The 2022 World Cup - a tournament that has been 12 years in the making has had the eyes of the world on it for one reason or another. For 17 days since November 20th, however, the attention has firmly been on the footballing action.
With the group stage and round of 16 complete, it feels appropriate to start thinking about the all-important fixture.
This year, the World Cup final will be held on Sunday 18th December, kicking off at 3pm in the UK. It will be played at the 80,000-seater Lusail Iconic Stadium in the North of the country’s capital, Doha, and is the eighth and final fixture at this venue.
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The Final will have coverage on both BBC and ITV channels, as well on demand via BBC iPlayer and new platform ITVX.
This means there is only 10 days until the close of the tournament, but in that time we will see seven more fixtures played. Four quarter finals, two semi finals, and the third-place play-off, to be exact.
With the remaining eight nations confirmed we know that on one side of the tournament tree Croatia will take on Brazil whilst the Netherlands have been pitted against Argentina, with the winner of those ties facing one another.
On the other side, the winner of England vs France will compete for a place in the final with either the shock contenders, Morocco, or Portugal.
Of course anything may happen in football, but according to ABC News statistics site FiveThirtyEight , probabilities suggest there may be more heartbreak in store for Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions side.
At the quarter final stage, Argentina have been handed a 58% chance of progressing from their tie, whilst Brazil have been put in an even more comfortable position with a 77% probability of advancing.
Despite Morocco’s watertight defence Portugal are apparently 68% likely to end the African's World Cup dream, whilst England have been narrowly tipped to overcome the reigning champions France, 52% to 48%.
In the semi finals Brazil will allegedly triumph over their South American rivals, having a 64% chance of ending Lionel Messi’s tournament, whilst so too will Cristiano Ronaldo’s at the hands of England, who again have a marginal 52% chance of victory.
It may be one step better than Russia 2018, but that is all it is expected to be, as Brazil have a much more favourable 64% chance of lifting the coveted trophy by inflicting England’s second major final loss in as many years.
There may be one or two upsets between now and then, however, as the Euro 2020 runners-up look to prove they have the momentum to defy the odds.
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