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2022 FIFA World Cup schedule: Start times for every match in Australian time

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The World Cup offers Australian football a chance to build momentum (Photo by Joosep Martinson - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

The first match of the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup kicked off at 3am (AEDT) on Monday, November 21, 2022. The tournament was hosted by Qatar, with the final held at 2am (AEDT) on Monday, December 19.

Argentina claimed a third World Cup title after a penalty shootout was needed to decide an incredibly dramatic final with France, the match tied 2-2 at the end of regular time and 3-3 after extra time. Kylian Mbappe became the first man to score a hat-trick in a losing World Cup final, while Lionel Messi scored a brace to cement his standing as arguably the greatest player of all time.

The fixtures were drawn on 1st April 2022 where 32 qualifiers were divided into their eight groups.

The World Cup sees the 32 teams divided into eight groups of four, with each side playing three matches against the other opponents in their group.

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The top two teams from each of the eight groups at the end of the first stage advanced to the Round of 16.

From there, it’s straight knockout – eight winners advancing to the quarter-finals, then the four winners to the semi-finals, before the final.

Please note all times are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time, which will be 8 hours ahead of local Qatar time for the duration of the World Cup.

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Complete World Cup 2022 match schedule

Group A match schedule

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Mon, Nov. 21Qatar vs. Ecuador3amAl Bayt
Tue, Nov. 22Senegal vs. Netherlands3amAl Thumama
Sat, Nov. 26Qatar vs. Senegal12amAl Thumama
Sat, Nov. 26Netherlands vs. Ecuador3amKhalifa Int’l
Wed, Nov. 30Ecuador vs. Senegal2am Khalifa Int’l
Wed, Nov. 30Netherlands vs. Qatar2amAl Bayt

Group B match schedule

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Tue, Nov. 22England vs. Iran12amKhalifa Int’l
Tue, Nov. 22USA vs. Wales6amAhmad Bin Ali
Fri, Nov. 25Wales vs. Iran9pmAhmad Bin Ali
Sat, Nov. 26England vs. USA6amAl Bayt
Wed, Nov. 30Wales vs. England6amAhmad Bin Ali
Wed, Nov. 30Iran vs. USA6amAl Thumama 

Group C match schedule

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DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Tues, Nov. 22Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia9pmLusail
Wed, Nov. 23Mexico vs. Poland3amStadium 974
Sun, Nov. 27Poland vs. Saudi Arabia12amEducation City
Sun, Nov. 27Argentina vs. Mexico6amLusail
Thur, Dec. 1Poland vs. Argentina6amStadium 974
Thur, Dec. 1Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico6amLusail

Group D match schedule

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Wed, Nov. 23Denmark vs. Tunisia12amEducation City
Wed, Nov. 23France vs. Australia6amAl Janoub
Sat, Nov. 26Tunisia vs. Australia9pmAl Janoub
Sun, Nov. 27France vs. Denmark3amStadium 974
Thur, Dec. 1Tunisia vs. France2amEducation City
Thur, Dec. 1Australia vs. Denmark2amAl Janoub

Group E match schedule

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Thur, Nov. 24Germany vs. Japan12amKhalifa Int’l
Thur, Nov. 24Spain vs. Costa Rica3amAl Thumama
Sun, Nov. 27Japan vs. Costa Rica9pmAhmad Bin Ali
Mon, Nov. 28Spain vs. Germany6amAl Bayt
Fri, Dec. 2Japan vs. Spain6amKhalifa Int’l
Fri, Dec. 2Costa Rica vs. Germany6amAl Bayt

Group F match schedule

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Wed, Nov. 23Morocco vs. Croatia9pmAl Bayt
Thur, Nov. 24Belgium vs. Canada6amAhmad Bin Ali
Mon, Nov. 28Belgium vs. Morocco12amAl Thumama
Mon, Nov. 28Croatia vs. Canada3amKhalifa Int’l
Fri, Dec. 2Croatia vs. Belgium2amAhmad Bin Ali
Fri, Dec. 2Canada vs. Morocco2amAl Thumama
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Group G match schedule

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Thur, Nov. 24Switzerland vs. Cameroon9pmAl Janoub
Fri, Nov. 25Brazil vs. Serbia6amLusail
Mon, Nov. 28Cameroon vs. Serbia9pmAl Janoub
Tue, Nov. 29Brazil vs. Switzerland3amStadium 974
Sat, Dec. 3Cameroon vs. Brazil6amLusail
Sat, Dec. 3Serbia vs. Switzerland6amStadium 974

Group H match schedule

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Fri, Nov. 25Uruguay vs. South Korea12amEducation City
Fri, Nov. 25Portugal vs. Ghana3amStadium 974
Tue, Nov. 29South Korea vs. Ghana12amEducation City
Tue, Nov. 29Portugal vs. Uruguay6amLusail
Sat, Dec. 3South Korea vs. Portugal2amEducation City
Sat, Dec. 3Ghana vs. Uruguay2amAl Janoub

World Cup Round of 16

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Sun, Dec. 4Netherlands vs. USA2amKhalifa Int’l
Sun, Dec. 4Argentina vs. Australia6amAhmad Bin Ali
Mon, Dec. 5France vs. Poland2amAl Thumama
Mon, Dec. 5England vs. Senegal6amAl Bayt
Tue, Dec. 6Japan vs. Croatia2amAl Janoub
Tue, Dec. 6Brazil vs. South Korea6amStadium 974
Wed, Dec. 7Morocco vs. Spain2amEducation City
Wed, Dec. 7Portugal vs. Switzerland6amLusail

World Cup Quarterfinals

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DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Sat, Dec. 10QF1: Croatia vs. Brazil2amEducation City
Sat, Dec. 10QF2: Netherlands vs. Argentina6amLusail
Sun, Dec. 11QF3: Morocco vs. Portugal2amAl Thumama
Sun, Dec. 11QF4: England vs. France6amAl Bayt

World Cup Semifinals

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Wed, Dec. 14Argentina vs. Croatia6amLusail
Thur, Dec. 15France vs. Morocco6amAl Bayt

World Cup 3rd Place

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Sun, Dec. 18Croatia vs. Morocco2amKhalifa Int’l

World Cup Final

DateMatchTime (AEDT)Stadium
Mon, Dec. 19Argentina vs. France2amLusail
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