FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule: Fixtures, dates and timings in IST

The FIFA World Cup 2022 is set to commence in Qatar on 20 November with a grand and blockbuster opening ceremony scheduled to take place on Sunday at 8 PM IST. A total of 32 teams will participate in the tournament. FIFA World Cup:  Fixtures  |  Results  |  Points Table  |  Squads  |  Records Interestingly, it is the first FIFA World Cup to be held in the Middle East and the Arab world and only the second to be played on the Asian continent. Notably, Qatar is set to host the most compact version of the tournament in modern history. All eight stadiums are within 50 km of central Doha, while fans, players, and officials will be able to stay in one accommodation throughout the event, which will conclude with the final at the 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium on 18 December – which is also Qatar National Day. FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule Talking about the schedule, FIFA World Cup 2022 group stage matches will run until 2 December, when 16 sides out of 32 will make their way through to the knockout rounds. The Round of 16 fixtures are scheduled to take place between 3 and 6 December, with the quarter-finals being held on 9 and 10 December. Semi-final showdowns, with plenty at stake, will take place on 13 and 14 December, with the final pulling in a global audience of billions on 18 December - the day after a third-place play-off. FIFA World Cup squads All 32 participating teams have to submit their respective 26-player squads until 14 November following which FIFA will officially announce those squads on 15 November. FIFA World Cup 2022 Groups Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands Group B: England, Iran, United States, 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 FIFA World Cup 2022 complete fixtures (All times are in India Standard Time) Sunday, November 20 Qatar vs Ecuador - 9:30 PM IST Monday, November 21 England vs Iran - 6:30 PM IST Senegal vs Netherlands - 9:30 PM IST Tuesday, November 22 USA vs Wales - 12:30 AM IST Argentina vs Saudi Arabia - 3:30 PM IST Denmark vs Tunisia - 6:30 PM IST Mexico vs Poland - 9:30 PM IST Wednesday, November 23 France vs Australia - 12:30 AM IST Morocco vs Croatia - 3:30 PM IST Germany vs Japan - 6:30 PM IST Spain vs Costa Rica - 9:30 PM IST Thursday, November 24 Belgium vs Canada - 12:30 AM IST Switzerland vs Cameroon - 3:30 PM IST Uruguay vs South Korea - 6:30 PM IST Portugal vs Ghana - 9:30 PM IST Friday, November 25 Brazil vs Serbia - 12:30 AM IST Wales vs Iran - 3:30 PM IST Qatar vs Senegal - 6:30 PM IST Netherlands vs Ecuador - 9:30 PM IST Saturday, November 26 England vs USA - 12:30 AM IST Tunisia vs Australia - 3:30 PM IST Poland vs Saudi Arabia - 6:30 PM IST France vs Denmark - 9:30 PM IST Sunday, November 27 Argentina vs Mexico - 12:30 AM IST Japan vs Costa Rica - 3:30 PM IST Belgium vs Morocco - 6:30 PM IST Croatia vs Canada - 9:30 PM IST Monday, November 28 Spain vs Germany - 12:30 AM IST Cameroon vs Serbia - 3:30 PM IST South Korea vs Ghana - 6:30 PM IST Brazil vs Switzerland - 9:30 PM IST Tuesday, November 29 Portugal vs Uruguay - 12:30 AM IST Ecuador vs Senegal - 8:30 PM IST Netherlands vs Qatar - 8:30 PM IST Wednesday, November 30 Iran vs USA - 12:30 AM IST Wales vs England - 12:30 AM IST Tunisia vs France - 8:30 PM IST Australia vs Denmark - 8:30 PM IST Thursday, December 1 Poland vs Argentina - 12:30 AM IST Saudi Arabia vs Mexico - 12:30 AM IST Canada vs Morocco - 8:30 PM IST Croatia vs Belgium - 8:30 PM IST Friday, December 2 Costa Rica vs Germany - 12:30 AM IST Japan vs Spain - 12:30 AM IST Ghana vs Uruguay - 8:30 PM IST South Korea vs Portugal - 8:30 PM IST Saturday, December 3 Cameroon vs Brazil - 12:30 AM IST Serbia vs Switzerland - 12:30 AM IST Sunday, December 4 1C vs 2D - 12:30 AM IST 1D vs 2C - 8:30 PM IST Monday, December 5 1B vs 2A - 12:30 AM IST 1E vs 2F - 8:30 PM IST Tuesday, December 6 1G vs 2H - 12:30 AM IST 1F vs 2E - 8:30 PM IST Wednesday, December 7 1H vs 2G - 12:30 AM IST Friday, 09 December 2022 Quarter-final 1 - 8:30 PM IST Saturday, 10 December 2022 Quarter-final 2 - 12:30 AM IST Quarter-final 3 - 8:30 PM IST Sunday, December 11 Quarter-final 4 - 12:30 AM IST Wednesday, December 14 Semi-final 1 - 12:30 AM IST Thursday, December 15 Semi-final 2 - 12:30 AM IST Sunday, December 17 Bronze final - 8:30 PM IST Monday, December 18 FIFA World Cup 2022 final - 8:30 PM IST Click here to read more FIFA World Cup stories Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News ,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram .