Four games a day to be played in group stage in Qatar FIFA WC 2022

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The tournament's opening match will be played at the 60,000-seater Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor.
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Four matches will be played each day during the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA has announced.

The group games will be played over a 12-day period, with matches not being assigned to particular venues until after the finals draw in March 2022.

Kick-off times for the first two rounds of games will be 1 pm, 4 pm, 7 pm and 10 pm local time with the eight stadiums all within a 40-mile radius of each other.

It means supporters and media could attend two games on the same day.

The tournament’s opening match will be played at the 60,000-seater Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor on Monday, 21 November in a game which will feature hosts Qatar.

The final venue is the 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium in Doha on Sunday, 18 December at 15:00 GMT.

A start date is yet to be announced for the European section of World Cup qualification. The qualifying draw is scheduled for 1 December, but it is not yet known whether that will go ahead as planned.

BBC Sport will broadcast the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 on television, radio and online. (BBC Sport)

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