Sporting's biggest event, the FIFA World Cup, will finally kick off in Qatar on Sunday. The tournament will run
from November 20 to December 18 and in the opening of the
tournament, Qatar will face Ecuador.
Sporting's biggest event, the FIFA World Cup, will finally kick off in Qatar on Sunday. The tournament will run from November 20 to December 18 and in the opening of the tournament, the Qatar national team will meet Ecuador. BTS's Jung Kook is set to perform at the opening ceremony. A total of 64 matches will be played during this tournament. Qatar as an option to host the tournament has been widely criticized as the country faces allegations of corruption and bribery. However, the focus now is on the competition and how it fares in November and December.
Here is the whole group:
Group A:
Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
Group
B: England, Iran, USA, Wales
Group
C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group
D: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia
Group E:
Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan
Group
F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
Group
G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
Group
H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
Here is the full Group Stage schedule:
Sunday,
November 20
Group A: Qatar vs Ecuador (Al Bayt Stadium, 9:30PM IST)
Monday,
November 21
Group B: England vs Iran (Khalifa International Stadium, 6:30 PM
IST)
Group A: Senegal vs Netherlands (Al Thumama Stadium, 9:30 PM IST)
Group B: USA vs Wales (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Tuesday,
November 22
Group C: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, 3:30 PM
IST)
Group D: Denmark vs Tunisia (Education City Stadium, 6:30 PM IST)
Group C: Mexico vs Poland (Stadium 974, 9:30 PM IST)
Group D: France vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Wednesday,
November 23
Group F: Morocco vs Croatia (Al Bayt Stadium, 3:30 PM IST)
Group E: Germany vs Japan (Khalifa International Stadium, 6:30 PM IST)
Group E: Spain vs Costa Rica (Al Thumama Stadium, 9:30 PM IST)
Group F: Belgium vs Canada (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Thursday,
November 24
Group G: Switzerland vs Cameroon (Al Janoub Stadium, 3:30 PM IST)
Group H: Uruguay vs South Korea (Education City Stadium, 6:30 PM IST)
Group H: Portugal vs Ghana (Stadium 974, 9:30 PM IST)
Group G: Brazil vs Serbia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Friday,
November 25
Group B: Wales vs Iran (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, 3:30 PM IST)
Group A: Qatar vs Senegal (Al Thumama Stadium, 6:30 PM IST)
Group A: Netherlands vs Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium, 9:30 PM IST)
Group B: England vs USA (Al Bayt Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Saturday,
November 26
Group C: Tunisia vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, 3:30 PM IST)
Group C: Poland vs Saudi Arabia (Education City Stadium, 6:30 PM IST)
Group D: France vs Denmark (Stadium 974, 9:30 PM IST)
Group C: Argentina vs Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Sunday,
November 27
Group E: Japan vs Costa Rica (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, 3:30 PM IST)
Group F: Belgium vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, 6:30 PM IST)
Group F: Croatia vs Canada (Khalifa International Stadium, 9:30 PM IST)
Group E: Spain vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Monday,
November 28
Group G: Cameroon vs Serbia (Al Janoub Stadium, 3:30 PM IST)
Group G: South Korea vs Ghana (Education City Stadium, 6:30 PM IST)
Group H: Brazil vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, 9:30 PM IST)
Group H: Portugal vs Uruguay (Lusail Iconic Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Tuesday,
November 29
Group A: Netherlands vs Qatar (Al Bayt Stadium, 8:30 PM IST)
Group A: Ecuador vs Senegal (Khalifa International Stadium, 8:30 PM IST)
Group B: Wales vs England (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Group B: Iran vs USA (Al Thumama Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Wednesday,
November 30
Group D: Australia vs Denmark (Al Janoub Stadium, 8:30 PM IST)
Group D: Tunisia vs France (Education City Stadium, 8:30 PM IST)
Group C: Poland vs Argentina (Stadium 974, 12:30 AM IST)
Group C: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Thursday,
December 1
Group F: Croatia vs Belgium (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, 8:30 AM IST)
Group F: Canada vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, 8:30 PM IST)
Group E: Costa Rica vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Group E: Japan vs Spain (Khalifa International Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
Friday,
December 2
Group G: South Korea vs Portugal (Education City Stadium, 8:30 PM
IST)
Group G: Ghana vs Uruguay (Al Janoub Stadium, 8:30 PM IST)
Group H: Serbia vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, 12:30 AM IST)
Group H: Cameroon vs Brazil (Lusail Iconic Stadium, 12:30 AM IST)
The Round of 16 will start on December
3 and end on December 6. Then, the fourth round will
be played on December 9 and 10.
The final round will take place on
December 14 and 15 (IST). The final of the tournament will be held on
December 18 at 8:30 pm IST at the Lusail Stadium.
Before that, the third and fourth playoff games will be
held on December 17.