World Cup Finals 2022 Fixtures & Results

i decided i'd like a thread with all the fixtures in sequence and in the first post of a thread. hence this, with apologies to chaz. please put comments in chaz's group posts.

i'll add the scores plus summaries of each group as games progress and i'll put the team names for the knockout rounds in when known.

most recent fifa rankings (as of 6 oct 2022)

a Netherlands 8 Senegal 18 Ecuador 44 Qatar 50
b England 5 United States 16 Wales 19 Iran 20
c Argentina 3 Mexico 13 Poland 26 Saudi Arabia 51
d France 4 Denmark 10 Tunisia 30 Australia 38
e Spain 7 Germany 11 Japan 24 Costa Rica 31
f Belgium 2 Croatia 12 Morocco 22 Canada 41
g Brazil 1 Switzerland 15 Serbia 21 Cameroon 43
h Portugal 9 Uruguay 14 South Korea 28 Ghana 61

top 40 teams that didn't qualify (14)
italy 6 colombia 17 peru 23 sweden 25
ukraine 27 chile 29 nigeria 32 russia 33
austria 34 czechia 35 hungary 36 algeria 37
egypt 39 scotland 40


Sunday November 20

Opening Ceremony ( 15:00 Al Bayt Stadium )

===== GROUP PHASE ====

Round 1

Sunday November 20

A Qatar 0-2 Ecuador ( 16:00 Al Bayt Stadium ) bbc1
[grp A: Ecuador (3pts, gd +2); Qatar (0, -2)]

Monday November 21

B England 6-2 Iran ( 13:00 Khalifa International Stadium ) bbc1
A Senegal 0-2 Netherlands ( 16:00 Al Thumama Stadium ) itv
B United States 1-1 Wales ( 19:00 Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium ) itv
[grp A: Ecuador (3pts, gd +2), Netherlands (3, +2), Senegal (0, -2), Qatar (0, -2)]
[grp B: England (3pts, gd +4), USA (1, 0), Wales (1, 0), Iran (0, -4)]

Tuesday November 22

C Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia ( 10:00 Lusail Stadium ) itv
D Denmark 0-0 Tunisia ( 13:00 Education City ) itv
C Mexico 0-0 Poland ( 16:00 Stadium 974 ) bbc1
D France 4-1 Australia ( 19:00 Al Janoub Stadium ) bbc1
[grp C: Saudi Arabia (3pts, gd +1), Mexico (1, 0), Poland (1, 0), Argentina (0, -1)]
[grp D: France (3pts, gd +3), Denmark (1, 0), Tunisia (1, 0), Australia (0, -3)]

Wednesday November 23

F Morocco 0-0 Croatia ( 10:00 Al Bayt ) itv
E Germany 1-2 Japan ( 13:00 Khalifa Int’l ) itv
E Spain 7-0 Costa Rica ( 16:00 Al Thumama ) itv
F Belgium 1-0 Canada ( 19:00 Ahmad Bin Ali ) bbc1
[grp E: Spain (3pts, gd +7), Japan (3, +1), Germany (0, -1), Costa Rica (0, -7)]
[grp F: Belgium (3pts, gd +1), Croatia (1, 0), Morocco (1, 0), Canada (0, -1)]

Thursday November 24

G Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon ( 10:00 Al Janoub ) itv
H Uruguay 0-0 South Korea ( 13:00 Education City ) bbc1
H Portugal 3-2 Ghana ( 16:00 Stadium 974 ) itv
G Brazil 2-0 Serbia ( 19:00 Lusail ) bbc1
[grp G: Brazil (3pts, gd +2), Switzerland (3, +1), Cameroon (0, -1), Serbia (0, -2)]
[grp H: Portugal (3pts, gd +1), South Korea (1, 0), Uruguay (1, 0), Ghana (0, -1)]

r1 totals 16 games 11 wins 5 draws 41 goals 2.5625 goals per game

Round 2

Friday November 25

B Wales 0-2 Iran ( 10:00 Ahmad Bin Ali ) bbc1
A Qatar 1-3 Senegal ( 13:00 Al Thumama ) bbc1
A Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador ( 16:00 Khalifa Int’l ) itv
B England 0-0 USA ( 19:00 Al Bayt ) itv
[grp A: Ecuador (4pts, gd +2), Netherlands (4, +2), Senegal (3, 0), Qatar (0, -4)]
[grp B: England (4pts, gd +4), USA (2, 0), Iran (3, -2), Wales (1, -2)]

