World Cup Schedule: Semifinal Matchups Revealed

Argentina, France, Croatia and Morocco remain after a dramatic quarterfinal round.

After a three-year, 206-team qualification campaign and a 32-team tournament, only four squads remain in the 2022 World Cup.

Three of the four teams are familiar to this stage. Argentina has made five trips to the tournament semifinals, including titles in 1978 and 1986. France, champions in 1998 and 2018, has been to six semifinals. Croatia has been twice, debuting with a third-place finish in 1998 and reaching the final in 2018.

Morocco, the surprise team of the tournament, is the first African team ever to reach the World Cup semifinals. Its previous best finish in a World Cup was 11th place in 1986.

Both semifinals will air on Fox over a two-day span.

2022 World Cup semifinal schedule:

Tuesday, Dec. 13:

Argentina vs Croatia (2 p.m. EST, Lusail Iconic Stadium)

Wednesday, Dec. 14:

France vs Morocco (2 p.m. EST, Al Bayt Stadium)

2022 World Cup final:

Sunday, Dec. 18:

Semifinal winners (10 a.m. EST, Lusail Iconic Stadium)


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Patrick Andres
PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .