What is the World Cup format and schedule?
The 2022 World Cup started with 32 teams in eight groups of four. Four matches were played each day during the group stage (apart from the opening day) over a 13-day period with winners and runners-up progressing to the round of 16.
Group stage results
Sunday November 20
Group A: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador
Monday November 21
Group B: England 6-2 Iran
Group A: Senegal 0-2 Netherlands
Group B: USA 1-1 Wales
Tuesday November 22
Group C: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Group D: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia
Group C: Mexico 0-0 Poland
Group D: France 4-1 Australia
Wednesday November 23
Group F: Morocco 0-0 Croatia
Group E: Germany 1-2 Japan
Group E: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica
Group F: Belgium 1-0 Canada
Thursday November 24
Group G: Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon
Group H: Uruguay 0-0 South Korea
Group H: Portugal 3-2 Ghana
Group G: Brazil 2-0 Serbia
Friday November 25
Group B: Wales 0-2 Iran
Group A: Qatar 1-3 Senegal
Group A: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador
Group B: England 0-0 USA
Saturday November 26
Group D: Tunisia 0-1 Australia
Group C: Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia
Group D: France 2-1 Denmark
Group C: Argentina 2-0 Mexico
Sunday November 27
Group E: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica
Group F: Belgium 0-2 Morocco
Group F: Croatia 4-1 Canada
Group E: Spain 1-1 Germany
Monday November 28
Group G: Cameroon 3-3 Serbia
Group H: South Korea 2-3 Ghana
Group G: Brazil 1-0 Switzerland
Group H: Portugal 2-0 Uruguay
Tuesday November 29
Group A: Netherlands 2-0 Qatar
Group A: Ecuador 1-2 Senegal
Group B: Wales 0-3 England
Group B: Iran 0-1 USA
Wednesday November 30
Group D: Australia 1-0 Denmark
Group D: Tunisia 1-0 France
Group C: Poland 0-2 Argentina
Group C: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico
Thursday December 1
Group F: Canada 1-2 Morocco
Group F: Croatia 0-0 Belgium
Group E: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany
Group E: Japan 2-1 Spain
Friday, December 2
Group H: Ghana 0-2 Uruguay
Group H: South Korea 2-1 Portugal
Group G: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland
Group G: Cameroon 1-0 Brazil
Round of 16
Saturday December 3
49 - Netherlands 3-1 USA
50 - Argentina 2-1 Australia
Sunday December 4
52 - France 3-1 Poland
51 - England 3-0 Senegal
Monday December 5
53 - Japan 1-1 Croatia - Croatia win 3-1 on penalties
54 - Brazil 4-1 South Korea
Tuesday December 6
55 - Morocco 0-0 Spain - Morocco win 3-0 on penalties
56 - Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
Quarter-finals
Friday December 9
58 - Croatia 1-1 Brazil - Croatia win 4-2 on penalties
57 - Netherlands 1-1 Argentina - Argentina win 4-3 on penalties
Saturday December 10
60 - Morocco 1-0 Portugal
59 - England 1-2 France
Semi-finals
Tuesday December 13
61 - Argentina 3-0 Croatia
Wednesday December 14
62 - France 2-0 Morocco
Third-place play-off
Saturday December 17
63 - Croatia 2-1 Morocco
Final
Sunday December 18
64 - Argentina 2-2 France - Argentina win 4-2 on penalties