Saturday November 26

D Tunisia 0-1 Australia ( 10:00 Al Janoub ) bbc1
C Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia ( 13:00 Education City ) itv
D France 2-1 Denmark ( 16:00 Stadium 974 ) itv
C Argentina 2-0 Mexico ( 19:00 Lusail ) itv
[grp C: Poland (4pts, gd +2), Argentina (3, +1), Saudi Arabia (3, -1), Mexico (1, -2), ]
[grp D: France (6pts, gd +4), Australia (3, -2), Denmark (1, -1), Tunisia (1, -1)]

Sunday November 27

E Japan 0-1 Costa Rica ( 10:00 Ahmad Bin Ali ) itv
F Belgium 0-2 Morocco ( 13:00 Al Thumama ) bbc1
F Croatia 4-1 Canada ( 16:00 Khalifa Int’l ) bbc1
E Spain 1-1 Germany ( 19:00 Al Bayt ) bbc1
[grp E: Spain (4pts, gd +7), Japan (3, 0), Costa Rica (3, -6), Germany (1, -1)]
[grp F: Croatia (4, +3), Morocco (4, +2), Belgium (3pts, gd -1), Canada (0, -4)]

Monday November 28

G Cameroon 3-3 Serbia ( 10:00 Al Janoub ) itv
H South Korea 2-3 Ghana ( 13:00 Education City ) bbc1
G Brazil 1-0 Switzerland ( 16:00 Stadium 974 ) itv
H Portugal 2-0 Uruguay ( 19:00 Lusail ) itv
[grp G: Brazil (6pts, gd +3), Switzerland (3, 0), Cameroon (1, -1), Serbia (1, -2)]
[grp H: Portugal (6pts, gd +3), Ghana (3, 0), South Korea (1, -1), Uruguay (1, -2)]

Round 3

Tuesday November 29

A Netherlands 2-0 Qatar ( 15:00 Al Bayt ) itv
A Ecuador 1-2 Senegal ( 15:00 Khalifa Int’l ) itv
B Wales 0-3 England ( 19:00 Ahmad Bin Ali ) bbc1
B Iran 0-1 United States ( 19:00 Al Thumama ) bbc1
[grp A: Netherlands (7pts, gd +4), Senegal (6, +1), Ecuador (4, +1), Qatar (0, -6)]
[grp B: England (7pts, gd +7), USA (5, +1), Iran (3, -3), Wales (1, -5)]

Wednesday November 30

D Tunisia 1-0 France ( 15:00 Education City ) bbc1
D Australia 1-0 Denmark ( 15:00 Al Janoub ) bbc1
C Poland 0-2 Argentina ( 19:00 Stadium 974 ) bbc1
C Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico ( 19:00 Lusail ) bbc1
[grp C: Argentina (6pts, gd +3), Poland (4, 0), Mexico (4, -1), Saudi Arabia (3, -2)]
[grp D: France (6pts, gd +3), Australia (6, -1), Tunisia (4, 0), Denmark (1, -2)]

Thursday December 1

F Croatia 0-0 Belgium ( 15:00 Ahmad Bin Ali ) bbc1
F Canada 1-2 Morocco ( 15:00 Al Thumama ) bbc1
E Japan 2-1 Spain ( 19:00 Khalifa Int’l ) itv
E Costa Rica 2-4 Germany ( 19:00 Al Bayt ) itv
[grp E: Japan (6pts, gd +1), Spain (4pts, gd +6), Germany (4, +1), Costa Rica (3, -8)]
[grp F: Morocco (7pts, gd +3), Croatia (5, +3), Belgium (4, -1), Canada (0, -5)]

Friday December 2

H South Korea 2-1 Portugal ( 15:00 Education City ) bbc1
H Ghana 0-2 Uruguay ( 15:00 Al Janoub ) bbc1
G Cameroon 1-0 Brazil ( 19:00 Lusail ) itv
G Serbia 2-3 Switzerland ( 19:00 Stadium 974 ) itv
[grp G: Brazil (6pts, gd +2), Switzerland (6, +1), Cameroon (4, 0), Serbia (1, -3)]
[grp H: Portugal (6pts, gd +2), South Korea* (4, 0), Uruguay (4, 0), Ghana (3, -2)]
* through on goals scored (4 compared with 2)

Group Positions compared with Rankings

Grp A - exactly in ranking order
[grp A: Netherlands (7pts, ranked 8), Senegal (6, 18), Ecuador (4, 44), Qatar (0, 50)]

Grp B - 3rd and 4th teams transposed
[grp B: England (7pts, ranked 5), USA (5, 16), Iran (3, 20), Wales (1, 19)]

