FIFA World Cup 2022: Facts You Need To Know

The opening ceremony will take place on Sunday, 20 November 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, prior to the opening match of the tournament between hosts Qatar and Ecuador. This will be the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world, and the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan

Matches at the event will be played in eight venues across five cities

Mascot

The official mascot for the 2022 FIFA World Cup is Laʼeeb, which is an Arabic word meaning "super-skilled player". 

Match ball

The official match ball for the 2022 FIFA World Cup  is  "Al Rihla"

 Opening Match

The opening match will be between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. 

Final Match 

The final will be held on 18 December 2022, Qatar's National Day.

Group A

Qatar 

Ecuador 

Senegal 

The Netherlands 

Group B

England 

IR Iran 

USA T

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 

Korea Republic