The FIFA World Cup 2022 is the world’s international soccer championship. It is played every four years. The Round of 16 has been filled with upsets.
22nd FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is in Qatar November 20 – December 18, 2022. The final is December 18, 2022 in Lusail Iconic Stadium on the outskirts of Doha. The World Cup is being broadcast in English on Fox Sports and in Spanish on Telemundo 47. 🇨🇷 🇪🇨 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 | 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇺🇾 | 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 🇪🇸 | 🇨🇲 🇬🇭 🇲🇦 🇸🇳 🇹🇳
The first World Cup in the Arab world was moved from summer to winter because of Qatar’s desert heat. There is controversy about corruption in awarding the cup, abuse of the migrant workers who built the soccer stadiums, and conflicts between global and Arab social standards.
France are the reigning world champions.
Final
Watch Argentina vs France (world #3 vs #4), the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Final, on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 11am ET. This is Messi’s last chance to win the World Cup. France is the defending champion. 🇦🇷🇫🇷
The game has been called the best World Cup ever. Starting with Argentina up 2-0, it ended in a 3-3 draw which Argentina won (4-2) on penalties. Messi gets his World Cup and Argentina stands proud.
Semi-Finals
Watch Argentina vs Croatia (world #3 vs #12), a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Semi-final match, on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 3pm ET. 🇦🇷
Watch France vs Morocco (world #4 vs #22), a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Semi-final match, on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 3pm ET. 🇫🇷
Quarter-Finals
Watch Croatia vs Brazil (world #12 vs #1), a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Quarter-final match, at your favorite New York sports bar on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇧🇷
Watch Netherlands vs Argentina (world #8 vs #3), a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Quarter-final match, on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 3pm ET. 🇦🇷
Watch Morocco vs Portugal (world #22 vs #9), a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Quarter-final match, on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇲🇦🇵🇹
Watch England vs France (world #5 vs #4), a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Quarter-final match, on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 3pm ET. 🇫🇷
Round of 16
Watch Netherlands vs USA, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Round of 16 match, on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 11am ET.
Watch Argentina vs Australia, a FIFA World Csup 2022 Qatar Round of 16 match, on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 3pm ET. This is a matchup of the southern hemisphere. 🇦🇷
Watch France vs Poland, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Round of 16 match, on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇫🇷
Watch England vs Senegal, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Round of 16 match, on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 3pm ET. 🇸🇳
Watch TBD vs TBD, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Round of 16 match, on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 3pm.
Watch Morocco vs Spain, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Round of 16 match, on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 11am ET. This should be good because the two countries have a colonial history. 🇲🇦🇪🇸
Watch Watch TBD vs TBD, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Quarter-final match, on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 3pm ET., a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Round of 16 match, on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 3pm.
Group Stage
After qualifying rounds that began in 2019, the 2022 World Cup starts with a Group Stage.
The opening ceremony features Shakira, Jung Kook of Korean boy band BTS, and the Black Eyed Peas before the opening match, Qatar vs Ecuador, at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on Sunday, November 20, 2022.
Group A is: Qatar (FIFA World Ranking #49), Ecuador (#44), Senegal (#18) and the Netherlands (#8th). Netherlands and Senegal are the teams to beat. 🇪🇨 🇸🇳
Group B is: England (#5), Iran (#23), United States (#14) and Wales (#19). England and United States are the teams to beat. England/Wales and United States/Iran games should be intensely fought. 🇺🇸
Group C is: Argentina (#3), Saudi Arabia (#53), Mexico (#12) and Poland (#26). The teams to beat are Argentina and Mexico. 🇦🇷 🇲🇽
Group D is: France (#4), Australia (#39), Denmark (#10) and Tunisia (#30). The teams to beat are France and Denmark. 🇫🇷 🇹🇳
Group E is: Spain (#6), Costa Rica (#34), Germany (#11) and Japan (#24). The teams to beat are Germany and Spain, although Costa Rica can surprise. 🇨🇷 🇪🇸
Group F is: Belgium (#2), Canada (#43), Morocco (#22), and Croatia (#15). The teams to beat are Belgium and Croatia. 🇲🇦
Group G is: Brazil (#1), Serbia (#24), Switzerland (#16) and Cameroon (#38). The teams to beat are Brazil and Switzerland. 🇧🇷 🇨🇲
Group H is: Portugal (#9), Ghana (#60), Uruguay (#13) and Korea Republic (#28). The teams to beat are Portugal and Uruguay. 🇬🇭 🇵🇹 🇺🇾
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Watch the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar opening ceremony followed by the opening match Qatar vs Ecuador on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇪🇨
Monday, November 21, 2022
Watch Senegal vs Netherlands, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match on Monday, November 21, 2022 at 8am ET. 🇸🇳
Watch United States vs Wales, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match on Monday, November 21, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇺🇸
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Watch Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 5am ET. 🇦🇷
Watch Denmark vs Tunisia, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 8am ET. 🇹🇳
Watch Mexico vs Poland, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇲🇽
Watch France vs Australia, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇫🇷
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Watch Morocco vs Croatia, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 5am ET. 🇲🇦
Watch Spain vs Costa Rica, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇨🇷 🇪🇸
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Watch Switzerland vs Cameroon, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 5am ET. 🇨🇷 🇨🇲
Watch Uruguay vs South Korea, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 8am ET. 🇺🇾
Watch Portugal vs Ghana, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇬🇭 🇵🇹
Watch Brazil vs Serbia, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇧🇷
Friday, November 25, 2022
Watch Qatar vs Senegal, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Friday, November 25, 2022 at 8am ET. 🇸🇳
Watch Netherlands vs Ecuador, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Friday, November 25, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇪🇨
Watch England vs United States, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Friday, November 25, 2022 at 2pm ET.
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Watch Australia vs Tunisia, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 5am ET.
Watch France vs Denmark, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇫🇷
Watch Argentina vs Mexico, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇦🇷 🇲🇽
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Watch Japan vs Costa Rica, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 5am ET. 🇨🇷
Watch Belgium vs Morocco, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 8am ET. 🇲🇦
Watch Spain vs Germany, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇪🇸
Monday, November 28, 2022
Watch Cameroon vs Serbia, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Monday, November 28, 2022 at 5am ET. 🇨🇲
Watch South Korea vs Ghana, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Monday, November 28, 2022 at 8am ET. 🇬🇭
Watch Brazil vs Switzerland, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Monday, November 28, 2022 at 11am ET. 🇧🇷
Watch Portugal vs Uruguay, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Monday, November 28, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇵🇹 🇺🇾
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Watch Ecuador vs Senegal, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 10am ET. 🇪🇨 🇸🇳
Watch Iran vs United States, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇺🇸
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Watch Tunisia vs France, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 10am ET. 🇫🇷 🇹🇳
Watch Saudi Arabia vs Mexico, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇲🇽
Watch Poland vs Argentina, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇦🇷
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Watch Canada vs Morocco, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 10am ET. 🇲🇦
Watch Japan vs Spain, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇪🇸
Watch Costa Rica vs Germany, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇨🇷
Friday, December 2, 2022
Watch Ghana vs Uruguay, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 9am ET. 🇬🇭 🇺🇾
Watch South Korea vs Portugal, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 10am ET. 🇵🇹
Watch Cameroon vs Brazil, a FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar group stage match, on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 2pm ET. 🇧🇷 🇨🇲