WORLD CUP. In a few months, the world of football will vibrate to the rhythm of the World Cup in Qatar, an update on all the matches and the pools of the World Cup.
[Mis à jour le 13 juin 2022 à 10h32] While Nations League punctuated the calendar of national selections this month of June 2022, eyes are still riveted on the next World Cup in Qatar which takes place in a few months, on November 21 for the opening match between Senegal and the Netherlands. Down.
This Monday, June 13, the French team, defending champion, will finally know all of its opponents for the next World Cup. It is even their very first opponent on Tuesday, November 22 at 5 p.m. that the Blues will meet after the dam between Australia and Peru. As a reminder, the Blues have already faced the two teams in Russia. For their entry into the running, the Blues had almost stumbled over Australia. Only a penalty from Antoine Griezmann after intervention by the VAR and an own goal from Behic at the end of the match allowed them to beat the Socceroos by a short header (2-1). During its second game of the World Cup, the team of Didier Deschamps also won in pain (1-0) thanks to a goal from Mbappé.
The draw for the 2022 World Cup has determined all the groups for the group stage and a first sketch of the calendar for this World Cup with the poster for the opening match, Netherlands – Senegal. Here are all the groups resulting from this draw:
- Group A : Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador
- Group B : England, United States, Iran, Wales
- Group C : Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia
- Group D : France, Denmark, Tunisia + the winner of the United Arab Emirates-Australia play-offs, then Peru
- Group E : Spain, Germany, Japan + the winner of the Costa Rica-New Zealand play-offs
- Group F : Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada
- Group G : Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon
- Group H : Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea, Ghana
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A total of 32 teams, including 13 from Europe, will participate in the 2022 World Cup. With Qatar already assured of its participation as the host country, 31 other countries had to go through qualifiers to qualify. If most of the competitors are known, on April 1, there are still two tickets to distribute. Here are the countries already guaranteed to participate in the competition:
- Qatar (host country)
- Germany
- Denmark
- Brazil
- France
- Belgium
- Serbia
- Spain
- Croatia
- Swiss
- England
- Netherlands
- Argentina
- Iran
- South Korea
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
- Canada
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Ghana
- Senegal
- Portugal
- Cameroon
- UNITED STATES
- Mexico
- Wales
Three more missing in World Cup groups
The last two tickets for this 2022 World Cup will concern the intercontinental finals. Australia, opponent of the Blues in 2018, will play Peru, 5th in the South American zone, in June. New Zealand will try to qualify for the World Cup against Costa Rica.
To cope with these climatic constraints, FIFA has indeed decided to organize this World Cup in winter, for the first time in its history. The date of the opening match, Qatar – Ecuador, has thus been set for November 21, 2022while the grand finale will take place on December 18, 2022Qatar National Day.
The group stage of the 2022 World Cup will take place from November 21 to December 2. The first two of each group will qualify for the round of 16, scheduled for December 3, 4, 5 and 6. It will then be time for the quarter-finals, scheduled for December 9 and 10, then the semi-finals, on December 13 and 14. The match for third place will take place on December 17 and the final on Sunday December 18, one week before Christmas. During the first day, big surprise at the announcement of the calendar since Qatar, host country of this World Cup, will not play the opening match, but will give way to an enticing Senegal – Netherlands from 11am. The day will be particularly busy with four matches on the program since at 2 p.m. we will have England – Iran in group B, at 5 p.m. Qatar – Ecuador again for group A and finally United States – Wales / Scotland / Ukraine for the end of the first day of Group B. To explain this change, Qatar indeed wanted the immense fireworks of the opening ceremony (which will take place… before the Qatar match, namely the third match of the day ) takes place in the evening so that it is more spectacular. Here is the schedule for the group stage:
November 21, 2022
- 11 a.m.: Senegal – Netherlands (GROUP A)
- 2 p.m.: England – Iran (GROUP B)
- 5 p.m.: Qatar – Ecuador (GROUP A)
- 8 p.m.: United States – Wales/Scotland/Ukraine (GROUP B)
November 22, 2022
- 11 a.m.: Argentina – Saudi Arabia (GROUP C)
- 2 p.m.: Denmark – Tunisia (GROUP D)
- 5 p.m.: Mexico – Poland (GROUP C)
- 8 p.m.: France – United Arab Emirates/Australia/Peru (GROUP D)
November 23, 2022
- 11 a.m.: Morocco – Croatia (GROUP F)
- 2 p.m.: Belgium – Croatia (GROUP F)
- 5 p.m.: Germany – Japan (GROUP E)
- 8 p.m.: Spain – Costa Rica/New Zealand (GROUP E)
