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FIFA World Cup schedule 2022: Complete match dates, times, team fixtures for Qatar tournament

 The 2022 FIFA World Cup is only a few months away and every country is accounted for. The group stage matchups are set and we can begin to project who might be in best position to advance from the knockouts. 

England landed the USA in Group B, Argentina and Lionel Messi will go up against Mexico in Group C, and it'll be Luis Suarez and Uruguay looking to spoil a potential final World Cup tournament for Cristiano Ronaldo in Group H.                                                                                                                                                                                                 The tournament kicks off on Monday, Nov. 21 and will be wrapped up in less than a month with the final tabbed for Sunday, Dec. 18. Brazil enter as the No. 1 team in the world and have a manageable group to navigate, while defending champions France are expected to finish top in their group with a chance to build a head of steam into the knockout rounds of the tournament. 

Which teams could surprise? African champions Senegal are one of the stronger teams in Group A, which also features hosts Qatar. In its first participation in 37 years, Canada landed in Group F, where it will like its chances to battle Morocco and Croatia for second place behind Belgium.

WORLD CUP DRAW BREAKDOWNS:
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D
Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H

World Cup 2022 tournament format

The 2022 World Cup tournament will follow along the lines of recent editions with a 32-team group stage which whittles the field down to 16 teams — only the top two teams from each of the eight groups survive.

Those 16 group-stage teams advance to the single-game knockout stages — Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, final — where the winner moves on and the loser goes home. There must be a winner on the day for every knockout round match, and extra time and penalty kicks will be used, if necessary, to determine a victor.                                               

  • Group stage: Nov. 21-Dec. 2
  • Round of 16: Dec. 3-6
  • Quarterfinals: Dec. 9-10
  • Semifinals: Dec. 13-14
  • Third-place match: Dec. 17
  • Final: Dec. 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽                    

                              

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