Perhaps the world’s biggest sporting event gets underway this month, with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 48 teams have their sights set on soccer’s biggest prize, with the group stage scheduled to begin on Sunday, November 20, when Qatar takes on Ecuador in the traditional opening match featuring the host country.
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Note: How to pronounce “Qatar.”
They’ve pronounced it “kuh-TAR” and “KA-tar” and “cutter.” The Brits occasionally go for “kuh-TAAH.” Some Americans have done their homework and still somehow settled on “cut-tar.” The accepted pronunciation “would sound like saying: Kuh-TAR.” The English word closest to the native pronunciation might actually be “guitar.”
To continue, the World Cup is being played in the middle of the club season due to the weather in Qatar, forcing leagues around the world to go into a midseason break while some of their best players descend on Qatar for the World Cup.
Here is a look at the schedule thru December 2, along with television information for each match.
Schedule and TV Information
Group Stage
Sunday, November 20
Group A: Qatar vs Ecuador, 11:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Monday, November 21
Group B: England vs Iran, 8:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group A: Senegal vs Netherlands, 11:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group B: United States vs Wales, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Tuesday, November 22
Group C: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, 5:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group D: Denmark vs Tunisia, 8:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group C: Mexico vs Poland, 11:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group D: France vs Australia, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Wednesday, November 23
Group F: Morocco vs Croatia, 5:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group E: Germany vs Japan, 8:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group E: Spain vs Costa Rica, 11:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group F: Belgium vs Canada, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Thursday, November 24
Group G: Switzerland vs Cameroon, 5:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group H: Uruguay vs South Korea, 8:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group H: Portugal vs Ghana, 11:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group G: Brazil vs Serbia, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Friday, November 25
Group B: Wales vs Iran, 5:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group A: Qatar vs Senegal, 8:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group A: Netherlands vs Ecuador, 11:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group B: England vs United States, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Saturday, November 26
Group D: Tunisia vs Australia, 5:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group C: Poland vs Saudi Arabia, 8:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group D: France vs Denmark, 11:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group C: Argentina vs Mexico, 2:00 p.m. ET, FS1
Sunday, November 27
Group E: Japan vs Costa Rica, 5:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group F: Belgium vs Morocco, 8:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group F: Croatia vs Canada, 11:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group E: Spain vs Germany, 2:00 p.m. ET, FS1
Monday, November 28
Group G: Cameroon vs Serbia, 5:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group H: South Korea vs Ghana, 8:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group G: Brazil vs Switzerland, 11:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group H: Portugal vs Uruguay, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Tuesday, November 29
Group A: Ecuador vs Senegal, 10:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group A: Netherlands vs Qatar, 10:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group B: Iran vs United States, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Group B: Wales vs England, 2:00 p.m. ET, FS1
Wednesday, November 30
Group D: Tunisia vs France, 10:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group D: Australia vs Denmark, 10:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group C: Poland vs Argentina, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Group C: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico, 2:00 p.m. ET, FS1
Thursday, December 1
Group F: Croatia vs Belgium, 10:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group F: Canada vs Morocco, 10:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group E: Japan vs Spain, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
Group E: Costa Rica vs Germany, 2:00 p.m. ET, FS1
Friday, December 2
Group H: South Korea vs Portugal, 10:00 a.m. ET, FOX
Group H: Ghana vs Uruguay, 10:00 a.m. ET, FS1
Group G: Serbia vs Switzerland, 2:00 p.m. ET, FS1
Group G: Cameroon vs Brazil, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX
This year’s World Cup has no shortage of storylines. On the pitch, this is the last World Cup for Lionel Messi, who has been underwhelming at times this year for Paris Saint-Germain. There is the return of Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac event during the 2021 Euros while playing for Denmark. Canada, who qualified for their first World Cup since 1986 by winning CONCACAF, features defender Alphonso Davies, who can impact the game anywhere on the field.
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