A day after finding out who they will face on their "Road to Qatar", the Seleção now know when they will take on their Group A opponents in their quest to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The Federation of Portuguese Football (FPF) announced today (December 8) that the reigning and defending "Kings of Europe" will open up group play in March 2021 with three matches:
- March 24: Azerbaijan (Home)
- March 27: Serbia (Away)
- March 30: Luxembourg (Away)
Qualifying will resume again in September with two Group A matches:
- September 1: Republic of Ireland (Home)
- September 7: Azerbaijan (Away)
In October, Portugal will have only one World Cup qualifying match:
- October 12: Luxembourg (Home)
And in November, the Seleção will close out Group A with two matches:
- November 11: Republic of Ireland (Away)
- November 14: Serbia (Home)
The FPF also announced that Portugal and Qatar will play two friendlies (September 4th and October 9th) as part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup host's preparation for the tournament.
As it stands now, the Seleção have 13 matches scheduled in 2021:
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Location |
| March 24 | Azerbaijan | 2022 WCQ - Group A | Portugal |
| March 27 | Serbia | 2022 WCQ - Group A | Serbia |
| March 30 | Luxembourg | 2022 WCQ - Group A | Luxembourg |
| June 15 | Hungary | EURO 2020 - Group F | Budapest, Hungary |
| June 19 | Germany | EURO 2020 - Group F | Munich, Germany |
| June 23 | France | EURO 2020 - Group F | Budapest, Hungary |
| September 1 | Ireland | 2022 WCQ - Group A | Portugal |
| September 4 | Qatar | International Friendly | TBA |
| September 7 | Azerbaijan | 2022 WCQ - Group A | Azerbaijan |
| October 9 | Qatar | International Friendly | TBA |
| October 12 | Luxembourg | 2022 WCQ - Group A | Portugal |
| November 11 | Ireland | 2022 WCQ - Group A | Ireland |
| November 14 | Serbia | 2022 WCQ - Group A | Portugal |
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