The main football competition, the big event, takes place; dates, matches, stadiums and everything there is to know.
The World Cup Qatar 2022 It takes place from November to December. This is the tournament that paralyzes the planet and that talks only about football in all corners of each of the participating countries for a month.
The match was covered by many doubts, but, after much controversy, Qatar is the host country.
than in GOAL We bring you the most complete information about the tournament for those interested in planning for the future and preparing for the World Cup that follows Russia 2018.
WHEN IT ENDS, CALENDAR, GROUP STAGE AND EXCLUSIONS
It will be the first edition of the World Cup to be held in the fall, corresponding to the northern hemisphere. The ball began shooting on Sunday, November 20, 2022 and ends on Sunday, December 18, 2022. The reason why it is played on that date has to do with the heat: in June and July, temperatures in the Arab country reach 50 degrees, a condition that makes it impossible to support such a massive football competition.
Due to this situation, the main leagues on the planet will take a break and will be back in action at the end of December, some as late as January.
LAST FIFA DATE
The teams that qualified for Qatar 2022 had one of their last chances to define their teams and 11 starters with international matches taking place around the world. The UEFA representatives came into action in the Nations League of Europe, with some duels that will be repeated during the World Cup. The the rest of other confederations’ classified teams played friendliessome with rivals that served as preparation for the countries they will face at the World Cup. The FIFA date was from September 19 to 27with a break in the main European competitions.
RESULTS DATE FIFA SEPTEMBER
The teams that will be in Qatar had the chance to test themselves during the League of Nations in Europe and several international friendlies. Here we present the most notable results.
September 22
- Belgium 2-1 Wales
- France 2-0 Austria
- Croatia 2-1 Denmark
- Poland 1-2 Netherlands
September 23
- South Korea 2-2 Costa Rica
- Japan 2-0 United States
- Iran 1-0 Uruguay
- Qatar 0-2 Canada
- Saudi Arabia 0-0 Ecuador
- Brazil 3-0 Ghana
- Argentina 3-0 Honduras
- Italy 1-0 England
- Germany 0-1 Hungary
September 24
- Mexico 1-0 Peru
- Spain 1-2 Switzerland
- Czech Republic 0-4 Portugal
25th of September
- Austria 1-3 Croatia
- Denmark 2-0 France
- Wales 0-1 Poland
- Netherlands 1-0 Belgium
26th September
September 27
- Costa Rica 2-1 Uzbekistan
- South Korea 1-0 Cameroon
- Japan 0-0 Ecuador
- Canada 0-2 Uruguay
- Qatar 2-2 Chile
- Saudi Arabia 0-0 United States
- Brazil 5-1 Tunisia
- Argentina 3-0 Jamaica
- Mexico 2-3 Colombia
- Switzerland 2-1 Czech Republic
- Portugal 0-1 Spain
WORLD CUP FRIENDLY
With some teams already installed in the Middle East and others about to travel, there will be a new series of friendlies five days before the start of the World Cup to finalize the details before the start of the maximum competition. They will take place between Wednesday 16 and Friday 18 November.
November 16
November 17
- Ghana 2-0 Switzerland
- Japan 1-2 Canada
- Iraq – Costa Rica (Cancelled)
- Jordan 1-3 Spain
- Portugal 4-0 Niger
November 18
- Cameroon 1-1 Panama
- Belgium 1-2 Egypt
- Bahrain 1-5 Serbia
WHAT WAS THE DEADLINE TO ANNOUNCE THE CALL FOR QATAR 2022?
Participating teams must first Front list with a maximum of 35 football playerswhich must be in the hands of FIFA at the latest Friday October 21. Concerning the last call with 26 playersthe closing day was Monday 14 Novembersix days before the opening match of Qatar 2022.
LATEST FIFA RANKING FOR THE WORLD CUP
With the World Cup just around the corner, FIFA released its most recent ranking of teams, which of course highlights the 10 best in the world and who for many are the main candidates to be crowned in Qatar 2022.
- Brazil
- Belgium
- Argentina
- France
- England
- Italy (not playing in the World Cup)
- Spain
- The Netherlands
- Portugal
- Denmark
BENZEMA, THE WORLD CUP GOLD BALLOON
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was named the new Ballon d’Or, the most prestigious individual award in football. In this way, he joins the list of players participating in the World Cup as winners of the prestigious recognition. Anyway. not all played in the tournament, as in the case of Alfredo Di Stéfano and Allan Simonsen.
THE 32 COACHES OF QATAR 2022
ABSENCE DUE TO INJURY
Unfortunately, several elite football figures will remain out of the World Cup due to several injuries. Among the biggest names are: Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane, N’Golo Kanté, Paul Pogba, Timo Werner, Recce James, Diogo Jota, Giorginio Wijnaldum and Presnel Kimpembe. However, there are other footballers who are in a race against time to try and get ready for the tournament in Qatar.
The Brazilian joined the victim list, Philippe Coutinhowhile South Korean Heung Min Son is one of the figures whose absence is most feared at the World Cup.
