Kick-off on Sunday, November 20 for the Football World Cup, with the meeting between Qatar (host country) and Ecuador. An opposition that will mark the start of the group stages. These will end on Friday, December 2. Then will come the time for the round of 16 from December 3, then the quarter-finals (from December 9 to 10) and the semi-finals (December 13 and 14). Last meeting on Sunday December 18, with the final.
The full calendar
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The 48 pool matches, group by group
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It is the first time that a football World Cup has been organized in the Arab world, and at this time of year. In the middle of summer in Qatar, temperatures can climb up to 50 degrees, and FIFA has therefore opted for a competition organized during the winter, hence this atypical calendar. This choice interrupts the European club championships, which makes cringe among the latter, employers of the stars of the round ball.