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The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ will be played from 20 November to 18 December in Qatar. It will be the 22nd edition of the competition, and the first played in the Arab world.
Here is everything you need to know about the tournament with full details on the teams, groups, fixtures, stadiums, ticketing and more.
Qatar 2022 groups

Group A
Qatar Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Ecuador Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Senegal Team Analysis | Players to Watch
The Netherlands Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Group B
England Team Analysis | Players to Watch
IR Iran Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Wales Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Group C
Argentina Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Saudi Arabia Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Mexico Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Poland Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Group D
France Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Australia Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Denmark Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Tunisia Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Group E
Spain Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Costa Rica Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Germany Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Japan Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Group F
Belgium Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Canada Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Morocco Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Croatia Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Group G
Brazil Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Serbia Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Switzerland Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Cameroon Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Group H
Portugal Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Ghana Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Uruguay Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Korea Republic Team Analysis | Players to Watch
Qatar 2022 match schedule
The group phase will be played from 20 November to 2 December. The knockout phase will run from 3-18 December. Qatar 2022 match schedule PDF version
Qatar 2022 tickets
The Last Minute Sales Phase is open and will run until 18 December. Apply for FIFA World Cup tickets (international fans) Apply for FIFA World Cup tickets (Qatar residents)
Qatar 2022 stadiums
The 64 matches will take place across eight venues: Al Bayt Stadium Khalifa International Stadium Al Thumama Stadium Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium Lusail Stadium Stadium 974 Education City Stadium Al Janoub Stadium
Qatar 2022 squads
Whereas FIFA World Cup squads were previously comprised of 23 players, each country will take 26 to Qatar 2022. Teams must submit their squads to FIFA by 14 November. Some have already released theirs: Argentina Australia squad Belgium squad Brazil squad Cameroon squad Canada squad Costa Rica squad Croatia squad Denmark squad Ecuador squad England squad France squad Germany squad Ghana squad IR Iran Japan squad Korea Republic Mexico Morocco squad Netherlands Poland Portugal Qatar Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Spain Switzerland squad Tunisia Uruguay USA squad Wales squad
Note All squads are provisional until the final list of 26 players is announced by FIFA, following their submission by participating teams, on 15 November.
Substitutions
Coaches will be able to make five substitutions during normal time. If a match goes to extra time, they will be permitted one additional substitution.
FIFA World Cup titles
Brazil (5) Germany (4) Italy (4) Argentina (2) France (2) Uruguay (2) England (1) Spain (1)
