ENGLAND will be playing Iran on the opening day of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
This will be the first time in the tournament’s history that it will be contested for during the winter months, with the big event starting on November 21.
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And it is set to be a condensed schedule with FOUR matches played on the opening match-day of the showpiece event.
However, fans of the competition will not have to miss a single minute of the action with all the details of the encounters detailed below.
What are the most important dates for the World Cup?
- The group stages will open its curtains on November 21.
- Round of 16 will be on December 3 – December 6.
- Quarter-final stages begin on December 9 – December 10.
- Semi-finals are taking place on December 13 – December 14.
- The World Cup final will be participated on December 18.
World Cup full fixture dates
The fixture list has been revealed for the World Cup 2022, following the big draw.
The kick-off times for each game will be released on the day of Saturday, April 2.
Monday, November 21
Group A: Qatar vs Ecuador (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)
Group A: Senegal vs Netherlands
Group B: England vs Iran
Group B: United States vs Wales or Scotland / Ukraine
Tuesday, November 22
Group C: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia
Group C: Mexico vs Poland
Group D: France vs Peru or Australia / United Arab Emirates
Group D: Denmark vs Tunisia
Group E: Spain vs Costa Rica or New Zealand
Group E: Germany vs Japan
Group F: Belgium vs Canada
Group F: Morocco vs Croatia
Thursday, November 24
Group G: Brazil vs Serbia
Group G: Switzerland vs Cameroon
Group H: Portugal vs Ghana
Group H: Uruguay vs South Korea
Friday, November 25
Group A: Qatar vs Senegal
Group A: Netherlands vs Ecuador
Group B: England vs United States
Group B: Wales or Scotland / Ukraine vs Iran
Saturday, November 26
Group C: Argentina vs Mexico
Group C: Poland vs Saudi Arabia
Group D: France vs Denmark
Group D: Tunisia vs Peru or Australia / United Arab Emirates
Sunday, November 27
Group E: Spain vs Germany
Group E: Japan vs Costa Rica or New Zealand
Group F: Belgium vs Morocco
Group F: Croatia vs Canada
Monday, November 28
Group G: Brazil vs Switzerland
Group G: Cameroon vs Serbia
Group H: Portugal vs Uruguay
Group H: South Korea vs Ghana
Tuesday, November 29
Group A: Netherlands vs Qatar
Group A: Ecuador vs Senegal
Group B: Wales or Scotland / Ukraine vs England
Group B: Iran vs United States
Wednesday, November 30
Group C: Poland vs Argentina
Group C: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico
Group D: Tunisia vs France
Group D: Peru or Australia / United Arab Emirates vs Denmark
Thursday, December 1
Group E: Japan vs Spain
Group E: Costa Rica or New Zealand vs Germany
Group F: Croatia vs Belgium
Group F: Canada vs Morocco
Friday, December 2
Group G: Cameroon vs Brazil
Group G: Serbia vs Switzerland
Group H: South Korea vs PortugalGroup H: Ghana vs Uruguay
What are the kick-off times for the World Cup?
The Qatar time zone is three hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time which means that games will be played earlier in the UK than locally.
FIFA have stated that the first two rounds of games will kick-off at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm local time – 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm UK time.
However, the kick-off timings in the final round of group fixtures and knock-out ties will be at 6pm and 10pm local time – 3pm and 7pm UK time.
Leaving the final to be scheduled at 6pm local time – 3pm UK time.
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