The FIFA World Cup 2022 was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022.
Argentina were crowned the champions after winning the final against the title holder France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time. It was Argentina’s third title and their first since 1986, as well as being the first nation from outside of Europe to win the tournament since 2002. French player Kylian Mbappé became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 final and won the Golden Boot as he scored the most goals (8) during the tournament. Argentine captain Lionel Messi was voted the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament’s best player, winning the Golden Ball. Teammate Emiliano Martínez awarded to the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament’s best goalkeeper and won the Golden Glove. And Enzo Fernández, awarded to the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament’s best Young Player.
Champions | Runners- Up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
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Argentina (3rd title) | France | Croatia | Morocco |
Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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Lionel Messi | Kylian Mbappé | Luka Modrić |
Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
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Kylian Mbappé 8 Goals and 2 Assists | Lionel Messi 7 Goals and 3 Assists | Olivier Giroud 4 Goals |
Golden Glove | Best Young Player Award | Fair Play Award |
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Emiliano Martínez | Enzo Fernández | England |
FIFA World Cup 2022 Hosting Cost
At an estimated cost of over $220 billion, it is the most expensive World Cup ever held to date. This figure is disputed by Qatari officials, including organizing CEO Nasser Al Khater, who said the true cost was $8 billion, and other figures related to overall infrastructure development since the FIFA World Cup 2022 was awarded to Qatar in 2010.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Prize money
In April 2022, FIFA announced the prizes for all participating nations. Each qualified team received $1.5 million before the competition to cover preparation costs with each team receiving at least $9 million in prize money. This edition’s total prize pool was $440 million, $40 million greater than the prize pool of the previous tournament.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Draw
The final draw was held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, on 1 April 2022, 19:00 AST, prior to the completion of qualification. The two winners of the inter-confederation play-offs and the winner of the Path A of the UEFA play-offs were not known at the time of the draw. The draw was attended by 2,000 guests and was led by Carli Lloyd, Jermaine Jenas and sports broadcaster Samantha Johnson, assisted by the likes of Cafu (Brazil), Lothar Matthäus (Germany), Adel Ahmed Malalla (Qatar), Ali Daei (Iran), Bora Milutinović (Serbia/Mexico), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Rabah Madjer (Algeria), and Tim Cahill (Australia).
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Country | Ranking Country | Ranking Country | Ranking Country | Ranking
Qatar (51) (host) Mexico (9) Senegal (20) Wales (18)
Brazil (1) Netherlands (10) Iran (21) Costa Rica (31)
Belgium (2) Denmark (11) Japan (23) Cameroon (37)