November 24, 2022
- 11 a.m.: Uruguay – South Korea (GROUP H)
- 2 p.m.: Portugal – Ghana (GROUP H)
- 5 p.m.: Switzerland – Cameroon (GROUP G)
- 8 p.m.: Brazil – Serbia (GROUP G)
November 25, 2022
- 11 a.m.: Netherlands – Ecuador (GROUP A)
- 2 p.m.: Qatar – Senegal (GROUP A)
- 5 p.m.: Wales/Scotland/Ukraine – Iran (GROUP B)
- 8 p.m.: England – USA (GROUP B)
November 26, 2022
- 11 a.m.: Tunisia – United Arab Emirates / Australia / Peru (GROUP D)
- 2 p.m.: Poland – Saudi Arabia (GROUP C)
- 5 p.m.: France – Denmark (GROUP D)
- 8 p.m.: Argentina – Mexico (GROUP C)
November 27, 2022
- 11 a.m. Japan – Costa Rica/New Zealand: (GROUP E)
- 2 p.m.: Spain – Germany (GROUP E)
- 5 p.m.: Croatia – Canada (GROUP F)
- 8 p.m.: Belgium – Morocco (GROUP F)
November 28, 2022
- 11 a.m.: Cameroon – Serbia (GROUP G)
- 2 p.m.: Brazil – Switzerland (GROUP G)
- 5 p.m.: South Korea – Ghana (GROUP H)
- 8 p.m.: Portugal – Uruguay (GROUP H)
November 29, 2022
- 4 p.m.: Wales/Scotland/Ukraine – England and Iran-United States (GROUP B)
- 8 p.m.: Netherlands – Qatar and Ecuador – Senegal (GROUP A)
November 30, 2022
- 6 p.m.: Tunisia – France and United Arab Emirates/Australia/Peru – Denmark (GROUP D)
- 8 p.m.: Poland – Argentina and Saudi Arabia – Mexico (GROUP C)
1st December
- 4 p.m.: Croatia – Belgium and Canada – Morocco (GROUP F)
- 8 p.m.: Japan – Spain and Costa Rica/New Zealand – Germany (GROUP E)
December 2, 2022
- 4 p.m.: South Korea – Portugal and Ghana – Uruguay (GROUP H)
- 8 p.m.: Cameroon – Brazil and Serbia Switzerland (GROUP G)
December 3, 2022
- 4 p.m.: 1st in Group A-2nd in Group B (8th final)
- 8 p.m.: 1st in Group C-2nd in Group D (8th final)
December 4, 2022
- 4 p.m.: 1st in Group B-2nd in Group A (8th final)
- 8 p.m.: 1st in Group D-2nd in Group C (8th final)
December 5
- 4 p.m.: 1st in Group E-2nd in Group F (8th final)
- 8 p.m.: 1st in Group G-2nd in Group H (8th final)
December 6
- 4 p.m.: 1st in Group F-2nd in Group E (8th final)
- 8 p.m.: 1st in Group H-2nd in Group G (8th final)
December 9
- 4 p.m.: 1st in Group A or 2nd in Group B-1st in Group C or 2nd in Group D (quarter-finals)
- 8 p.m.: 1st in Group E or 2nd in Group F-1st in Group G or 2nd in Group H (quarter-finals)
December 10
- 4 p.m.: 1st in Group B or 2nd in Group A-1st in Group D or 2nd in Group C (quarter-finals)
- 8 p.m.: 1st in Group F or 2nd in Group E-1st in Group H or 2nd in Group G (quarter-finals)
- December 13
- 8 p.m.: Winner Q1-Winner Q2 (semi-final)
- December 14
- 8 p.m.: Winner Q3-Winner Q4 (semi-final)
- December 17
- 4 p.m.: Game for 3rd place
- December 18
- 4 p.m.: Final
Latest news around the 2022 World Cup
It was in December 2010 that Qatar was named host country of this World Cup, being preferred to the four other candidates: Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States. A controversial choice which has continued, over the years, to give rise to controversy against a backdrop of accusations of corruption at the time of appointment, of slavery on the construction sites of the stadiums, and on the climate of the country. Given the high heat recorded in summer (the period when the competition is usually played), sometimes with peaks of 50°C, this 2022 World Cup has also had to be postponed to new dates, in winter.
The draw ceremony for the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, on April 1, was the opportunity to unveil the mascot for this 2022 World Cup. It is called “La’eeb” and is presented on the FIFA website as an “indescribable mascot” that “everyone is invited to interpret”. Wearing the traditional Bedouin headdress and displaying a little air of Casper the ghost much commented on on social networks, this mascot has a name that could be translated as “super-qualified player”.
“La’eeb encourages everyone to believe in themselves” and “will bring the joy of football to everyone”, assure the organizers. “We’re sure fans around the world will love this fun and playful character. La’eeb will play a vital role as we engage fans young and old in the FIFA World Cup experience at Qatar”, assured Khalid Ali Al Mawlawi, director of communication of this World Cup. Here are the first images unveiled by Qatar and Fifa:
If you want to go to Qatar, the second phase of ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup began on Tuesday April 5 and will end on April 28 at 11:00 a.m. from Paris. “Those whose ticket request has been satisfied will be informed of the outcome of their request by email no earlier than May 31“, says Fifa in a press release. With this phase, you can get a ticket:
- for a particular match (in four prize categories, the last of which is reserved for residents of Qatar)
- tickets reserved for the supporters of a team for the whole of the group stage or for a match of the second phase in which their team is likely to participate
- and tickets giving access to four matches in four different stadiums.
The prices of individual tickets for the first round range between 250 and 800 Qatari riyals (between 62 and 200 euros) for a match. For the final, it is necessary to count between 2200 and 5850 riyals (550 and 1460 euros)