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The full World Cup 2022 fixtures are now underway.
The first two rounds of group games will have kick-off times of 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm GMT. The final group stage games and all knockout games will have kick-offs of 3pm and 7pm GMT.
All of England’s group stage games are on weekdays, with the first match being a 1pm GMT kick-off against Iran on a Monday, the second match against the United States 7pm GMT on a Friday, and the final group stage game 7pm GMT on a Tuesday.
The first game of the World Cup will now take place between Qatar and Ecuador on the evening of Sunday, November 20. It had previously been scheduled for the following day, but was moved forward to carry on the tradition of the hosts playing in the opening match.
As a result, the November 21 clash between Senegal and the Netherlands has been moved back from a 10am GMT kick-off to 4pm GMT.
Group stage
World Cup 2022 fixtures: the group stage
Matchday 1
Sunday, November 20
Qatar 0-2 Ecuador (4pm GMT, BBC)
Monday, November 21
England 6-2 Iran (1pm GMT, BBC)
Senegal 0-2 Netherlands (4pm GMT, ITV)
United States 1-1 Wales (7pm GMT, ITV)
Tuesday, November 22
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (10am GMT, ITV)
Denmark vs Tunisia (1pm GMT, ITV)
Mexico vs Poland (4pm GMT, BBC)
France vs Australia (7pm GMT, BBC)
Wednesday, November 23
Morocco vs Croatia (10am GMT, ITV)
Germany vs Japan (1pm GMT, ITV)
Spain vs Costa Rica (4pm GMT, ITV)
Belgium vs Canada (7pm GMT, BBC)
Thursday, November 24
Switzerland vs Cameroon (10am GMT, ITV)
Uruguay vs South Korea (1pm GMT, BBC)
Portugal vs Ghana (4pm GMT, ITV)
Brazil vs Serbia (7pm GMT, BBC)
Matchday 2
Friday, November 25
Wales vs Iran (10am GMT, BBC)
Qatar vs Senegal (1pm GMT, BBC)
Netherlands vs Ecuador (4pm GMT, ITV)
England vs United States (7pm GMT, ITV)
Saturday, November 26
Tunisia vs Australia (10am GMT, BBC)
Poland vs Saudi Arabia (1pm GMT, ITV)
France vs Denmark (4pm GMT, ITV)
Argentina vs Mexico (7pm GMT, ITV)
Sunday, November 27
Japan vs Costa Rica (10am GMT, ITV)
Belgium vs Morocco (1pm GMT, BBC)
Croatia vs Canada (4pm GMT, BBC)
Spain vs Germany (7pm GMT, BBC)
Monday, November 28
Cameroon vs Serbia (10am GMT, ITV)
South Korea vs Ghana (1pm GMT, BBC)
Brazil vs Switzerland (4pm GMT, ITV)
Portugal vs Uruguay (7pm GMT, ITV)
Matchday 3
Tuesday, November 29
Ecuador vs Senegal (3pm GMT, ITV)
Netherlands vs Qatar (3pm GMT, ITV)
Iran vs United States (7pm GMT, BBC)
Wales vs England (7pm GMT, BBC)
Wednesday, November 30
Tunisia vs France (3pm GMT, BBC)
Australia vs Denmark (3pm GMT, BBC)
Poland vs Argentina (7pm GMT, BBC)
Saudi Arabia vs Mexico (7pm GMT, BBC)
Thursday, December 1
Canada vs Morocco (3pm GMT, BBC)
Croatia vs Belgium (3pm GMT, BBC)
Japan vs Spain (7pm GMT, ITV)
Costa Rica vs Germany (7pm GMT, ITV)
Friday, December 2
Ghana vs Uruguay (3pm GMT, BBC)
South Korea vs Portugal (3pm GMT, BBC)
Serbia vs Switzerland (7pm GMT, ITV)
Cameroon vs Brazil (7pm GMT, ITV)
Round of 16
Saturday, December 3
Group A Winner vs Group B Second Place (3pm GMT)
Group C Winner vs Group D Second Place (7pm GMT)
Sunday, December 4
Group D Winner vs Group C Winner (3pm GMT)
Group B Winner vs Group A Second Place (7pm GMT)
Monday, December 5
Group E Winner vs Group F Second Place (3pm GMT)
Group G Winner vs Group H Second Place (7pm GMT)
Tuesday, December 6
Group F Winner vs Group E Second Place (3pm GMT)
Group H Winner vs Group G Winner (7pm GMT)
Quarter-finals
Friday, December 9
Round of 16 5 Winner vs Round of 16 6 Winner (3pm GMT)
Round of 16 1 Winner vs Round of 16 2 Winner (7pm GMT)
Saturday, December 10
Round of 16 7 Winner vs Round of 16 8 Winner (3pm GMT)
Round of 16 3 Winner vs Round of 16 4 Winner (7pm GMT)
Semi-finals
Tuesday, December 13
Quarter-Final 1 Winner vs Quarter-Final 2 Winner (7pm GMT)
Wednesday, December 14
Quarter-Final 3 Winner vs Quarter-Final 4 Winner (7pm GMT)
Third-place play-off
Saturday, December 17
Semi-Final 1 Loser vs Semi-Final 2 Loser (3pm GMT)
Final
Sunday, December 18
Semi-Final 1 Winner vs Semi-Final 2 Winner (3pm GMT)
