2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule in West Africa Time (WAT)

Varun Sharma March 26, 2022 Football Leave a comment

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22^nd edition of the FIFA World Cups, the tournament will be hosted by the Arabic nation Qatar from November 20, 2022, to December 18, 2022. The tournament has been shifted from the June-July period to the November-December period due to intense heat in Qatar. The tournament will be lasting for 29 days wherein 32 teams will take part and a total of 64 matches will be played across 8 stadiums. There were many requests from users for providing the 2022 FIFA World Cup Schedule in West Africa Time (WAT) and so here we are with that. West Africa Time is the time zone for the following countries:

Algeria (as Central European Time)	Angola	Benin	Cameroon	Central African Republic
Chad	Democratic Republic of the Congo (western side only)	Equatorial Guinea	Gabon	Morocco (as Central European Time)
Niger	Nigeria	Republic of the Congo	Tunisia (as Central European Time)	Western Sahara

A total of 32 teams will be taking part in the competition, out of these only Qatar will be selected as host while the other 31 teams will be selected after a qualification process. 8 stadiums have been shortlisted which will host 64 matches. 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. Get the complete details of the competition format of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

A number of fans from West 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 West Africa Time (WAT). 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 West African countries is West Africa Time (WAT) is one hour ahead of UTC, hence, there is a time difference of two hours between West Africa Time and match kick-off time.

Match Kick-off Time/Local Time	West Africa Time (WAT)	Time Difference
Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)	UTC+01:00	2 Hours

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off on November 20, 2022, when Qatar take on Ecuador at 5:00 PM West Africa Time at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor while the tournament will culminate with its final match being played on December 18, 2022, at 4:00 PM WAT between the two semi-final winners at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail. The table below provides the complete match schedule of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in West Africa Time (WAT) for all 64 matches: