA – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Match 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 4 December: England 3-0 Senegal – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Match 53 – Monday 5 December: Japan 1-1 (AET, 1-3 PKs) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Match 54 – Monday 5 December: Brazil 4-1 South Korea – Stadium 974, Doha
Match 55 – Tuesday 6 December: Morocco 0-0 (AET, 3-0 PKs) Spain – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Match 56 – Tuesday 6 December: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Quarter-final programme
Match 58 – Friday, December 9: Croatia vs Brazil (Preview) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – at 10:00 a.m
Match 57 – Friday, December 9: Netherlands vs Argentina (Preview) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2 p.m
Match 60 – Saturday 10 December: Morocco vs Portugal (Preview) – Al Thumama Stadium, Doha – at 10:00 a.m
Match 59 – Saturday 10 December: England vs France (Preview) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – at 2 p.m
Semifinal program
Match 61 – Tuesday 13 December: Winners Match 57 v Winners Match 58 – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 5pm
Match 62 – Wednesday 14 December: Winner Match 59 vs Winner Match 60 – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor –
Playoff for third place
Match 63 – Saturday 17 December: Losers Match 61 vs Losers Match 62 – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 5pm
Final
Match 64 – Sunday 18 December: Winners Match 61 vs Winners Match 62 – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 6pm
Results in the group phase
Group A
Recap/highlights: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Recap/highlights: Senegal 0-2 Netherlands – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor – at 05.00
Recap/highlights: Qatar 1-3 Senegal – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Recap/Highlights: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/Highlights: Netherlands 2-0 Qatar – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Recap/highlights: Ecuador 1-2 Senegal – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Group B
Recap/highlights: England 6-2 Iran – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/Highlights: USA 1-1 Wales – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: England 0-0 USA – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Recap/highlights: Wales 0-2 Iran – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Wales 0-3 England – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Iran 0-1 USA – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Group C
Recap/Highlights: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Recap/highlights: Mexico 0-0 Poland – Stadium 974, Doha
Recap/Highlights: Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Argentina 2-0 Mexico – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Recap/highlights: Poland 0-2 Argentina – Stadium 974, Doha
Recap/highlights: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Group D
Recap/highlights: France 4-1 Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Recap/highlights: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: France 2-1 Denmark – Stadium 974, Doha
Recap/Highlights: Tunisia 0-1 Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Recap/Highlights: Tunisia 1-0 France – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Australia 1-0 Denmark – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Group E
Summary/Highlights: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Recap/Highlights: Germany 1-2 Japan – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/Highlights: Spain 1-1 Germany – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Recap/Highlights: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Japan 2-1 Spain – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/Highlights: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Group F
Recap/Highlights: Belgium 1-0 Canada – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Morocco 0-0 Croatia – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – at 05.00
Recap/highlights: Belgium 0-2 Morocco – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Recap/Highlights: Croatia 4-1 Canada – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/Highlights: Croatia 0-0 Belgium – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/Highlights Canada 1-2 Morocco – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Group G
Recap/Highlights: Brazil 2-0 Serbia – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Recap/Highlights: Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Recap/highlights: Brazil 1-0 Switzerland – Stadium 974, Doha – at 11 a.m
Recap/Highlights: Cameroon 3-3 Serbia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Summary/highlights: Cameroon 1-0 Brazil – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Recap/highlights: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland – Stadium 974, Doha
Group H
Recap/Highlights: Portugal 3-2 Ghana – Stadium 974, Doha
Recap/highlights: Uruguay 0-0 South Korea – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Portugal 2-0 Uruguay – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Recap/Highlights: South Korea 2-3 Ghana – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/Highlights: South Korea 2-1 Portugal – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Ghana 0-2 Uruguay – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah