2022 World Cup

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.

Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer

Author: Dennis Hickey

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