FIFA World Cup Schedule PDF, qualifiers, Team Names

The FIFA World Cup will take place from November 20th to December 18th, . The biggest football event, the FIFA World Cup inauguration match, will take place on 20 November in Al Bayt Stadium between Qatar and Ecuador. Download the FIFA World Cup Schedule PDF here to refer to it offline.

FIFA World Cup Schedule PDF All Details

Game Name Foot Ball
Tournament name FIFA World Cup
Coordinator FIFA (Federation International De Football Association)
Year
Host Country Qatar
First Match 21 November
Category Sports News
Final Match 18 December
Total Matches 64
Total Teams 32

Qatar, the FIFA World Cup hosts, will play Ecuador in the tournament’s opening match on November 20 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar.

They were scheduled to play on November 21, but the football body announced on August 11 that the Bureau of the FIFA Council unanimously decided to move the opening match and ceremony of this year’s tournament to Al Bayt Stadium by one day.

This ensures the continuation of a long-standing tradition in which the FIFA World Cup begins with a match between the hosts and the defending champions.

Since their competitive international debut in 1970, the Maroons have never qualified for the World Cup finals.

Senegal, who was supposed to play the Netherlands in the first match, will now play in the second match on November 21 at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar.

The match is preceded by England’s first Group B match against Asian giants Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium.

France, the defending champions, will play their first game against Australia in Group D.

Five-time winners on record Brazil, which is in Group G, will face Serbia in their first match, while Portugal, which qualified through the European playoffs, will face Ghana.

Canada, the first CONCACAF team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and making their only second appearance at football’s pinnacle event, will face Belgium in round one.

The FIFA World Cup Round of 16 will take place between December 3 and December 7, with the quarter-finals taking place between December 9 and December 11.

The semi-finals will take place on December 14 and 15, with the Bronze final on December 18.

The FIFA World Cup final will be held on December 19 at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.

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FIFA World Cup Date Team Name FIFA World Cup Venue
20th November Qatar Vs Ecuador Al Bayt Stadium
21st November England Vs Iran Khalifa International Stadium
21st November Senegal Vs Netherlands Al Thumama Stadium
22nd November USA Vs Wales Al Rayyan Stadium
22nd November Argentina Vs Saudi Arabia Lusail Stadium
22nd November Denmark Vs Tunisia Education City Stadium
22nd November Mexico Vs Poland Stadium 974
23rd November France Vs Australia Al Wakrah Sports
23rd November Morocco Vs Croatia Al Bayt Stadium
23rd November Germany Vs Japan Khalifa International Stadium
23rd November Spain Vs Costa Rica Al Thumama Stadium
24th November Belgium Vs Canada Al Rayyan Stadium
24th November Switzerland Vs Cameroon Lusail Stadium
24th November Uruguay Vs South Korea Education City Stadium
24th November Portugal Vs Ghana Stadium 974
25th November Brazil Vs Serbia Al Wakrah Sports
25th November Wales Vs Iran Al Bayt Stadium
25th November Qatar Vs Senegal Khalifa International Stadium
25th November Netherlands Vs Ecuador Al Thumama Stadium
26th November England Vs USA Al Rayyan Stadium
26th November Tunisia Vs Australia Lusail Stadium
26th November Poland Vs Saudi Arabia Education City Stadium
26th November France Vs Denmark Stadium 974
27th November Argentina Vs Mexico Al Wakrah Sports
27th November Japan Vs Costa Rica Al Bayt Stadium
27th November Belgium Vs Morocco Khalifa International Stadium
27th November Croatia Vs Canada Al Thumama Stadium
28th November Spain Vs Germany Al Rayyan Stadium
28th November Cameroon Vs Serbia Lusail Stadium
28th November South Korea Vs Ghana Education City Stadium
28th November Brazil Vs Switzerland Stadium 974
29th November Portugal Vs Uruguay Al Wakrah Sports
29th November Ecuador Vs Senegal Al Bayt Stadium
29th November Netherlands Vs Qatar Khalifa International Stadium
30th November Iran Vs USA Al Thumama Stadium
30th November Wales Vs England Al Rayyan Stadium
30th November Tunisia Vs France Lusail Stadium
30th November Australia Vs Denmark Education City Stadium
1st December Poland Vs Argentina Stadium 974
1st December Saudi Arabia Vs Mexico Al Wakrah Sports
1st December Croatia Vs Belgium Al Bayt Stadium
1st December Canada Vs Morocco Khalifa International Stadium
2nd December Japan Vs Spain Al Thumama Stadium
2nd December Costa Rica Vs Germany Al Rayyan Stadium
2nd December South Korea Vs Portugal Lusail Stadium
2nd December Ghana Vs Uruguay Education City Stadium
03rd December Serbia Vs Switzerland Stadium 974
03rd December Cameroon Vs Brazil Al Wakrah Sports
03rd December To be Decided Khalifa International Stadium
04th December To be Decided Al Rayyan Stadium
04th December To be Decided Khalifa International Stadium
05th December To be Decided Al Thumama Stadium
05th December To be Decided Al Rayyan Stadium
06th December To be Decided Lusail Stadium
06th December To be Decided Education City Stadium
07th December To be Decided Al Wakrah Sports
9th December To be Decided Al Bayt Stadium
10th December To be Decided Khalifa International Stadium
10th December To be Decided Al Thumama Stadium
11th December To be Decided Al Rayyan Stadium
14th December To be Decided Lusail Stadium
15th December To be Decided Education City Stadium
17th December To be Decided Stadium 974
18th December To be Decided Lusail Stadium

