The 2022 World Cup will have four games every day in a 12-day group stage and matches later in the tournament that go into extra time will extend past midnight in Qatar.
FIFA released the schedule for the first World Cup to be played in November and December on Wednesday, with kickoff times at 1 pm (1000 GMT), 4 pm(1300 GMT), 7 pm (1600 GMT) and 10 pm (1900 GMT).
Host Qatar will open the Middle East’s first World Cup in the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium at 1 pm on November 21. The final start at 6 pm on December 18 at the 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium.
Eight venues in close proximity to Doha will be used at the tournament, which will be played in 28 days rather than the 32 days used at the last World Cup in Russia to minimize the disruption to the European season.
Teams and fans will not need to fly around Qatar because stadiums are within a 30-mile radius.
Both semifinals — like some games in the previous rounds — will kick off at 10 pm and will spill over into the next day if there is extra time, or even just long injury and VAR delays in regular time.