FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Live Streaming, When and Where to Watch, Schedule, Fixtures, Participating Nations, Groups, Venues & Stadiums

There is not long left until the start of the much-awaited FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and football fans all over the world are understandably unable to contain their excitement. The global showpiece is set to take place from 20th November to 18th December. When Qatar won the rights to stage the 2022 World Cup, it became the first country in the Middle East to be selected to host the tournament. Besides, it will be the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan.

Football fanatics can brace themselves for month-long action-packed encounters, as the 32 best nations in the world will be going up against each other. The upcoming World Cup will be the 22nd edition since the first tournament in 1930. Brazil have won the competition more than anyone with five titles. But it has been 20 years since they last won a World Cup. Brazil’s last World Cup triumph came way back in 2002 against Germany in the final.

Since then, all the World Cups have been won by European countries. The defending champions are France, who defeated Croatia 4-2 in 2018 when the tournament was held in Russia. Notably, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place in November and December rather than the traditional June and July dates in order to escape the severe summer heat in Qatar. Thereby, this World Cup will be strangely held in the middle of the major domestic football leagues in Europe.

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FIFA World Cup 2022 Format

A total of 32 teams qualified for the FIFA World Cup which will take place in Qatar from 20th November to 18th December. There are a total of eight groups with each group having four teams. The top two countries from each group advance to the knockout stage. In the end, a total of 16 countries make their way to the last 16 of the competition. From this point on, the battle for survival becomes fierce, with all teams doing everything they can to avoid being knocked out.

Unlike the group fixtures, a knockout match cannot end in a draw – a winner needs to be found one way or another. If a match is tied at the end of regulation time, extra time of two 15-minute periods is played. Still, if there is nothing to separate them, it is followed by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. Then the eight winners will head to the quarterfinals before filtering down to the semifinals and finally, the two nations that survive the ordeal will get to fight for the coveted World Cup trophy. Besides, there will also be a third-place play-off for the losing semifinalists.

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FIFA World Cup 2022 Stadiums

During the World Cup, eight stadiums in five separate Qatari cities will host the 32 countries in 64 games. Al Rayyan will have three venues – Khalifa International Stadium, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium and Education City Stadium. Whereas, the capital Doha will have Stadium 974 and Al Thumama Stadium. The rest are Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor and Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah. The Lusail Iconic Stadium, which will host 10 matches, including the final, will be the most heavily used. It also has the highest capacity of 80,000.

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Participating Nations

FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule

Group A

Qatar vs Ecuador – November 20

Senegal vs Netherlands – November 21

Qatar vs Senegal – November 25

Netherlands vs Ecuador – November 25

Netherlands vs Qatar – November 29

Ecuador vs Senegal – November 29

Group B

England vs Iran – November 21

USA vs Wales – November 21

Wales vs Iran – November 25

England vs USA – November 25

Wales vs England – November 29

Iran vs USA – November 29

Group C

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia – November 22

Mexico vs Poland – November 22

Poland vs Saudi Arabia – November 26

Argentina vs Mexico – November 26

Poland vs Argentina – November 30

Saudi Arabia vs Mexico – November 30

Group D

Denmark vs Tunisia – November 22

France vs Australia – November 22

Tunisia vs Australia – November 26

France vs Denmark – November 26

Tunisia vs France – November 30

Australia vs Denmark – November 30

Group E

Germany vs Japan – November 23

Spain vs Costa Rica – November 23

Japan vs Costa Rica – November 27

Spain vs Germany – November 27

Japan vs Spain – December 1

Costa Rica vs Germany – December 1

Group F

Morocco vs Croatia – November 23

Belgium vs Canada – November 23

Belgium vs Morocco – November 27

Croatia vs Canada – November 27

Croatia vs Belgium – December 1

Canada vs Morocco – December 1

Group G

Switzerland vs Cameroon – November 24

Brazil vs Serbia – November 24

Cameroon vs Serbia – November 28

Brazil vs Switzerland – November 28

Cameroon vs Brazil – December 2

Serbia vs Switzerland – December 2

Group H

Uruguay vs South Korea – November 24

Portugal vs Ghana – November 24

South Korea vs Ghana – November 28

Portugal vs Uruguay – November 28

South Korea vs Portugal – December 2

Ghana vs Uruguay – December 2

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Where to Watch FIFA World Cup 2022? Live Streaming

The latest edition of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar can be seen on Sports18 – 1 SD & HD – in India. Sports 18 will be telecasting the games on the regular and HD Channels. Besides, Viacom18 Sports announced that JioCinema will live-stream all the World Cup games and will also provide curated content. For further information, please check out their official website.