FIFA World Cup Qualified teams

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Qatar Mexico Senegal Cameroon
Brazil Netherlands Iran Canada
Belgium Denmark Japan Ecuador
France Germany Morocco Saudi Arabia
Argentina Uruguay Serbia Ghana
England Switzerland Poland Wales
Spain United States South Korea Costa Rica
Portugal Croatia Tunisia Australia

World Cup kick-off times

Stage(s) Local
(Qatar)
USA & Canada
(ET)
UK
(GMT)
Australia
(AEDT)
India
(IST)
Group stage only 1 p.m. 5 a.m. 10 a.m. 9 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Group stage only 4 p.m. 8 a.m. 1 p.m. 12 a.m. 6:30 p.m.
Knockouts only 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 2 a.m. 8:30 p.m.
Group stage only 7 p.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. 3 a.m. 9:30 p.m.
Group/Knockouts 10 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 a.m. 12:30 a.m.

FIFA World Cup Groups

Groups Teams
Group A Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, and the Netherlands.
Group B England, Iran, USA, Wales.
Group C Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland.
Group D France, Australia, Denmark, and Tunisia.
Group E Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, and Japan.
Group F Belgium, Canada, Morocco, and Croatia.
Group G Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon.
Group H Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, and South Korea.

ROUND-OF 16

Match Date Match Details Time Venue
49 December 3 1A vs 2B 8:30 pm Khalifa International Stadium
50 December 4 1C vs 2D 00:30 am Al Rayyan Stadium
51 December 5 1B vs 2A 00:30 am Al Bayt Stadium
52 December 4 1D vs 2C 8:30 pm Al Thumama Stadium
54 December 6 1G vs 2H 00:30 am Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
53 December 5 1E vs 2F 8:30 pm Al Janoub Stadium
56 December 7 1H vs 2G 00:30 am Lusail Stadium
55 December 6 1F vs 2E 8:30 pm Education City Stadium

QUARTERFINALS

57 December 10 W49 vs W50 00:30 am Lusail Stadium
58 December 9 W53 vs W54 8:30 pm Education City Stadium
59 December 11 W51 vs W52 00:30 am Al Bayt Stadium
60 December 10 W55 vs W56 8:30 pm Al Thumama Stadium

SEMIFINALS

61 December 14 W57 vs W58 00:30 am Lusail Stadium
62 December 15 W59 vs W60 00:30 am Al Bayt Stadium

THIRD-PLACE MATCH

63 December 17 L61 vs L62 8:30 pm Khalifa International Stadium

FINAL

64 December 18 W61 vs W62 8:30 pm Lusail Stadium