It has felt like an eternity since the 2018 edition in Russia, but the 2022 FIFA World Cup is finally just around the corner. 32 of the world’s top football nations will head to Qatar in November to contest the 22nd World Cup and of course, Australia will be one of them!
Now that all nations have been designated to one of eight groups, let’s take a look at who’s matching up with who in the first stage of the tournament, as well as all the important dates for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Group Stage: Monday, November 21, 2022 – Saturday, December 3, 2022
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia
Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan
Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
Each team will play the other members of their group once, with the top two performing teams progressing to the knockout phase.
Knockout phase – Sunday, December 4, 2022 – Monday, December 19, 2022
Round of 16
Sunday December 4
49 - Winners of Group A vs. Runners-up of Group B (2am AEDT)
50 - Winners of Group C vs. Runners-up of Group D (6am AEDT)
Monday December 5
52- Winners of Group D vs. Runners-up of Group C (2am AEDT)
51- Winners of Group B vs. Runners-up of Group A (6am AEDT)
Tuesday December 6
53 - Winners of Group E vs. Runners-up of Group F (2am AEDT)
54 - Winners of Group G vs. Runners-up of Group H (6am AEDT)
Wednesday December 7
55 - Winners of Group F vs. Runners-up of Group E (2am AEDT)
56 - Winners of Group H vs. Runners-up of Group G (6am AEDT)
Quarterfinals
Saturday December 10
58 - Winners of 53 vs. Winners of 54 (2am AEDT)
57 - Winners of 49 vs. Winners of 50 (6am AEDT)
Sunday December 11
60 - Winners of 55 vs. Winners of 56 (2am AEDT)
59 - Winners of 51 vs. Winners of 52 (2am AEDT)
Semi-finals
Wednesday December 14
61 - Winners of 57 vs. Winners of 58 (6am AEDT)
Thursday December 15
62 - Winners of 59 vs. Winners of 60 (6am AEDT)
Sunday December 18
63 - Third place play-off (2am AEDT)
Final
Monday December 19
64 - The World Cup final (2am AEDT)
Don't forget that Before You Bet will be bringing you free previews and soccer betting tips for all the big matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including all of the Australian Socceroos matches as well as Finals. It should be an amazing event and we can't wait until kick off!
