World Cup matches today: The full list of Qatar 2022 fixtures and predictions for December 4
The group stage of the Qatar World Cup is over and 16 teams progressed to the knockouts. They were Netherlands, Senegal, England, USA, Argentina, Poland, France, Australia, Morocco, Croatia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, Switzerland, Portugal and South Korea.
The 22nd edition of the quadrennial tournament, which began way back in 1930, is also the first to be held in an Arab country. The State of Qatar is the smallest country in size (11,600 km2) and population (2.7 million) ever to host.
The World Cup featured eight groups of four teams before the top two from each went through to a knockout round of 16, which is followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
This format will be changed for the World Cup 2026 when the tournament will be expanded to 48 teams as the USA, Mexico and Canada co-host.
All World Cup matches today
France vs Poland, 3pm UK time, BBC
England vs Senegal, 7pm UK time, ITV
Today's match predictions
By Jason Burt in Doha
France 3 Poland 0: Poland’s biggest hope is not Robert Lewandowski but goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. Even then it would be a major surprise if they are not comfortably beaten by France who were able to rest players for last their group game.
England 2 Senegal 0: The African champions may be without Sadio Mane but they are well-organised and dangerous and will want to keep it tight. It well be a case of whether England can break them down and that may require patience – which they have shown before in knock-out games under Gareth Southgate.
You can also read a full list of England vs Senegal predictions from Telegraph experts
When are the knockout stages?
The knockout stages of this year's World Cup began on Saturday with the round of 16, before moving through to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The first round of 16 match is on Saturday, December 3 at 3pm.
What date is the World Cup 2022 final?
The last match of the World Cup will take place on Qatar National Day – Sunday, December 18. It will kick-off at 3pm UK time (6pm in Qatar, 10am ET, 9am CT and 7am PT) at the 80,000-seater Lusail Stadium.
Where is the next World Cup taking place?
The World Cup 2026 will be held across three host countries - America, Canada and Mexico - in a tournament first after the trio's bid fended off a strong proposal from Morocco. The competition matches will be played across 16 different cities - 11 from America, two in Canada and three in Mexico.
This article is kept updated with the latest information.