GROUP PHASE
What are the grading criteria in case of equality of points?
group A
- A1: Qatar
- A2: Ecuador
- A3: Senegal
- A4: Netherlands
B group
- B1: England
- B2: Iran
- B3: United States
- B4: Wales
Group C
- C1: Argentina
- C2: Saudi Arabia
- C3: Mexico
- C4: Poland
Group D
- D2: Australia
- D3: Denmark
- D4: Tunisia
Group E
- E1: Spain
- E2: Costa Rica-New Zealand
- E3: Germany
- E4: Japan
Group F
- F1: Belgium
- F2:Canada
- F3: Morocco
- F4: Croatia
Group G
- G1: Brazil
- G2: Serbia
- G3: Switzerland
- G4: Cameroon
Group H
- H1: Portugal
- H2: Ghanaian
- H3: Uruguay
- H4: South Korea
The group stage has been agreed to take place from November 20th to the December 2 in Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Al Rayyan Stadium, Lusail Stadium, Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, Education City Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium.
EIGHTH FINAL
The round of 16 has dates in between December 3 and 6 of the same month, to also play a match at each of the venues chosen to host the World Cup.
QUARTERFINALS
The quarter-finals have been agreed to continue play 9 and 10 December, with Al Bayt Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Lusail Stadium and Education Stadium hosting these thrilling ultimate matches.
SEMI-FINALS
For their part, the semi-finals have a fixed date December 13 and 14with Al Bayt Stadium and Lusail Stadium as venues for these pledges.
LAST
In the end will be the final Sunday December 18 at the Lusail Stadium, defining the team that will replace France as champions of the prestigious league.
SELECTIONS
The Qatari tournament will be the last edition where 32 teams will compete in the final phase. After what Giani Infantinopresident of FIFA hinted at the possibility that 2022 would be the guinea pig for the 48th World Cup, the governing body confirmed that will no longer be the case and that the 32 places will be kept.
The Executive Committee will continue with the current allocation of places for the World Cup and qualified teams are already announced: the governing body confirmed that this will no longer be the case and the 32 places will be retained
- Host (1): Qatar
- UEFA (13): Germany, Belgium, France, Croatia, Denmark, England, Switzerland, Serbia, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Wales
- Conmebol (4): Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay.
- Concacaf (4): Canada, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica.
- CAF (Africa 5): Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana and Cameroon.
- AFC (Asia 5): Japan, Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia.
there will be 8 stadiums scattered across the cities chosen as locations. In the list, the city where the field is located is shown in parentheses.
- Lusail National Stadium (Lusail) – Capacity: 86,250 spectators.
- Education City Stadium (Al-Rayyan) – Capacity: 43,350 spectators.
- Khalifa International Stadium (Doha) – Capacity: 50 thousand spectators.
- Al Bayt Stadium (Jor) – Capacity: 60 thousand spectators.
- Al Thumama Stadium (Doha) Capacity – 40 thousand spectators.
- Al-Rayyan Stadium (Rayyan) Capacity – 21 thousand spectators.
- Ras Abu Aboud Stadium (Doha) Capacity – 48 thousand spectators.
- Al Janoub Stadium (Al Wakrah) Capacity – 40 thousand spectators
*Capacity is approximate
WORLD SCHEDULE
All tournament host cities share the same time zone: GMT+3 . That is, they are another six hours with reference to Argentina’s time, seven hours more than in Santiago (Chili), eight more than in Colombia, nine hours more than Mexico City and one more than Spain.
LOTTERY
The FIFA organized the group stage draw for the April 1, 2022based in Doha, Qatar.
QUALIFICATIONS
The draw for the play-offs took place in July 2019. They were introduced at that event formats, groups and dates for qualifiers for each confederation.
TV
So far, some of the major television stations that have broadcasting rights Fox Sports, Telemundo Sports, BBC, ITV, Rede Globo, SporTV Y being into sports.
TICKETS
While attempting to host the tournament, Qatar’s organizing committee came close to bidding 2 million 869 thousand tickets, of which between 5 and 8 percent goes to sponsors and other partners who support the World Cup. To know this topic in detail, here we leave the ticket prices for Qatar 2022.
LAST
The most important match of the tournament was scheduled Sunday December 18 which is the national holiday of Qatar. Likewise, the venue was confirmed and the match will take place in the Lusail Stadiumwith a capacity of more than 80,000 spectators.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
You can now be aware of the most important information of the next World Cup in your accounts:
FIFA DATA
Here the programming of FIFA international matches in the cycle 2018-2022 towards the World Cup in Qatar.
2018
- September 3 and 11
- October 8 and 16
- November 12 and 20
2019
- March 18 and 26
- june – 3 and 11
- September 2 and 10
- October 7 and 15
- November 11 and 19
2020
- March 23 and 31 (cancelled)
- June 1 and 9 (cancelled)
- August – 31
- September 8
- October – 5 and 13
- November 9 and 17
2021
- March 22 and 30
- May 31
- june – 8
- August 30
- September 7
- October – 4 and 12
- November 8 and 16
2022
- March 21 and 29
- 30th of May
- june – 14
- September 19 and 27
LOGO
At an event in the capital of the host country of the World Cup, the official emblem of the 2022 edition was presented, which takes the vision of an event that connects the whole world and introduces local elements and Arab culture with references to football
The curves of the decal represent the undulations of the desert dunes and the continuous loop represents both the number eight, a reminder of the eight amazing stadiums that will host matches, and the infinity symbol, reflecting the interconnected nature of the event.
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