2022 FIFA World Cup kick off times of Different Countries
The opening ceremony for the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place on November 20, 2022, and the first game of the tournament will be played that day between Qatar and Ecuador.
The only game scheduled for today will be this one. On the first day of competition, which will take place on Saturday, November 21, there will be four games contested at certain times. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will feature the following game times throughout the tournament.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Kick-Off Times (Start time)
FIFA World Cup 2022 Start times of some major countries at glance. If you are from a different country kindly convert Qatar local time with your local time.
| Events | Local Time (Qatar) | USA (ET) | Canada (ET) | UK (GMT) | Australia (AEDT) | India (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage only | 1 p.m. | 5 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 9 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| Group stage only | 3 p.m. | 7 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 11 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. |
| Group stage only | 4 p.m. | 8 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 12 a.m. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Knockouts only | 6 p.m. | 10 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 3 p.m. | 2 a.m. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Group stage only | 7 p.m. | 11 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 4 p.m. | 3 a.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| Group/Knockouts | 10 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 6 a.m. | 12:30 a.m. |
Every match will begin at one of the four times that were previously selected. In order to schedule their shows appropriately around the World Cup, television networks need to know when games will begin. In addition to that, it offers helpful guidance to sports fans who are planning road trips to attend games.
If you are from the United States follow these time zone:
| Events | Eastern Time | Pacific Time | Central Time | Mountain Time | Alaska Time | Hawaii Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage only | 5 a.m. | 2 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 1 a.m. | 12 a.m. |
| Group stage only | 7 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 3 a.m. | 2 a.m. |
| Group stage only | 8 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 3 a.m. |
| Knockouts only | 10 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 5 a.m. |
| Group stage only | 11 a.m. | 8 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 6 a.m. |
| Group/Knockouts | 2 p.m. | 11 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 12 p.m. | 10 a.m. | 9 a.m. |
Also Check: USA FIFA World Cup TV Schedule
In most cases, the beginning of the games takes place in the afternoon, evening, night, or late night. When there are four different matches to be played on the same day,
The first game is scheduled to start at 13:00 local time in Qatar, which is equivalent to 11:00 am in the United Kingdom and 5:00 am on the east coast of the United States.
The second game will start at 8:00 am Eastern Standard Time in the United States, which is 16:00 local time in Qatar. This means that the first game will begin at 15:00 local time in the United Kingdom.
At 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 19:00 Qatari time (Qat) and 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the third and final opening kickoff will take place.
The start time of the fourth game is set for 22:00, which is equivalent to 19:30 in the Eastern Standard Time zone and 20:00 in the United Kingdom.
- First Match: 13:00 Qatar / 11:00 UK / 05:00 US
- Second Match: 16:00 Qatar / 13:00 UK / 08:00 US
- Third Match: 19:00 Qatar / 17:00 UK / 11:00 US
- Fourth Match: 22:00 Qatar / 20:00 UK / 13:00 US
There will be no shifts or adjustments made to the schedule for when the elimination rounds will begin. When there are only two games scheduled for a given day, the top two spots in the knockout stage are not used for that day’s competition.
There will only be use of the 19:00 Qatari, 17:00 British, and 11:00 American times, as well as the 22:00 Qatari, 20:00 British, and 13:00 American times.
