2022 World Cup finals bracket and fixtures schedule

Check out all the fixtures and venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, including the knockout bracket.

What is the FIFA World Cup format?

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four nations. The top two in each group will advance to the knockout rounds.

The competition then moves onto a round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final.

The tournament was hosted is being hosted by Qatar between Nov. 21 and Dec. 18.

What is the World Cup draw?

The draw ceremony will begin at 4 pm GMT, midday ET, 7 pm local time in Doha, Qatar on Friday, April 1.

– World Cup finals draw: Date, time, format, seeds

FIFA World Cup fixtures

Group stage kick-off times and venues for all games will be confirmed in due course.

All times shown are local

TIMEZONE CONVERSION:
1 p.m. local: 10am GMT, 6am ET
6 p.m. local: 3 p.m. GMT, 11 a.m. ET
10 p.m. local: 7pm GMT, 3pm ET

GROUPSTAGE

Monday, Nov. 21
Group A: Qatar vs. A2 (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; 1 pm)
Group A: A3 vs. A4
Group B: B1 vs. B2
Group B: B3 vs. B4

Tuesday, Nov 22
Group C: C1 vs. C2
Group C: C3 vs. C4
Group D: D1 vs. D2
Group D: D3 vs. D4

Wednesday, Nov. 23
Group E: E1 vs. E2
Group E: E3 vs. E4
Group F: F1 vs. F2
Group F: F3 vs. F4

Thursday, Nov. 24
Group G: G1 vs. G2
Group G: G3 vs. G4
Group H: H1 vs. H2
Group H: H3 vs. H4

Friday, Nov 25
Group A: Qatar vs. A3
Group A: A4 vs. A2
Group B: B1 vs. B3
Group B: B4 vs. B2

Saturday, Nov. 26
Group C: C1 vs. C3
Group C: C4 vs. C2
Group D: D1 vs. D3
Group D: D4 vs. D2

Sunday, Nov 27
Group E: E1 vs. E3
Group E: E4 vs. E2
Group F: F1 vs. F3
Group F: F4 vs. F2

Monday, Nov. 28
Group G: G1 vs. G3
Group G: G4 vs. G2
Group H: H1 vs. H3
Group H: H4 vs. H2

Tuesday, Nov 29
Group A: A4 vs. qatar
Group A: A2 vs. A3
Group B: B4 vs. B1
Group B: B2 vs. B3

Wednesday, Nov. 30
Group C: C4 vs. C1
Group C: C2 vs. C3
Group D: D4 vs. D1
Group D: D2 vs. D3

Thursday, Dec. 1
Group E: E4 vs. E1
Group E: E2 vs. E3
Group F: F4 vs. F1
Group F: F2 vs. F3

Friday, Dec 2
Group G: G4 vs. G1
Group G: G2 vs. G3
Group H: H4 vs. H1
Group H: H2 vs. H3

BRACKET – ROUND OF 16

Saturday, Dec. 3
49 – Winners of Group A vs. Runners-up of Group B (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; 6 p.m.)
50 – Winners of Group C vs. Runners-up of Group D (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan; 10 p.m.)

Sunday, Dec. 4
52 – Winners of Group D vs. Runners-up of Group C (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; 6pm)
51 – Winners of Group B vs. Runners-up of Group A (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; 10 p.m.)

Monday, Dec 5
53 – Winners of Group E vs. Runners-up of Group F (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah; 6pm)
54 – Winners of Group G vs. Runners-up of Group H (Stadium 974, Doha; 10 p.m.)

Tuesday, Dec 6
55 – Winners of Group F vs. Runners-up of Group E (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; 6 p.m.)
56 – Winners of Group H vs. Runners-up of Group G (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 10pm)

BRACKET – QUARTERFINALS

Friday, Dec 9
58 – Winners of 53 vs. Winners of 54 (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan; 6 p.m.)
57 – Winners of 49 vs. Winners of 50 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 10 p.m.)

Saturday, Dec. 10
60 – Winners of 55 vs. Winners of 56 (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha; 6 p.m.)
59 – Winners of 51 vs. Winners of 52 (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; 10 p.m.)

BRACKET – SEMIFINALS

Tuesday, Dec 13
61 – Winners of 57 vs. Winners of 58 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 10pm)

Wednesday, Dec 14
62 – Winners of 59 vs. Winners of 60 (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; 10 p.m.)

BRACKET – THIRD PLACE

Saturday, Dec 17
63 – Losers of 61vs. Losers of 62 (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; 6 p.m.)

BRACKETS – END

Sunday, Dec 18
64 – Winners of 61 vs. Winners of 62 (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; 6pm)