The 22nd edition of FIFA World Cup is also popular as 2022 FIFA World Cup or Football World Cup 2022. Qatar will host the competition from 20 November to 18 December 2022. A total of 32 men’s national teams from 6 confederations to participate in the event. This is the special edition in tournament history as it will be first occasion when FIFA world championship will be played in winter season.

Host Selection

Originally 11 countries were interested to host the prestigious football world cup championship but as time progresses only five nations Australia, Qatar, Japan, South Korea and United States bid to host the event. In total 4 rounds bid process, Qatar won the rights to host 2022 FIFA world cup with 14 votes to United States’ 8.

Official Emblem

The official emblem of Qatar world cup was revealed on 3rd September 2019 at Qatar’s capital Doha.

Teams Qualification

Qatar was the first team to qualify for FIFA world cup 2022 as they will host the tournament.

Teams

32-teams will be playing in 2022 world cup. Being hosts, Qatar qualified for the world cup.

1. Qatar
2. Germany
3. Denmark
4. Brazil
5. France
6. Belgium
7. Croatia
8. Spain
9. Serbia
10. England
11. Switzerland
12. Netherlands
13. Argentina
14. Iran
15. South Korea
16. Japan
17. Saudi Arabia
18. Ecuador
19. Uruguay
20. Canada
21. Ghana
22. Senegal
23. Portugal
24. Poland
25. Tunisia
26. Morocco
27. Cameroon
28. USA
29. Mexico
30. Wales
31. Australia
32. Costa Rica

Read more: World Cup 2022 Teams

Venues

A total of 12 venues are originally picked to host the event but the number can be reduced to 8. The proposed and expected venues to host 2022 FIFA world cup are:

1. Lusail Iconic Stadium (Lusail)
2. Al Thumama Stadium (Doha)
3. Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor)
4. Khalifa International Stadium (Doha)
5. Education City Stadium (Doha)
6. Ras Abu Aboud Stadium (Doha)
7. Al Janoub Stadium (Al Wakrah)
8. Al Rayyan Stadium (Al Rayyan)

Groups

All eight teams group were confirmed on 1st April 2022 as draw took place.

Group A: Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador

Group B: England, USA, Iran, Wales

Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia

Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia, Australia

Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica

Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada

Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon

Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea, Ghana

Schedule

The first match of 22nd Football world cup will be played on 20 November. Tournament will conclude on 18 December with a final match.

Fixtures

The fixtures of 2022 world cup were confirmed when the group stage draw of qualified teams took place on 1st April in Doha. Opening match of the event is scheduled to play between Qatar and Ecuador. The complete schedule of all participating 32 teams are as follows.

Broadcasting Rights

Read More: World Cup 2022 broadcasters list

Sponsors

Adidas, Coca Cola, Wanda, Visa, Hyundai, Qatar Visa are the official FIFA partners for 2022 world cup. The sponsors of this year’s Qatar world cup are Vivo, ByJu’s, Hisense, Budweiser, Crypto.com, McDonalds and Mengnui.

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