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What is today’s World Cup schedule? Groups, matches, results, fixture start times

The 2022 FIFA World Cup — the 22nd edition of the international soccer tournament — will be held in Qatar. This is the first time that the World Cup will be held in the Middle East.

The group stage kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 20 and will run through Friday, Dec. 2. The Round of 16 will be held Dec. 3-6, quarterfinals on Dec. 9-10, semifinals on Dec. 13-14, third-place game on Dec. 17 and the final on Dec. 18.

France are the defending World Cup champions.

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How many teams are in World Cup 2022?

A total of 32 teams will compete in the 2022 World Cup. The 1998 World Cup in France was the first to feature 32 teams. The number of teams to qualify will increase to 48 for the 2026 World Cup that will be hosted jointly by Canada, Mexico and the United States.

What are the 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

What is the FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule?

GROUP PLAY

Sunday, Nov. 20

Group A: Ecuador 2, Qatar 0

Monday, Nov. 21

Group B: England 6, Iran 2

Group A: Netherlands 2, Senegal 0

Group B: United States 1, Wales 1

Tuesday, Nov. 22

Group C: Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1

Group D: Denmark 0, Tunisia 0

Group C: Mexico 0, Poland 0

Group D: France 4, Australia 1

Wednesday, Nov. 23

Group F: Morocco 0, Croatia 0

Group E: Japan 2, Germany 1

Group E: Spain 7, Costa Rica 0

Group F: Belgium 1, Canada 0

Thursday, Nov. 24

Group G: Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0

Group H: Uruguay 0, South Korea 0

Group H: Portugal 3, Ghana 2

Group G: Brazil 2, Serbia 0

Friday, Nov. 25

Group B: Iran 2, Wales 0

Group A: Senegal 3, Qatar 1

Group A: Netherlands 1, Ecuador 1

Group B: England 0, United States 0

Saturday, Nov. 26

Group D: Australia 1, Tunisia 0

Group C: Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0

Group D: France 2, Denmark 1

Group C: Argentina 2, Mexico 0

Sunday, Nov. 27

Group E: Costa Rica 1, Japan 0

Group F: Morocco 2, Belgium 0

Group F: Croatia 4, Canada 1

Group E: Spain 1, Germany 1

Monday, Nov. 28

Group G: Cameroon 3, Serbia 3

Group H: Ghana 3, South Korea 2

Group G: Brazil 1, Switzerland 0

Group H: Portugal 2, Uruguay 0

Tuesday, Nov. 29

Group A: Netherlands 2, Qatar 0

Group A: Senegal 2, Ecuador 1

Group B: England 3, Wales 0

Group B: United States 1, Iran 0

Wednesday, Nov. 30

Group D: Tunisia 1, France 0

Group D: Australia 1, Denmark 0

Group C: Argentina 2, Poland 0

Group C: Mexico 2, Saudi Arabia 1

Thursday, Dec. 1

Group F: Croatia 0, Belgium 0

Group F: Morocco 2, Canada 1

Group E: Japan 2, Spain 1

Group E: Germany 4, Costa Rica 2

Friday, Dec. 2

Group H: South Korea 2, Portugal 1

Group H: Uruguay 2, Ghana 0

Group G: Cameroon 1, Brazil 0

Group G: Switzerland 3, Serbia 2

ROUND OF 16

Saturday, Dec. 3

Match 49: Netherlands 3, United States 1

Match 50: Argentina 2, Australia 1

Sunday, Dec. 4

Match 51: France 3, Poland 1

Match 52: England 3, Senegal 0

Monday, Dec. 5

Match 53: Japan 1, Croatia 1 (Croatia won penalty shootout, 3-1)

Match 54: Brazil 4, South Korea 1

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Match 55: Morocco 0, Spain 0 (Morocco won penalty shootout, 3-0)

Match 56: Portugal 6, Switzerland 1

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, Dec. 9

Match 58: Croatia 1, Brazil 1 (Croatia won penalty shootout, 4-2)

Match 57: Netherlands 2, Argentina 2 (Argentina won penalty shootout, 4-3)

Saturday, Dec. 10

Match 60: Morocco 1, Portugal 0

Match 59: France 2, England 1

SEMIFINALS

Tuesday, Dec. 13

Match 61: Argentina 3, Croatia 0

Wednesday, Dec. 14

Match 62: France 2, Morocco 0

THIRD-PLACE MATCH

Saturday, Dec. 17

Croatia 2, Morocco 1

FINAL

Sunday, Dec. 18

Argentina 3, France 3 (Argentina won penalty shootout, 4-2)

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: World Cup schedule: Groups, times, results for Qatar 2022 tournament