Grp C: 2nd & 3rd transformed, but only on GD
[grp C: Argentina (6pts, ranked 3), Poland (4, 26), Mexico (4, 13), Saudi Arabia (3, 51)]

Grp D: 2nd and 4th teams swapped.
[grp D: France (6pts, ranked 4), Australia (6, 38), Tunisia (4, 30), Denmark (1, 10)]

Grp E: Japan won the group despite being ranked 3rd
[grp E: Japan (6pts, ranked 24), Spain (4pts, 7), Germany (4, 11), Costa Rica (3, 31)]

Grp F: 2nd and 4th teams swapped.
[grp F: Morocco (7pts, ranked 22), Croatia (5, 12), Belgium (4, 2), Canada (0, 41)]

Grp G: last two teams swapped places
[grp G: Brazil (6pts, ranked 1), Switzerland (6, 15), Cameroon (4, 43), Serbia (1, 21)]

Grp H: 2nd and 3rd teams swapped
[grp H: Portugal (6pts, ranked 9), South Korea* (4, 28), Uruguay (4, 14), Ghana (3, 61)]

Group Phase Scores (Scores happened once unless specified)
7-0, 6-2, 4-2, 4-1 (2)
3-3, 3-2 (3), 3-1, 3-0
2-1 (8), 2-0 (11)
1-1 (3), 1-0 (9)
0-0 (6)

48 matches, of which 10 were drawn

Total goals 120
By group: A 15, B 16, C 12, D 11, E 22, F 11, G 16, H 17
Most by team: England 9, Spain 9, France 6, Germany 6, Portugal 6
Least by team: Belgium 1, Denmark 1, Qatar 1, Tunisia 1, Wales 1
Most conceded: Costa Rica 11, Serbia 8, Canada 7, Ghana 7, Iran 7
Least conceded: Brazil 1, Croatia 1, Morocco 1, Netherlands 1, Tunisia 1, USA 1


===== KNOCKOUT PHASE =====

* World Cup Round of 16 *

Sat Dec 3 .... Netherlands 1A 3-1 2B USA ... ( 15:00 Khalifa Int’l )
Sat Dec 3 .... Argentina 1C 2-1 2D Australia ... ( 19:00 Ahmad Bin Ali )
Sun Dec 4 .... France 1D 3-1 2C Poland ... ( 15:00 Al Thumama )
Sun Dec 4 .... England 1B 3-0 2A Senegal ... ( 19:00 Al Bayt )
Mon Dec 5 .... Japan 1E 1-1 2F Croatia (won on pens 3-1) ... ( 15:00 Al Janoub )
Mon Dec 5 .... Brazil 1G 4-1 2H South Korea ... ( 19:00 Stadium 974 )
Tue Dec 6 .... Morocco (won on pens 3-0) 1F 0-0 2E Spain ... ( 15:00 Education City )
Tue Dec 6 .... Portugal 1H 6-1 2G Switzerland ... ( 19:00 Lusail )

** World Cup Quarterfinals **

Fri Dec 9 .... Croatia (won on pens 4-2) 1E/2F 1-1 1G/2H Brazil ... ( 15:00 Education City )
Fri Dec 9 .... Netherlands 1A/2B 2-2 1C/2D Argentina (won on pens 4-3) ... ( 19:00 Lusail )
Sat Dec 10 ... Morocco1F/2E 1-0 1H/2G Portugal ... ( 15:00 Al Thumama )
Sat Dec 10 ... England 1B/2A 1-2 1D/2C France ... ( 19:00 Al Bayt )

*** World Cup Semifinals ***

Tue Dec 13 ... Argentina 3-0 Croatia ... ( 19:00 Lusail )
Wed Dec 14 ... France 2-0 Morocco... ( 19:00 Al Bayt )

**** WC 3rd Place Match ****

Sat Dec 17 ... Croatia 2-1 Morocco ... ( 15:00 Khalifa Int’l )

***** WORLD CUP FINAL *****

Sun Dec 18 ... Argentina (won on pens 4-2) 3-3 France ... ( 15:00 Lusail )

 

I thought you were posting the results now.
I’m thinking easy money

 

When I saw the thread title I thought that maybe Toney had fessed up.

 

The results of all Qatar's games are known. They have already paid.

 

Merge

 

Merge

 

i thought someone might say that.

don't merge - it needs to be the first post; otherwise nobody will be bothered to search through a thread to find it.

 

Should be a sticky

 

apologies - my prediction system isn't ready yet.

 

Late December will do.



The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.

 

After the final will be fine, then I'll get the right answer

 

I wouldn't put money on that!



The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.

 

I won't

 

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