World Cup 2022
England will come up against USA, Iran and Wales in the group stage, while Spain and Germany will face off with a number of mouthwatering ties awaiting us in the winter.To get more news about Bdlive, you can visit bdlive.vn official website.
The tournament will kick off on Monday, November 21 with the opening game seeing AFCON champions Senegal taking on the Netherlands.
England v Iran will be the second game of the tournament while holders Qatar will then face Ecuador. USA’s game against Wales will then round off a hectic first day.The group stage will run until Friday, December 2 with four games per day being held.
The first of the knockout games will then start the following day on Saturday, December 3.England will face a first-ever ‘Battle of Britain’ at a World Cup finals.The Three Lions will be up against Wales in the group stage after they beat Ukraine in their play-off.
Gareth Southgate’s men will kick off Group B on the tournament’s opening day against Iran, a side they have never faced in a senior competitive international.
They will also face the United States, who they have met twice in the World Cup finals – in 1950 and 2010 – but never beaten.If they get through their group, England would face one of hosts Qatar, Holland, Ecuador or Senegal in the last 16.
Elsewhere, Group E pitted former world champions Spain and Germany against each other.FIFA has confirmed the first two rounds of matches will kick off at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm local time (10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm in the UK).
Kick-off times in the final round of group games and knock-out round matches will be at 6pm and 10pm local time (3pm and 7pm UK time).
And the final is scheduled to kick off at 6pm local time (3pm UK time).The weather has been a hot topic ever since the World Cup was awarded to the Gulf nation of Qatar.In November, the average temperature in Qatar is between 22C and 30C while in December is it between 17C and 25C.In the summer months between May and August, the average temperature is around 37C.
Qatar is a peninsular Arab country which is location in the Persian Gulf. It borders Saudi Arabia and is near neighbours to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.There will be 32 countries competing in the World Cup including holders Qatar who will be making their debut in the showpiece tournament.
Unlike at Euro 2020, the group stage will only see the top two teams progress from the eight groups.
The group winners and runners-up will enter the round of 16 and the tournament will progress through the knockout stage before a champion is crowned in the final.
There will be a third-place play-off match which will be held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan on Saturday, December 17.