FIFA World Cup gets underway on Sunday, 20th November 2022 with the opening game between hosts Qatar against South American side Ecuador. After that every day there will be four matches until the group stage ends on 2nd december 2022. However some of the teams involved in the world cup will be playing couple of warmup matches heading into the world cup.
These matches might not be shown on TV and will server as preparation for the tournament. Below is the list of matches schedule before the world cup starts.
| DATE | MATCH | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 16 November | Iran vs Tunisia | 13:00 CET |
| 16 November | Saudi Arabia vs Croatia | 14:00 CET |
| 16 November | Argentina vs UAE | 15:30 CET |
| 16 November | Austria vs Andorra | 17:00 CET |
| 16 November | Germany vs Oman | 17:00 CET |
| 16 November | Poland vs Chile | 19:30 CET |
| 16 November | Mexico vs Sweden | 19:30 CET |
| 16 November | Algeria vs Mali | 19:45 CET |
| 16 November | Italy vs Albania | 19:45 CET |
| 16 November | Turkey vs Scotland | 17:00 CET |
| DATE | MATCH | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 17 November | Switzerland vs Ghana | 10:00 CET |
| 17 November | Japan vs Canada | 13;45 CET |
| 17 November | Iraq vs Costa Rica | 14:00 CET |
| 17 November | Jordan vs Spain | 16:00 CET |
| 17 November | Morocco vs Georgia | 16:00 CET |
| 17 November | Portugal vs Nigeria | 18:45 CET |
| 17 November | Republic of Ireland vs Norway | 19:45 CET |
You can see the full FIFA Word Cup match schedule from group stages to the final. 48 group games will be played from 20th November to 02 December 2022. 16 knockout matches including the big final will be played from 03 December to 18 December 2022.