2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ - Tournament Overview
qatar2022
This year's edition of the greatest world soccer tournament is seting up a new major first in the history of soccer - it is the first time that the World Cup is going to be held during the Northern Hemisphere's cold months. The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup finals will also be the first hosted by an Arab country.
On this dedicated page you can find a wide array of useful information, centralized and verified by us and also direct links and relevant news feeds for your convenience.
This is also the main page for our coverage of the tournament, and any relevant betting opportunities covering all the 48 matches from the tournament kick-off until the last game of the Group Stage. So saving or bookmarking it might prove helpful.
2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ - Countdown
Qatar
jul18cal
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ will have for the last time the usual format for final tournaments, starting with 32 teams divided in 8 groups of 4. Begining with the next edition of 2026 the number of qualified teams will be raised to 48. For this edition you can see the detailed groups listed in the table below.
wctrophy
This format will provide us with 48 enticing games in the Group Stage between November 20th and December 2nd, a shorther than usual time frame as well, as in fact is the case for the entire tournament that will span for less than a month, 29 days to be precise.
The Round of 16 games will be played between December 3rd and 6th, the Quarter Finals on December 9th and 10th while the Semi Finals will take place on December 13th and 14th. The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ Final will be played at the Lusail Stadium on December 18th while the third place play-off will be hosted on July 17th by the Al Rayyan (Khalifa) Stadium in Doha.
For a more detailed view of the tournament's time table check the information provided below.
QUALIFIED TEAMS | ||||||||||
GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | GROUP D | |||||||
 | Qatar |  | England |  | Argentina |  | France | |||
 | Ecuador |  | Iran |  | Saudi Arabia |  | Australia | |||
 | Senegal |  | United States |  | Mexico |  | Denmark | |||
 | Netherlands |  | Wales |  | Poland |  | Tunisia | |||
GROUP E | GROUP F | GROUP G | GROUP H | |||||||
 | Spain |  | Belgium |  | Brazil |  | Portugal | |||
 | Costa Rica |  | Canada |  | Serbia |  | Ghana | |||
 | Germany |  | Morocco |  | Switzerland |  | Uruguay | |||
 | Japan |  | Croatia |  | Cameroon |  | South Korea | |||
Relevant 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ information | ||
Category | Information | Resources |
Official organization information | The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ is a FIFA regulated competition. | |
Tournament duration | Starting date: Sunday, November 20th Ending date: Sunday, December 18th Total games to be played: 64 | 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ Schedule |
Group Stage | Starting date: Thursday, June 14th Ending date: Thursday, June 28th Number of teams: 32 Total games to be played: 48 | |
Final Stage | Starting date: Sunday, December 3rd Ending date: Sunday, December 18th Number of teams: 16 Total games to be played: 16 | |
Time zones | Qatar has only one time zone, observing the Arabian Standard Time, which is actually UTC+3. | World Time Zones Map |
Host city | stadium | seats | Lusail | Lusail Stadium | 80,000 Al Khor | Al Bayt Stadium | 45,360 Al Rayyan | Khalifa International Stadium | 45,416 Al Rayyan | Education City Stadium | 45,350 Al Rayyan | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | 44,740 Doha | Stadium 974 | 40,000 Doha | Al Thumama Stadium | 40,000 Al Wakrah | Al Janoub Stadium | 40,000 | Qatar official information |
Tournament logo | The official competition's logo was once again designed with the contribution of the now closed Portuguese design agency Brandia Central. |  |
Tournament mascot | The mascot of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ is a graphic representation of a traditional keffiyeh (headdress) called La'aeeb™, roughly translated as "super skilled". It is presented as a fluid shaped representation of talent and it is in tune with the tournament's official slogan - 'Now is All'. |  |
Official ball | Adidas™ is, no surprise, the supplier of the official ball for this edition of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar ™. The name of the ball is "Al Rihla", meaning 'journey' in Arabic and it was presented on March 30th 2022. |  |
2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ tickets | It is our strong recommendation to get your 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ tickets from authorized sources ONLY. | |
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ - Betting tips
Even if taken place in an unusual season of the year we all know that the 2022 World Cup™ edition is going to be as thrilling and eventfull as every finals edition in the history of the World Cup, with highs and lows, favourites and underdogs all going at full speed towards the ultimate prize on the table.
Beside this year's FIFA World Cup™ promise of sporting excitement expected from a top level international tournament there is also a very good money making opportunity.
Needless to point out that for those of us who also want to capitalize on this high end soccer competition the most profitable part is usually the first phase, which also represents 3/4 of the entire action when it comes to the number of games to be played.
$2
For the best chance to get the most out of the lucrative betting markets, to get our best tips on final results and goals markets for all the games of the 2022 World Cup we invite you to renew your regular Full Monthly Subscription. Or, if you are new here, to begin winning with us by taking your first step with us and subscribe to our services by simply clicking on the link below.
cap