Your mini guide to the FIFA World Cup 2022

Get ready for a full month of footie as the FIFA World Cup hits our screens at long last!

Hosted in Qatar in winter rather than the usual summer to avoid the scorching heat Qatar sees in the summer, Qatar and Ecuador will kick off the prestigious football tournament on BBC.

The 2022 World Cup kicks off on Sunday 20th November, with the final taking place on Sunday 18th December. There will be a whopping 31 live games to watch, with the matches split between BBC, ITV and STV channels until the final, which will air on both BBC, ITV and STV.

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England and Wales matches
Full schedule + results
Players to watch
How to watch

When are England and Wales playing in the World Cup 2022?

Anyone hoping for England to be put in a favourable group this year is out of luck – we've been put in Group B, which has the highest average FIFA ranking of all the groups. That said, we’re the highest-ranked and only past World Cup winners in the group, so there’s still a chance of Gareth’s lads bringing it home for us.

While Scotland didn’t make the running, Wales also made the cup and has also been placed in Group B. In fact, on Tuesday 29th November the two home nations will be going head-to-head.

Here are the England and Wales matches you won't want to miss:

England v Iran, Monday 21st November, 1pm, BBC
Wales vs USA, Monday 21st November, 7pm, ITV + STV
Wales vs Iran, Friday 25th November, 10am, BBC
England vs USA, Friday 25th November, 7pm, ITV+ STV
England vs Wales, Tuesday 29th November, 7pm, BBC

Full FIFA World Cup 2022 timetable and results so far:

Here’s the list of scheduled matches for you to watch, you won’t want to miss marked with stars ⭐

Obviously, big fans will be watching every match, but if you have to narrow it down, here are our matches to watch out for...

Sunday 20th November

Qatar (0) v Ecuador (2), 4pm, BBC

Monday 21st November

Senegal (0) v Netherlands (2), 10am, ITV + STV

⭐ England (2) v Iran (1), 1pm, BBC ⭐

⭐ USA (1) v Wales (1), 7pm, ITV + STV ⭐

Tuesday 22nd November

⭐ Argentina (1) v Saudi Arabia (2), 10am, ITV + STV ⭐

Denmark (0) v Tunisia (0), 1pm, ITV + STV

Mexico (0) v Poland (0), 4pm, BBC

France (4) v Australia (1), 7pm, BBC

Wednesday 23rd November

Morocco (0) v Croatia (0), 10am, ITV + STV

⭐ Germany (1) v Japan (2), 1pm, ITV + STV ⭐

Spain (7) v Costa Rica (0), 4pm, ITV + STV

Belgium (1) v Canada (0),7pm, BBC

Thursday 24th November

Switzerland (1) v Cameroon (0), 10am, ITV + STV

Uruguay (0) v South Korea (0), 1pm, BBC

⭐ Portugal (3) v Ghana (2), 4pm, ITV + STV ⭐

Brazil (2) v Serbia (0), 7pm, BBC

Friday 25th November

⭐ Wales (0) v Iran (2), 10am, BBC ⭐

Qatar (1) v Senegal (3), 1pm, BBC

Netherlands (1) v Ecuador (1), 4pm, ITV + STV

⭐ England (0) v USA (0), 7pm, ITV + STV ⭐

Saturday 26th November

Tunisia (0) v Australia (1), 10am, BBC

Poland (2) v Saudi Arabia (0), 1pm, ITV + STV

⭐ France (2) v Denmark (1), 4pm, ITV + STV ⭐

⭐ Argentina (2) v Mexico (0), 7pm, ITV + STV ⭐

Sunday 27th November

Japan (0) v Costa Rica (1), 10am, ITV + STV

Belgium (0) v Morocco (2), 1pm, BBC

Croatia (4) v Canada (1), 4pm, BBC

⭐ Spain (1) v Germany (1), 7pm, BBC ⭐

Monday 28th November

Cameroon (3) v Serbia (3), 10am, ITV

South Korea (2) v Ghana (3),1pm, BBC

Brazil (1) v Switzerland (0), 4pm, ITV + STV

⭐ Portugal (2) v Uruguay (0), 7pm, ITV + STV ⭐

Tuesday 29th November

Ecuador (1) v Senegal (2), 3pm, ITV + STV

Netherlands (2) v Qatar (0), 3pm, ITV + STV

⭐ Iran (0) v USA (1), 7pm, BBC ⭐

⭐ Wales (0) v England (3), 7pm, BBC ⭐

Wednesday 30th November

Tunisia (1) v France (0), 3pm, BBC

Australia (1) v Denmark (0), 3pm, BBC

⭐ Poland (0) v Argentina (2), 7pm, BBC ⭐

Saudi Arabia (1) v Mexico (2), 7pm, BBC

Thursday 1st December

Canada (1) v Morocco (2), 4pm, BBC

Croatia (0) v Belgium (0), 4pm, BBC

Japan (2) v Spain (1), 7pm, ITV + STV

⭐ Costa Rica (2) v Germany (4), 7pm, ITV + STV ⭐

Friday 2nd December

Ghana (0) v Uruguay (2), 4pm, BBC

South Korea (2) v Portugal (1), 4pm, BBC

Serbia (2) v Switzerland (3), 7pm, ITV + STV

Cameroon (1) v Brazil (0), 7pm, ITV + STV

Saturday 3rd December

Netherlands (3) v USA (1), 3pm, BBC One + BBC iPlayer

Argentina (2) v Australia (1), 7pm, ITV + STV

Sunday 4th December

France (3) v Poland (1), 3pm, BBC One + BBC iPlayer

England (3) v Senegal (0), 7pm, ITV + STV

Monday 5th December

Japan v Croatia, 3pm, BBC One + BBC iPlayer

Brazil v South Korea, 7pm, ITV + STV

Tuesday 6th December

Morocco v Spain, 3pm, BBC One + BBC iPlayer

Portugal v Switzerland, 7pm, ITV + STV

More details to come...

Who will win the World Cup 2022?

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It’s a no-brainer that all the England and Wales matches are a must-see, with England boasting Harry Kane and Wales with Gareth Bale.

Germany is also always one to watch with their new manager Hansi Flick building what looks like a solid and promising team.

France have Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema who are sure to make a splash, while Argentina of course has Messi, who is always a force to be reckoned with.

As well as these tried and tested football stars, there’s also a line-up of exciting new players entering the field, so the trophy is still very much up for grabs with the world’s best football players heading to Qatar.

How to watch the World Cup 2022

BBC sports presenters for World Cup 2022

As well as watching the matches live on BBC, ITV, STV (for Scottish viewers), BBC iPlayer, ITVX and STV Player, you can also listen to every game on BBC Sounds and get more on the BBC Sport App.

So what’s your guess? Is it coming home...?

Of course it is.