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2022 World Cup schedule

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The World Cup has arrived in Qatar, with 32 nations vying for the championship at the world’s largest sporting event.

Each team will play three matches in the group stage over the course of 2 1/2 weeks before the Round of 16 begins on Dec. 3. By the week of Dec. 12, only four teams will remain alive to fight for the World Cup title, which will be decided on Sunday, Dec. 18.

All games will be played between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST, with all three of the United States’s group-stage games currently scheduled for the early afternoon Eastern Time.