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06 Sept 2025

World Cup 2022: Irish TV Guide for this year's tournament in Qatar

World Cup 2022: Irish TV Guide for this year's tournament in Qatar

World Cup 2022: Irish TV Guide for this year's tournament in Qatar

RTÉ Sport have announced details of its FIFA World Cup 2022™ coverage across television, radio and online. RTÉ will provide live coverage of all 64 games across RTÉ2, RTÉ Player and RTÉ News Channel.  

Viewers will be able to catch almost 200 hours of television coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player including all 64 games live from Qatar along with highlights, previews, and features. Coverage begins with 17 consecutive days of live games from November 20th to December 6th. For the simultaneous matches in the last round of the Group Stage, both games in each group will be live - one on RTÉ2 and one on the RTÉ News Channel, with all available live on RTÉ Player. 

FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 LIVE TV SCHEDULE – RTÉ2, RTÉ Player and RTÉ News Channel:

Sunday 20 November 
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Opening Ceremony followed by Qatar v Ecuador (Group A) KO 4.00pm 

Monday 21 November 
12.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
England v Iran (Group B) KO 1.00pm 
Senegal v Netherlands (Group A) KO 4.00pm 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
USA v Wales (Group B) KO 7.00pm 

Tuesday 22 November 
9.30am RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Argentina v Saudi Arabia (Group C) KO 10.00am 
Denmark v Tunisia (Group D) KO 1.00pm 
 
3.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Mexico v Poland (Group C) KO 4.00pm 
France v Australia (Group D) KO 7.00pm 

Wednesday 23 November  
9.30am RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Morocco v Croatia (Group F) KO 10.00am 
Germany v Japan (Group E) KO 1.00pm 
 
3.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Spain v Costa Rica (Group F) 4.00pm 
Belgium v Canada (Group E) KO 7.00pm 

Thursday 24 November 
9.30am RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Switzerland v Cameroon (Group G) KO 10.00am 
Uruguay v South Korea (Group H) KO 1.00pm 
 
3.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Portugal v Ghana (Group H) KO 4.00pm 
Brazil v Serbia (Group G) KO 7.00pm 

Friday 25 November 
9.30am RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Wales v Iran (Group B) KO 10.00am 
Qatar v Senegal (Group A) KO 1.00pm 
 
3.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Netherlands v Ecuador (Group A) KO 4.00pm 
England v USA (Group B) KO 7.00pm 

Saturday 26 November 
9.30am RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Tunisia v Australia (Group D) KO 10.00am 
Poland v Saudi Arabia (Group C) KO 1.00pm 
 
3.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
France v Denmark (Group D) KO 4.00pm 
Argentina v Mexico (Group C) KO 7.00pm 

Sunday 27 November  
9.30am RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Japan v Costa Rica (Group E) 10.00am 
Belgium v Morocco (Group F) 1.00pm 
 
3.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Croatia v Canada (Group F) KO 4.00pm 
Spain V Germany (Group E) KO 7.00pm 

Monday 28 November 
9.30am RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Cameroon v Serbia (Group G) KO 10.00am 
South Korea v Ghana (Group H) 1.00pm 
 
3.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Brazil v Switzerland (Group G) KO 4.00pm 
Portugal v Uruguay (Group H) KO 7.00pm 

Tuesday 29 November 
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player (One game on RTÉ News Channel TBC) 
Ecuador v Senegal (Group A) KO 3.00pm 
Netherlands v Qatar (Group A) KO 3.00pm 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player (One game on RTÉ News Channel TBC) 
Wales v England (Group B) KO 7.00pm 
Iran v USA (Group B) KO 7.00pm 

Wednesday 30 November 
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player (One game on RTÉ News Channel TBC) 
Australia v Denmark (Group D) KO 3.00pm 
Tunisia v France (Group D) KO 3.00pm 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player (One game on RTÉ News Channel TBC) 
Poland v Argentina (Group C) KO 7.00pm 
Saudi Arabia v Mexico (Group C) KO 7.00pm 

Thursday 1 December  
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player (One game on RTÉ News Channel TBC) 
Croatia v Belgium (Group F) KO 3.00pm 
Canada v Morocco (Group F) KO 3.00pm 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player (One game on RTÉ News Channel TBC) 
Japan v Spain (Group E) KO 7.00pm 
Costa Rica v Germany (Group E) KO 7.00pm 

Friday 2 December  
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player (One game on RTÉ News Channel TBC) 
Ghana v Uruguay (Group H) KO 3.00pm 
South Korea v Portugal (Group H) KO 3.00pm 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player (One game on RTÉ News Channel TBC) 
Serbia v Switzerland (Group G) KO 7.00pm 
Cameroon v Brazil (Group G) KO 7.00pm 

Saturday 3 December  
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B (KO 3.00pm) 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D (KO 7.00pm) 

Sunday 4 December 
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C (KO 3.00pm) 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A (KO 7.00pm) 

Monday 4 December 
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Winner Group E v Runner-up Group F (KO 3.00pm) 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Winner Group G v Runner-up Group H (KO 7.00pm) 

Tuesday 6 December 
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Winner Group F v Runner-up E (KO 2.30pm) 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G (KO 7.00pm) 

Friday 9 December 
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Quarter-final 1 (KO 3.00pm) 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Quarter-final 2 (KO 7.00pm) 

Saturday 10 December 
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Quarter-final 3 (KO 3.00pm) 
 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Quarter-final 4 (KO 7.00pm) 

Tuesday 13 December 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Semi-final 1 (KO 7.00pm) 

Wednesday 14 December 
6.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
Semi-final 2 (KO 7.00pm) 

Saturday 17 December  
2.30pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
3rd Place Play-off (KO 3.00pm) 

Sunday 18 December 
2.00pm RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player 
World Cup Final (KO 3.00pm

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