Entertainment Sports Schedule Released for 2022 Soccer World Cup in Qatar The tournament will be kicked off at Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar By Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble is a Senior Digital News Editor and the Sports Editor for PEOPLE Digital. She's worked at PEOPLE for over seven years as a writer, reporter and editor across our Entertainment, Lifestyle and News teams, covering everything from the Super Bowl to the Met Gala. She's been nominated for the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30, and previously wrote for Us Weekly while on staff at Wenner Media. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 15, 2020 01:07 PM Share Tweet Pin Email One of the World Cup stadiums. Photo: Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy via Getty Let the countdown begin. The schedule for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was released on Wednesday, with the kickoff set for November 21, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. CET. The first game will be held at El Bayt Stadium, which — according to a release — holds 60,000 people and is named after the traditional tents used in the Gulf region. Group matches will follow, lasting 12 days, with four matches a day. The play-off for third place will be held at Khalifa International Stadium on December 17, and the final will be one day later, on the 18th. That championship game will be at Qatar's Lusail Stadium. Qatar Unveils New Photos of World Cup 2022 Stadium That Some Think Resembles Female Anatomy Ticket sales for the general public have not yet begun, but will be available only on FIFA.com. The categories and prices of tickets will be released at a later date. The Americans Win the 2019 Women's World Cup Planning for the World Cup comes after the world's largest sporting event, the Olympics, was postponed until 2021 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 games will now begin on July 23, 2021.