FIFA World Cup: Three matches to be played today

Doha: In the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, three matches will be played on Tuesday (today).

In the first match of group C, Argentina will take on Saudi Arabia at 3 pm. In the second match of group D, Denmark will face Tunisia at 6:00 pm, while in the third match of group C Mexico will take on Poland at 9:00 pm.

Today, it will be the turn of Argentina and Lionel Messi, while later in the week, it'll be Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in action in Group H. 

Yesterday, England beat Iran by 6-2 goals, Netherlands beat Senegal by 2-0 while match between USA and Wales ended in a 1-1 draw.

After the group stage, the top two teams from each of the eight groups will move on to the knockout phase, which begins with the Round of 16. 

The final will be played on December 18 while the third-place match is slotted for the previous day in the FIFA World Cup 2022 schedule. 

All matches of the World Cup will be played across eight venues in and around Doha.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar kicked off on November 20 and there is a total of 32 teams in the running for 16 spots in the knockout rounds. Only the top two teams will advance from each group.

On Sunday Ecuador made history by beating host nation Qatar in the opener.  

The groups at the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 are as follows:

Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands

Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales

Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland

Group D: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia

Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan

Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia

Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon

Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea