FIFA World Cup 2022: revealing squads, full schedule, chances to win, prize pool and more

The best of the best have gathered in Qatar to contend for the main football trophy. Coaches of many national teams had to make tough decisions to select the country’s best 26 players and give them a big chance to be the representatives of their country’s colours. Below, Parimatch News will not only present the squads of all 32 participating teams but also reveal the entire Mundial schedule along with a bunch of curious facts to know.

For sure, the tournament participants will give their all to grab the most-coveted golden trophy, every player will play for their flag and fans. But alongside this, the prize money will also serve as a great motivator, especially for not-so-wealthy teams. The fact is that every successful step taken by a team literally increases the size of the piece of “Prize Cake” that they can count on at the end of the event.

The prize pool for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar now stands at a sensational $440 million. This will be shared between 32 teams, with each national side set to receive $1.5 million just for preparations for the Mundial and $9 million for participation in the World Cup group tournament.

The bar for the next WC will be raised just above the clouds as Qatar are keen to uphold the highest standards of unprecedented excellence.

For the first time, the ultimate winner will receive a stunning amount of money – $42 million, which is roughly $1.61 in the pockets of every gold medal recipient.

The 2nd place team will get $30 million. 3rd place will get $27 million, 4th place will get $25 million, while 5th-8th places can count on $17 million per team, and 9th-16th places will get $13 million each.

Moreover, FIFA has allocated another $209 million as compensation to clubs which had to send their lads to take part in the Mundial. Just to recap, all the major club leagues have been put on pause to give their players a chance to participate in the contest for the Coupe du Monde.

So adding everything up, the overall amount of payments for the World Cup in 2022 in Qatar will be about $1 billion. You can compare how much the level of organization of the Championships has evolved over the past 20 years. It is not for nothing that the Mundial is the main long-awaited soccer event.

The total amount of allocated money for distribution at the latest World Cup editions:

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As many as 36 teams will be competing for the title of the greatest team in the whole World. Do you think that’s a lot? The latest news suggests that there are talks to extend the number of competing teams to 48

In the meantime, let’s talk about the announced official squads. Here, in this thread, you can find full squads of all the teams that landed in Qatar:

The title of the most expensive team goes to England, which is totalling a sensational $1.26 billion! And we all remember the poor performances of the Gareth Southgate lads in the UEFA Nations League… Who knows, maybe it was a special operation to mislead the opponents? Hopefully, the Three Lions have something special and unexpected to bring to the tournament.

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The most modestly estimated squad – Qatar national team. The host team is valued at only $14.9 million. But such a status of underdog only frees the tournament hosts from excessive expectations and pressure, making every tiny success a true feast.

Fortunately for Qatar, they don’t have the most difficult group. In fact, their chances of getting out of the group from 2nd place are not as low as they could be, even though any sophisticated fan can immediately identify the obvious potential leader in each quartet. 

Which team has the best chance to win? Well, for Qatar the chances are really slim – only a 0.3 % possibility that they can reach the final. Meanwhile, Brazil is considered the most dangerous team at the World Cup.

Below you can find out whether your favourite team has any viable chance to go all the way:

And now, finally, let’s talk about schedule, we prepared the whole tournament agenda especially for you:

Group A – Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands:

• Sunday, November 20 — Qatar vs Ecuador. Venue: Al Bayt  — 9.30 pm IST;
• Monday, November 21 — Senegal vs Netherlands. Venue: Al Thumama — 9.30 pm IST;
• Friday, November 25 — Qatar vs Senegal. Venue: Al Thumama — 6.30 pm IST
• Friday, November 25 — Netherlands vs Ecuador. Venue: Khalifa Int’l — 9.30 pm IST;
• Tuesday, November 29 — Netherlands vs Qatar. Venue: Al Bayt — 8.30 pm IST;
• Tuesday, November 29 — Ecuador vs. Senegal. Venue: Khalifa Int’l  8.30 pm IST;

Group B – England, Iran, USA, Wales:

• Monday, November 21 — England vs Iran. Venue: Khalifa Int’l — 6.30 pm IST;
• Monday, November 21 — USA vs Wales. Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali — 12.30 am IST;
• Friday, November 25 — Wales vs Iran. Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali — 3.30 pm IST;
• Friday, November 25 — England vs USA. Venue: Al Bayt — 12. 30 am IST;
• Tuesday, November 29 — Wales vs England. Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali — 12.30 am IST;
• Tuesday, November 29 — Iran vs USA. Venue: Al Thumama — 12.30 am IST;

Group C – Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland: 

• Tuesday, November 22 — Argentina vs S. Arabia. Venue: Lusail — 3.30 pm IST;
• Tuesday, November 22 — Mexico vs Poland. Venue: Stadium 974 — 9.30 pm IST;
• Saturday, November 26 — Poland vs S. Arabia. Venue: Education City — 6.30 pm IST;
• Saturday, November 26 — Argentina vs Mexico. Venue: Lusail — 12. 30 am IST;
• Wednesday, November 30 — Poland vs Argentina. Venue: Stadium 974 — 12.30 am IST;
• Wednesday, November 30 — S. Arabia vs Mexico. Venue: Lusail — 12.30 am IST;

