World Cup 2022: Dates, draw, schedule, kick-off times, final for Qatar tournament

With the World Cup now at the semi-final stage, here’s all you need to know about this year’s tournament, from key dates to kick-off times.

World Cup quarter-final fixtures

Friday December 9
Croatia 1-1 Brazil – Croatia win 4-2 on penalties
Netherlands 2-2 Argentina – Argentina win 4-3 on penalties

Saturday December 10
Morocco 1-0 Portugal
England 1-2 France

Semi-final fixtures

Tuesday December 13
Argentina 3-0 Croatia

Wednesday December 14
France vs Morocco – Kick-off 7pm

Third place play-off

Saturday December 17
Croatia vs France or Morocco – Kick-off 3pm

Final

Sunday December 18
Argentina vs France/Morocco – Kick-off 7pm

World Cup last-16 results

Saturday December 3
Netherlands 3-1 USA
Argentina 2-1 Australia

Sunday December 4
France 3-1 Poland
England 3-0 Senegal

Monday December 5
Japan 1-1 Croatia – Croatia win 3-1 on penalties
Brazil 4-1 South Korea

Tuesday December 6
Morocco 0-0 Spain – Morocco win 3-0 on penalties
Portugal 6-1 Switzerland

Final group tables

World Cup results, fixtures, format and schedule

Group stage – all kick-off times in UK

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Sunday November 20

Group A: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador

Monday November 21

Group B: England 6-2 Iran
Group A: Senegal 0-2 Netherlands
Group B: USA 1-1 Wales

Tuesday November 22

Group C: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Group D: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia
Group C: Mexico 0-0 Poland
Group D: France 4-1 Australia

Wednesday November 23

Group F: Morocco 0-0 Croatia
Group E: Germany 1-2 Japan
Group E: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica
Group F: Belgium 1-0 Canada

Thursday November 24

Group G: Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon
Group H: Uruguay 0-0 South Korea
Group H: Portugal 3-2 Ghana
Group G: Brazil 2-0 Serbia

Friday November 25

Group B: Wales 0-2 Iran
Group A: Qatar 1-3 Senegal
Group A: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador
Group B: England 0-0 USA

Saturday November 26

Group D: Tunisia 0-1 Australia
Group C: Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia
Group D: France 2-1 Denmark
Group C: Argentina 2-0 Mexico

Sunday November 27

Group E: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica
Group F: Belgium 0-2 Morocco
Group F: Croatia 4-1 Canada
Group E: Spain 1-1 Germany

Monday November 28

Group G: Cameroon 3-3 Serbia
Group H: South Korea 2-3 Ghana
Group G: Brazil 1-0 Switzerland
Group H: Portugal 2-0 Uruguay

Tuesday November 29

Group A: Netherlands 2-0 Qatar
Group A: Ecuador 1-2 Senegal
Group B: Wales 0-3 England
Group B: Iran 0-1 USA

Wednesday November 30

Group D: Australia 1-0 Denmark
Group D: Tunisia 1-0 France
Group C: Poland 0-2 Argentina
Group C: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico

Thursday December 1

Group F: Croatia 0-0 Belgium
Group F: Canada 1-2 Morocco
Group E: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany
Group E: Japan 2-1 Spain

Friday, December 2

Group H: South Korea 2-1 Portugal
Group H: Ghana 0-2 Uruguay
Group G: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland
Group G: Cameroon 1-0 Brazil

Round of 16

Saturday December 3
49 – Netherlands 3-1 USA
50 – Argentina 2-1 Australia

Sunday December 4
52 – France 3-1 Poland
51 – England 3-0 Senegal

Monday December 5
53 – Japan 1-1 Croatia – Croatia win 3-1 on penalties
54 – Brazil 4-1 South Korea

Tuesday December 6
55 – Morocco 0-0 Spain – Morocco win 3-0 on penalties
56 – Portugal 6-1 Switzerland

Quarter-finals

Friday December 9
58 – Croatia 1-1 Brazil – Croatia win 4-2 on penalties
57 – Netherlands 2-2 Argentina – Argentina win 4-3 on penalties

Saturday December 10
60 – Morocco 1-0 Portugal
59 – England 1-2 France

Semi-finals

Tuesday December 13
61 – Argentina 3-0 Croatia

Wednesday December 14
62 – France vs Morocco (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor; kick-off 7pm)

Saturday December 17
63 – Third place play-off (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan; kick-off 3pm)

Final

Sunday December 18
64 – The World Cup final (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail; kick-off 3pm)

What will happen with domestic football in England and Scotland?

December 3-6 – The World Cup round of 16 starts.

December 9-10 – The World Cup quarter-finals.

December 10 – The Championship resumes.

December 13-14 – World Cup semi-finals.

December 17 – The Scottish Premiership resumes.

December 18 – World Cup final.

December 26 – The Premier League resumes.