By Abolaji Ayodeji
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has released the final draw for 2022 World Cup group stages.
The World Cup will be played in Qatar in the Middle East and will kicks off from November 21 to December 18, 2022.
The final draw was released on Friday.
The tournament will be competed by 32 teams from different countries across the world in 8 groups.
Qatar the host country will begin the kicks off on Monday 21 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
The Schedule and time for the tournament:
November 21 – December 2 (Group stage)
December 3-6 (Round of 16)
December 9/10 (Quarter-finals)
December 13/14 (Semi-finals)
December 18 (Final)
The time for the first two rounds of matches will kick-off at 2pm, 5pm, 8pm and 11pm in Nigeria time, while the final of the tournament will kick off at 4pm (GMT).
The eight different stadium that will host the group stage of the tournament are:
Al Bayt Stadium
Khalifa International Stadium
Al Thumama Stadium
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Lusail Stadium
Ras Abu Aboud Stadium
Education City Stadium
Al Janoub Stadium