 Group D – France, Denmark, Australia, Tunisia:

• Tuesday, November 22 – Denmark vs Tunisia. Venue: Education City — 6.30 pm IST;
• Tuesday, November 22 – France vs Australia. Venue: Al Janoub — 12.30 AM IST;
• Saturday, November 26 – Tunisia vs Australia. Venue: Al Janoub — 3.30 pm IST;
• Saturday, November 26 – France vs Denmark. Venue: Stadium 974 — 9.30 pm IST;
• Wednesday, November 30 – Tunisia vs France. Venue: Education City — 8.30 pm IST;
• Wednesday, November 30 – Australia vs Denmark. Venue: Al Janoub — 8.30 pm IST;

Group E – Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan:

• Wednesday, November 23 — Germany vs Japan. Venue: Khalifa Stadium — 6.30 pm IST;
• Wednesday, November 23 — Spain vs Costa Rica. Venue: Al Thumama — 9.30 pm IST;
• Sunday November 27 — Japan vs Costa Rica. Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali — 3.30 pm IST;
• Sunday, November 27 — Spain vs Germany. Venue: Al Bayt — 12.30 am IST;
• Thursday, December 1 —  Japan vs Spain. Venue: Khalifa Int’l — 12.30 am IST;
• Thursday, December 1 — Costa Rica vs Germany. Venue: Al Bayt — 12.30 am IST;

Group F – Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia:

• Wednesday, November 23 — Morocco vs Croatia. Venue: Al Bayt — 3.30 pm IST;
• Wednesday, November 23 — Belgium vs Canada. Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali ー 12.30 am IST;
• Sunday, November 27 ー Belgium vs Morocco. Venue: Al Thumama ー 6.30 pm IST;
• Sunday, November 27 ー Croatia vs Canada. Venue: Khalifa Int’l ー 9.30 pm IST;
• Thursday, December 1 ー Croatia vs Belgium. Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali ー 9.30 pm IST;
• Thursday, December 1 ー Canada vs Morocco. Venue: Al Thumama ー 8.30 pm IST;

 Group G – Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon:

• Thursday, November 24 ー Switzerland vs Cameroon. Venue: Al Janoub ー 3.30 pm IST;
• Thursday, November 24 ー Brazil vs Serbia. Venue: Lusail ー 12.30 am IST;
• Monday, November 28 ー Cameroon vs Serbia. Venue: Janoub ー 3.30 pm IST;
• Monday, November 28 ー Brazil vs Switzerland. Venue: Stadium 974 ー 9.30 pm IST;
• Friday, December 2 ー Cameroon vs Brazil ー Venue: Lusail ー 12.30 am IST;
• Friday, December 2 ー Serbia vs Switzerland. Venue: Stadium 974 ー 12.30 am IST.

Group H – Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, Korea Republic

• Thursday, November 24 –Uruguay vs South Korea. Venue: Education City ー 6.30 pm IST;
• Thursday, November 24 – Portugal vs Ghana. Venue: Stadium 974 ー 9.30 pm IST;
• Monday, November 28 – South Korea vs Ghana. Venue: Education City ー 6.30 pm IST;
• Monday, November 28 – Portugal vs Uruguay. Venue: Lusail ー 12.30 am IST;
• Friday, December 2 – South Korea vs Portugal. Venue: Education City ー 9.30 pm IST;
• Friday, December 2 – Ghana vs Uruguay. Venue: Al Janoub ー 9.30 pm IST.

Round of 16: 

• December 3 – 1st place of Group A vs 2nd place of Group B – 8.30 IST;
• December 4 – 1C vs 2D – 12:30 AM IST;
• December 4 – 1D vs 2C – 8:30 PM IST;
• December 5  – 1B vs 2A – 12:30 AM IST;
• December 5 – 1E vs 2F – 8:30 PM IST;
• December 6 – 1G vs 2H – 12:30 AM IST;
• December 6 – 1F vs 2E – 8:30 PM IST;
• December 7 – 1H vs 2G – 12:30 AM IST.

Quarter-finals: 

• December 9 – Winner of Match 53 vs Winner of Match 54 – 8:30 PM IST – Education City Stadium;
• December 10 – Winner of Match 49 vs Winner of Match 50 – 12:30 AM IST – Lusail Stadium;
• December 10 – Winner of Match 55 vs Winner of Match 56 – 8:30 PM IST – Al Thumama Stadium;
• December 11 – Winner of Match 52 vs Winner of Match 51 – 12:30 AM IST – Al Bayt Stadium.

Semi-finals: 

• December 14 Semifinal 1 – Winner of Match 57 vs Winner of Match 58 – 12:30 AM IST – Al Bayt Stadium;
• December 15 Semifinal 2 – Winner of Match 59 vs Winner of Match 60 – 12:30 AM IST – Lusail Stadium.

Third place match:

• December 17 – Loser of Match 61 vs Loser of Match 62 8:30 PM IST – Khalifa International Stadium.

Grand final:

• December 18 Final – Winner of Match 61 vs Winner of Match 62 8:30 PM IST – Lusail Stadium.

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