With less than two weeks to go until the World Cup 2022 tournament kicks off, it’s understandable that you’d want to prepare how you’ll watch all the sames.

The quadrennial football cup begins on November 20, with up to four games happening every day for the first stage, and in the first stage each of the 32 teams will be playing three matches. Then we go into the knockout rounds, culminating in a final on December 18.

The World Cup 2022 starts with a bang, as both England and the USA are playing on the second day, against Iran and Wales respectively. They’re both part of Group B, so will go head-to-head before too long.

World Cup tournaments usually begin earlier in the year than November, but host country Qatar has particularly hot summers, making this late-year cup preferable for teams.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2022 World Cup, including who’s playing who and how you can watch the matches.

HOW TO WATCH WORLD CUP 2022 ONLINE IN THE US

US fans can watch the World Cup 2022 online on Fox Sports App and Peacock Premium, while games will also broadcast on Fox, FS1, Telemundo and Universo, all of which can be found as part of traditional cable subscriptions or on live TV streaming services like FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV.

With the tournament taking place in the Middle East for the first time, matches kick off quite early in the morning for most Americans, with 5 am ET matches (2 am PT) for the first week of the competition.

Fortunately, all of the US’s group stage fixtures will start at 2 pm ET/11 am PT.

HOW TO WATCH THE WORLD CUP 2022 ONLINE IN THE UK

Every World Cup match will be available to watch on terrestrial TV in the UK, thanks to regulations protected by Ofcom(opens in new tab) that ensure they must be available on free-to-air television in the UK.

BBC and ITV share the rights to the fixtures and viewers can also watch games online on the BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub. Details of which fixtures will be aired on which channel will be confirmed closer to the tournament.

Welsh channel S4C will be airing the games too, so if you live in the UK, you can watch them with the channel’s Welsh-language coverage.

The kick-off times should be very convenient for UK-based fans with games at 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm and 7 pm during the first eight days of the tournament. Hopefully, your boss won’t mind you tuning in during that morning Zoom call.

LATEST WORLD CUP 2022 NEWS

Though squads need to be locked by Monday 14, many teams have already begun to announce the players they’ll be bringing to Qatar.

England is one, with the 26 players Gareth Southgate will field having been announced. Big names include Marcus Rashford, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling, and you can see the full squad on the team website here(opens in new tab).

USA have also announced their squad with Haji Wright, Sean Johnson and Joe Scally leading the charge. A noteworthy fact is that only one of the 26 players have ever played in a World Cup before. Check out the whole roster on the USA team website here(opens in new tab).

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD CUP 2022

Where is World Cup 2022 being held?

The World Cup 2022 is being held in Qatar in the Middle East.Senegal will take on the Netherlands at Al Thumama Stadium in Group A in the opening match, while hosts Qatar play Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium a few hours later. Eight stadiums, all within or on the outskirts of Doha, will host all the games.

• Lusail Stadium (80,000 capacity) will host 10 games including the final.
• Al Bayt Stadium (60,000 capacity) will host 8 games including the opening match.
• Stadium 974 (40,000 capacity) will host seven games.
• Khalifa International Stadium (45,416 capacity) will host eight games including the third place play-off.
• Education City Stadium (40,000 capacity) will host eight games.
• Al Thumama Stadium (40,000 capacity) will host eight games.
• Al Janoub Stadium (40,000 capacity) will host seven games.
• Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium (40,000) capacity) will host seven games.

Does USA have a chance of winning the World Cup?

The US is not favored to win the World Cup, with bookmakers giving them a 100-1 shot at lifting the trophy in December. However, US coach Gregg Berhalter and his team have a fair chance of progressing to the knock-out rounds.England are favorites to top Group B and the US will be pleased if they can match their result against the Three Lions in the 2010 World Cup, where they drew 1-1.

Their opening fixture against Wales could prove vital, although with new LA Galaxy star Gareth Bale in their ranks, the Welsh will prove a formidable opponent. The US will probably need to beat Iran in their final fixture if they are to have any chance of progressing.

Brazil, France and England are the bookies favorites to win the tournament, with Spain, Germany and Argentina also tipped to do well.

World Cup 2022 groups

The 2022 World Cup will begin with 32 teams in eight groups of four. The top two teams from each group progress to the Round of 16, if teams are level on points, goal difference will be used to decide placings.

• Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands
• Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales
• Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
• Group D: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia
• Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan
• Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
• Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
• Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea

World Cup 2022 fixtures

Group stage  

Sunday, November 20

Group A: Qatar vs Ecuador, 11 am ET/4 pm UK

Monday, November 21

Group B: England vs Iran, 8 am ET/1 pm UK
Group A: Senegal vs Netherlands, 11 am ET/4 pm UK
Group B: USA vs Wales, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Tuesday, November 22

Group C: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, 5 am ET/10 am UK
Group D: Denmark vs Tunisia, 8 am ET/1 pm UK
Group C: Mexico vs Poland, 11 am ET/4 pm UK
Group D: France vs Australia, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Wednesday, November 23

Group F: Morocco vs Croatia, 5 am ET/10 am UK
Group E: Germany vs Japan, 8 am ET/1 pm UK
Group E: Spain vs Costa Rica, 11 am ET/4 pm UK
Group F: Belgium vs Canada, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Thursday, November 24

Group G: Switzerland vs Cameroon, 5 am ET/10 am UK
Group H: Uruguay vs South Korea, 8 am ET/1 pm UK
Group H: Portugal vs Ghana, 11 am ET/4 pm UK
Group G: Brazil vs Serbia, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Friday, November 25

Group B: Wales vs Iran, 5 am ET/10 am UK
Group A: Qatar vs Senegal, 8 am ET/1 pm UK
Group A: Netherlands vs Ecuador, 11 am ET/4 pm UK
Group B: England vs USA, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Saturday, November 26

Group C: Tunisia vs Australia, 5 am ET/10 am UK
Group C: Poland vs Saudi Arabia, 8 am ET/1 pm UK
Group D: France vs Denmark, 11 am ET/4 pm UK
Group C: Argentina vs Mexico, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Sunday, November 27

Group E: Japan vs Costa Rica, 5 am ET/10 am UK
Group F: Belgium vs Morocco, 8 am ET/1 pm UK
Group F: Croatia vs Canada, 11 am ET/4 pm UK
Group E: Spain vs Germany, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Monday, November 28

Group G: Cameroon vs Serbia, 5 am ET/10 am UK
Group G: South Korea vs Ghana, 8 am ET/1 pm UK
Group H: Brazil vs Switzerland, 11 am ET/4 pm UK
Group H: Portugal vs Uruguay, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Tuesday, November 29

Group A: Netherlands vs Qatar, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group A: Ecuador vs Senegal, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group B: Wales vs England, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK
Group B: Iran vs USA, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Wednesday, November 30

Group D: Australia vs Denmark, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group D: Tunisia vs France, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group C: Poland vs Argentina, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK
Group C: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Thursday, December 1

Group F: Croatia vs Belgium, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group F: Canada vs Morocco, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group E: Costa Rica vs Germany, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK
Group E: Japan vs Spain, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Friday, December 2

Group G: South Korea vs Portugal, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group G: Ghana vs Uruguay, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group H: Serbia vs Switzerland, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK
Group H: Cameroon vs Brazil, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Round of 16

Saturday, December 3
Group A winner vs Group B runner-up, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group C winner vs Group D runner-up, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Sunday, December 4

Group D winner vs Group C runner-up, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group B winner vs Group A runner-up, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Monday, December 5 

Group E winner vs Group F runner-up, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group G winner vs Group H runner-up, 2pm ET/7 pm UK

Tuesday, December 6
Group F winner vs Group E runner-up, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
Group H winner vs Group G runner-up, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Quarter-finals

Friday, December 9
TBD vs TBD, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
TBD vs TBD, 10 am ET/3 pm UK

Saturday, December 10
TBD vs TBD, 10 am ET/3 pm UK
TBD vs TBD, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Semi-finals

Tuesday, December 13 

TBD vs TBD, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Wednesday, December 14

TBD vs TBD, 2 pm ET/7 pm UK

Saturday, December 17 

Third place play-off, 10 am ET/3 pm UK

Final

Sunday, December 18 

The World Cup final, 10 am ET/3 pm ET

Is FIFA World Cup 2022 Cancelled?

FIFA’s decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was controversial and some critics have questioned the 2010 bidding process — which also awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia — yet the tournament has not been cancelled and is set to go ahead.

When is USA hosting the World Cup?

The 2026 World Cup will be played in the US, Canada and Mexico, during the summer of that year. Host cities include, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle in the US. Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey in Mexico, and Canadian cities Toronto and Vancouver will also host games.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final is scheduled to be played in The MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey.