FIFA World Cup 2022: Argentina are the world champions of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup 2022. They defeated the former world champions France in a 4-2 penalty shootout after a thriller 3-3 draw across 120 minutes to regain their 3rd title. 3 goals from Argentina were from 1)Lionel Messi in 23th minutes 2) Angel De Maria in 36th minutes and again from Lionel Messi in 109th minutes. All 3 goals from France’s side came from Kylian Mbappe. with this, he became the first player to score a Hat-Trick in the final of the Football World Cup. This year’s FIFA World Cup 2022 was held in Qatar. Table below shows the other winners:
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| Winner | Argentina |
| Runners-Up | France |
| 3rd place | Croatia |
| 4th place | Morocco |
Key Points about FIFA World Cup 2022
- La’eeb was the official mascot of this year’s football world cup.
- Al- Rihla was the name of FIFA football launched by the Adidas.
- Qatar became the first Arab country to host such a tournament and the second Asian country after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan.
- Total 32 teams participated in this tournament which was divided into 8 groups consisting 4 teams each.
- The inaugural match was played between the Qatar and Ecuador.
- French referee Stephanie Frappart became the first to referee a men’s match in this world cup during the Group E match between the Germany and Costa Rica.
- Indian actress Deepika Padukone unveiled the trophy for the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022
- Kylian Mbappe (France) bagged the Golden Boot Award (Top scorer) for scoring 8 goals in this tournament.
- Argentina star player and captain Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball Award (Best player)
- Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez won the Golden Gloves Award (Best goalkeeper)
- Argentina player Enzo Fernandez won the Best young player award.
- England team won the Best Flair play award.
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Additional Information about FIFA
- The is a professional football tournament held between national football teams. Organised by the FIFA, the tournament is held every four years and was first played in 1930 in Uruguay with the Uruguay emerging as the champions. It has been contested by 32 teams since 1998.
- The event was scheduled to take place from 20 November to 18 December in Qatar. With this, Qatar becomes the 1st Arab nation to host such a tournament.
- Unlike previous FIFA World Cups, which are typically played in June and July, because of intense summer heat and high humidity in Qatar, the 2022 World Cup was played in November and December.
- Brazil Football team has the most FIFA World Cup wins. Brazil have lifted the World Cup a record five times – 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They are followed by the Germany and Italy who have won the titles 4 times each.
Foundation year of FIFA – 21 May 1904
Headquarter – Zurich (Switzerland)
President – Gianni Infantino