The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by the Arabic nation Qatar from November 20, 2022, to December 18, 2022. The 29-day-long tournament will feature 32 teams and a total of 64 matches will be played in two stages across 8 stadiums. There were many requests from users for providing the 2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and so here we are with that. GMT will be in use in the United Kingdom during the 2022 FIFA World Cup while GMT is used as the standard time all year round in the following countries and areas: :
Burkina Faso | The Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau |
Iceland | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Togo |
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams, out of these 32 teams only Qatar will qualify as host while the other 31 teams will have to pass the qualification process to participate in the tournament. A total of 64 matches will be played across 8 stadiums in 5 different host cities in Qatar. The matches in the World Cup will be played in two stages, one being Group Stage and the other being the Knockout stage. During the group stage, all 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each and each team will play three matches i.e. one match against all other teams in the group. Based on the performance of teams in the group stage, the top two teams from each group will be selected for the knockout stage, the matches in this stage will be played in a single-elimination method i.e. loser of any match will be out of contention to win the World Cup Trophy. Know more about the competition format of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
A number of fans from the above-mentioned countries want to enjoy each and every match of the tournament and especially the matches where their national team is involved. Accordingly, we have provided the complete match schedule for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The tournament will be played in Qatar and the matches will be played as per Arabia Standard Time (AST) which is three hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) while the time used in the above-mentioned countries is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) it is the standard time itself, however, there is a time difference of three hours between the two time zones.
Match Kick-off Time/Local Time | Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) | Time Difference |
Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00) | UTC+00:00 | 3 Hours |
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off on November 20, 2022, when Qatar take on Ecuador at 4:00 PM GMT at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor while the tournament will culminate with its final match being played on December 18, 2022, at 3:00 PM GMT between the two semi-final winners at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail. The table below provides the complete match schedule of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for all 64 matches:
2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
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