The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Qatar from November 20, 2022, to December 18, 2022. During the 29 days-long event top national teams from various FIFA Confederations will compete to win the prestigious trophy. This will be the first-ever FIFA World Cup hosted by the Arabic nation. There were many requests from users for providing the 2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Iran Standard Time (IRST) or Iran Time (IT) and so here we are with that.
FIFA World Cups are quadrennial events organised by FIFA wherein national teams from various confederations take part to win the title of World Champions title. So far 21 tournaments have been organized by FIFA wherein Brazil is the most successful team with five titles to its name.
A total of 64 matches will be played across 8 stadiums in Qatar in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 32 teams will feature in the tournament, out of which 31 teams will be selected after a qualification process while Qatar will be selected as the host. The matches in the competition will be played in two stages, one will be the group stage while the second will be the knockout stage. During the group stage, each team will get three matches where it will face the other 3 teams of the group, based on the performance of the teams in the group stage the teams will be shortlisted for the knockout stage that will be played in a single-elimination format. Know more about the competition format of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Iran qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on January 27, 2022, this will be the third consecutive appearance of Iran at the FIFA World Cup finals while overall it will be the sixth appearance at the tournament. A number of fans from Iran 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 Iran Standard Time (IRST). 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 Iran is Iran Standard Time (IRST) is three hours and thirty minutes ahead of UTC, hence, there is a time difference of thirty minutes between Iran Time and match kick-off time.
Match Kick-off Time/Local Time | Iran Standard Time (IRST) | Time Difference |
Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00) | UTC+03:30 | 30 Minutes |
The first game of the tournament will be played between Qatar and Ecuador at 7:30 PM Iran Time on November 20, 2022, at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor while the two semi-final winners will be competing for the trophy on December 18, 2022, at 6:30 PM Iran Standard Time at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail. The table below provides the complete match schedule of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Iran Standard Time (IRST) for all 64 matches, the matches of Iran are highlighted in bold:
2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Iran Standard Time (IRST)
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