2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule in East Africa Time (EAT)

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Qatar from November 20, 2022, to December 18, 2022. This will be the first-ever tournament hosted by an Arabic country. The tournament has been shifted to the November-December period from the usual June-July period due to intense heat in Qatar. In total 64 matches will be played over a period of 29 days across 8 stadiums in Qatar. There were many requests from users for providing the 2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule in East Africa Time (EAT) and so here we are with that. East Africa Time is the time zone for the following countries:

In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, thirty-two teams will take part, out of these only Qatar will be selected as host while 31 teams will be selected after a long qualification process. 8 Stadiums have been shortlisted across 5 host cities in which a total of 64 matches will be played. The tournament will be played in two stages, one being the group stage while the other being the knockout stage. In the group stage, these 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each and each team will get three matches during the group stage. Based on the performance of the teams in the group stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the next stage i.e. Knockout stage. The knockout stage will be played in a single-elimination format. Know more about the complete details of the competition format of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

A number of fans from East African countries want to enjoy each and every match of the tournament and especially the matches where their national team is involved. Accordingly, we have provided the complete match schedule of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in East Africa Time (EAT). The tournament will be played in Qatar and the matches will be played as per Arabia Standard Time (AST) which is three hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) while the time used in East African countries is East Africa Time (EAT) is also three hours ahead of UTC, hence, there is no time difference between East Africa Time and match kick-off time.

The first match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be played between Qatar and Ecuador on November 20, 2022, at 7:00 PM East Africa Time at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor while the all-important final match will be played on December 18, 2022, at 6:00 PM EAT at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail. The table below provides the complete match schedule of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in East Africa Time (EAT) for all 64 matches:

2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule in East Africa Time (EAT)

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