The Qatar 2022 fifa world cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup is planned to be the 22nd running of the FIFA World Cup rivalry, the quadrennial global men's football title challenged by the senior public groups of the part relationship of FIFA. It is booked to happen in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the very first World Cup to be held in the Arab world, and the subsequent World Cup held completely in Asia after the 2002 competition in South Korea and Japan. Likewise, the competition will be the last to include 32 groups, with an increment to 48 groups planned for the 2026 competition in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.