France (3) Germany (12) Morocco (24) Canada (38)
Argentina (4) Uruguay (13) Serbia (25) Australia (42)
England (5) Switzerland (14) Poland (26) Ecuador (46)
Spain(7) United States (15) South Korea (29) Saudi Arabia (49)
Portugal (8) Croatia (16) Tunisia (35) Ghana (61)
FIFA World Cup 2022 Group Standings and matches
Group A
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1. (Qualified) Netherlands 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
2. (Qualified) Senegal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3. Ecuador 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4. Qatar 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0
20 November 2022 19:00
Qatar | 0 – 2 | Ecuador |
Valencia 16′ (pen), 31′ |
21 November 2022 19:00
Senegal | 0 – 2 | Netherlands |
C. Gakpo 84′ Davy Klassen 90+9′ |
25 November 2022 16:00
Qatar | 1 – 3 | Senegal |
M. Muntari 78′ | Boulaye Dia 41′ F. Diédhiou 48′ B. Dieng 84′ |
25 November 2022 19:00
Netherlands | 1 – 1 | Ecuador |
C. Gakpo 6′ | Valencia 49′ |
29 November 2022 18:00
Ecuador | 1 – 2 | Senegal |
Caicedo 67′ | I. Sarr 44′ (pen) Koulibaly 70′ |
29 November 2022 18:00
Netherlands | 2 – 0 | Qatar |
C. Gakpo 26′ F. de Jong 49′ |
Group B
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1. (Qualified) England 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
2. (Qualified) United States 3 2 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3. Iran 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
4. Wales 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1
21 November 2022 16:00
England | 6 – 2 | Iran |
Bellingham 35′ B. Saka 43′, 62′ R. Sterling 45+1′ M. Rashford 71′ J. Grealish 90′ |
Taremi 65′, 90+13′(pen) |
21 November 2022 22:00
United States | 1 – 1 | Wales |
T. Weah 36′ | G. Bale 82′ (pen) |
25 November 2022 13:00
Wales | 0 – 2 | Iran |
R. Cheshmi 90+8′ R. Rezaeian 90+11′ |
25 November 2022 22:00
England | 0 – 0 | United States |
29 November 2022 22:00
Wales | 0 – 3 | England |
M. Rashford 50, 68′ F. Foden 51′ |
29 November 2022 22:00
Iran | 0 – 1 | United States |
C. Pulisic 38′ |
Group C
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3. | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
4. | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Argentina | 1 – 2 | Saudi Arabia |
L. Messi 10′ (pen) | Al Shehri 48′ S. Al-Dawsari 53′ |
22 November 2022 19:00
Mexico | 0 – 0 | Poland |
26 November 2022 16:00
Poland | 2 – 0 | Saudi Arabia |
Zieliński 39′ Lewandowski 82′ |
26 November 2022 22:00
Argentina | 2 – 0 | Mexico |
L. Messi 64′ E. Fernández 87′ |
30 November 2022 22:00
Poland | 0 – 2 | Argentina |
Mac Allister 46′ J. Álvarez 67′ |
30 November 2022 22:00
Saudi Arabia | 1 – 2 | Mexico |
S. Al-Dawsari 90+5′ | J. Martín 47′ G. Chávez 52′ |
Group D
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
3. | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
4. | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
22 November 2022 16:00
Denmark | 0 – 0 | Tunisia |
22 November 2022 22:00
France | 4 – 1 | Australia |
A. Rabiot 27′ O. Giroud 32′, 71’ K. Mbappé 68′ |
A. Goodwin 9′ |
26 November 2022 13:00
Tunisia | 0 – 1 | Australia |
T. Duke 23′ |
26 November 2022 19:00
France | 2 – 1 | Denmark |
K. Mbappé 61′, 86’ |
A. Christensen 68′ |
30 November 2022 18:00
Australia | 1 – 0 | Denmark |
A. Leckie 60′ |
30 November 2022 18:00
Tunisia | 1 – 0 | France |
W. Khazri 58′ |
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
3. | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
4. | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 3 |
23 November 2022 16:00
Germany | 1 – 2 | Japan |
I. Gündoğan 33′(pen) | R. Dōan 75′ T. Asano 83′ |
23 November 2022 19:00
Spain | 7 – 0 | Costa Rica |
D. Olmo 11′ M. Asensio 21′ F. Torres 31′(pen), 54’ P. Gavi 74′ C. Soler 90 ‘ A. Morata 90+2′ |
27 November 2022 13:00
Japan | 0 – 1 | Costa Rica |
K. Fuller 81′ |
27 November 2022 22:00
Spain | 1 – 1 | Germany |
A. Morata 62′ | N. Füllkrug 83′ |
01 December 2022 22:00
Japan | 2 – 1 | Spain |
R. Dōan 48’ Ao Tanaka 51′ |
A. Morata 11′ |
01 December 2022 22:00
Costa Rica | 2 – 4 | Germany |
I. Tejeda 58’ P. Vargas 70′ |
S. Gnabry 10′ K. Havertz 73’, 85′ N. Füllkrug 89′ |
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
2. (Qualified) | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
3. | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
4. | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
23 November 2022 13:00
Morocco | 0 – 0 | Croatia |
23 November 2022 22:00
Belgium | 1 – 0 | Canada |
Batshuayi 44’ |
27 November 2022 16:00
Belgium | 0 – 2 | Morocco |
Paul Saïss 73’ Z. Aboukhlal 90+2′ |
27 November 2022 19:00
Croatia | 4 – 1 | Canada |
A. Kramarić 36’, 70’ M. Livaja 44’ L. Majer 90+4’ |
A. Davies 2’ |
01 December 2022 18:00
Croatia | 0 – 0 | Belgium |
01 December 2022 18:00
Canada | 1 – 2 | Morocco |
N. Aguerd 40’(o.g.) | H. Ziyech 4’’ En-Nesyri 23′ |
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
3. | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
4. | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1 |
24 November 2022 13:00
Switzerland | 1 – 0 | Cameroon |
D. Embolo 48’ |
24 November 2022 22:00
Brazil | 2 – 0 | Serbia |
Richarlison 62′, 73’ |
28 November 2022 13:00
Cameroon | 3 – 3 | Serbia |
V. Castelletto 29′ V. Aboubakar 63′ Choupo-Moting 66′ |
S. Pavlović 45+1’ S. Milinković-Savić 45+3’ A. Mitrović 53+1’ |
28 November 2022 19:00
Brazil | 1 – 0 | Switzerland |
Casemiro 83’ |
02 December 2022 22:00
Serbia | 2 – 3 | Switzerland |
A. Mitrović 26’ D. Vlahović 35’ |
X. Shaqiri 20’ D. Embolo 44’ M. Freuler 48’ |
02 December 2022 22:00
Cameroon | 1 – 0 | Brazil |
V. Aboubakar 90+2′ |
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
3. | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4. | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
Uruguay | 0 – 0 | South Korea |
24 November 2022 19:00
Portugal | 3 – 2 | Ghana |
C. Ronaldo 65′(pen) J. Félix 78′ R. Leão 80′ |
A. Ayew 73’ O. Bukari 89’ |
28 November 2022 16:00
South Korea | 2 – 3 | Ghana |
Cho Gue-sung 58’, 61′ | M. Salisu 24’ M. Kudus 34’, 68’ |
28 November 2022 22:00
Portugal | 2 – 0 | Uruguay |
B. Fernandes 54′, 90+3’(pen) |
02 December 2022 18:00
Ghana | 0 – 2 | Uruguay |
De Arrascaeta 26′, 32’ |
02 December 2022 18:00
South Korea | 2 – 1 | Portugal |
Kim Young-gwon 27′ Hwang Hee-chan 90+1’ |
R. Horta 5’ |
Netherlands | 3 – 1 | United States |
M. Depay 10′ D. Blind 45+1 Dumfries 81′ |
A. Wright 76′ |
03 December 2022 22:00
Argentina | 2 – 1 | Australia |
L. Messi 35′ J. Álvarez 57′ |
E. Fernández 77′(o.g.) |
04 December 2022 18:00
France | 3 – 1 | Poland |
O. Giroud 44′ K. Mbappé 74′, 90+1′ |
Lewandowski 90+9′(pen) |
04 December 2022 22:00
England | 3 – 0 | Senegal |
J. Henderson 38′ H. Kane 45+3′ B. Saka 57′ |
05 December 2022 18:00
Japan | 1 – 1 | Croatia |
D. Maeda 43′ | I. Perišić 55′ | |
Minamino Mitoma Asano Yoshida |
Penalties 1 – 3 |
Vlašić Brozović Livaja Pašalić |
05 December 2022 22:00
Brazil | 4 – 1 | South Korea |
Vinícius Jr 7′ Neymar Jr 13′ (pen) Richarlison 29′ L. Paquetá 36′ |
Paik Seung-ho 76′ |
Morocco | 0 – 0 | Spain |
Sabiri Ziyech Benoun Hakimi |
Penalties 3 – 0 |
Sarabia Soler Busquets |
06 December 2022 22:00
Portugal | 6 – 1 | Switzerland |
G. Ramos 17′, 51′, 67′ Pepe 33′ R. Guerreiro 55′ R. Leão 90+2′ |
M. Akanji 58′ |
Croatia | 1 – 1 | Brazil |
B. Petković 117′ | Neymar Jr 105+1′ | |
Vlašić Majer Modrić Oršić |
Penalties 4 – 2 |
Rodrygo Casemiro Pedro Marquinhos |
09 December 2022 22:00
Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Argentina |
Weghorst 83′, 90+11′ | Molina 35′ L. Messi 73′(pen) |
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Van Dijk Berghuis Koopmeiners Weghorst L. de Jong |
Penalties 3 – 4 |
Messi Paredes Montiel Fernández L.Martínez |
10 December 2022 18:00
Morocco | 1 – 0 | Portugal |
En-Nesyri 42′ |
10 December 2022 22:00
England | 1 – 2 | France |
H. Kane 54′(pen) | Tchouaméni 17′ O. Giroud 78′ |
Argentina | 3 – 0 | Croatia |
L. Messi 34′(pen) J. Álvarez 39′, 69′ |
14 December 2022 22:00, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
France | 2 – 0 | Morocco |
T. Hernandez 5′ Kolo Muani 79′ |
Croatia | 2 – 1 | Morocco |
J. Gvardiol 7′ M. Oršić 42′ |
A. Dari 9′ |
18 December 2022 18:00, Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Argentina | 3 – 3 | France |
Messi 23′(pen), 108′ Di María 36′ |
Mbappé 80′(pen), 81′, 118′(pen) | |
Messi Dybala Paredes Montiel |
Penalties 4 – 2 |
Mbappé Coman Tchouaméni Kolo Muani |
Player Name | Country | Match Played | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Kylian Mbappé | FRANCE | 7 | 8 |
Lionel Messi | ARGENTINA | 7 | 7 |
Julián Álvarez | ARGENTINA | 7 | 4 |
Olivier Giroud | FRANCE | 6 | 4 |
Richarlison | BRAZIL | 4 | 3 |
Enner Valencia | ECUADOR | 3 | 3 |
Marcus Rashford | ENGLAND | 5 | 3 |
Bukayo Saka | ENGLAND | 4 | 3 |
Cody Gakpo | NEDARLANDS | 5 | 3 |
Gonçalo Ramos | PORTUGAL | 4 | 3 |
Álvaro Morata | SPAIN | 4 | 3 |
Neymar | BRAZIL | 3 | 2 |
Vincent Aboubakar | CAMEROON | 3 | 2 |
Andrej Kramarić | CROATIA | 7 | 2 |
Harry Kane | ENGLAND | 5 | 2 |
Niclas Füllkrug | GERMANY | 3 | 2 |
Kai Havertz | GERMANY | 2 | 2 |
Mohammed Kudus | GHANA | 3 | 2 |
Mehdi Taremi | IRAN | 3 | 2 |
Ritsu Dōan | JAPAN | 4 | 2 |
Youssef En-Nesyri | MOROCCO | 7 | 2 |
Wout Weghorst | NEDARLANDS | 4 | 2 |
Robert Lewandowski | POLAND | 4 | 2 |
Bruno Fernandes | PORTUGAL | 4 | 2 |
Rafael Leão | PORTUGAL | 5 | 2 |
Salem Al-Dawsari | SAUDI ARABIA | 3 | 2 |
Aleksandar Mitrović | SERBIA | 3 | 2 |
Cho Gue-sung | SOUTH KOREA | 4 | 2 |
Ferran Torres | SPAIN | 4 | 2 |
Breel Embolo | SWITZERLAND | 4 | 2 |
Giorgian de Arrascaeta | URUGUAY | 2 | 2 |
Player Name | Country | Match Played | Assist |
---|---|---|---|
Bruno Fernandes | PORTUGAL | 4 | 3 |
Harry Kane | ENGLAND | 5 | 3 |
Antoine Griezmann | FRANCE | 7 | 3 |
Ivan Perisic | CROATIA | 7 | 3 |
Lionel Messi | ARGENTINA | 7 | 3 |
Andrija Zivcovic | SERBIA | 3 | 2 |
Tusan Tadic | SERBIA | 3 | 2 |
Diogo Dalot | PORTUGAL | 3 | 2 |
Davy Klassen | NEDARLANDS | 4 | 2 |
Jordi Alba | SPAIN | 4 | 2 |
Phil Foden | ENGLAND | 4 | 2 |
Raphael Guerreiro | PORTUGAL | 4 | 2 |
Vinicius Jr. | BRAZIL | 4 | 2 |
Cristian Pulisic | UNITED STATES | 4 | 2 |
Marcus Thuram | FRANCE | 5 | 2 |
D. Dumfries | NEDARLANDS | 5 | 2 |
Mislav Orisic | CROATIA | 6 | 2 |
Theo Harnandez | FRANCE | 6 | 2 |
Ousmane Dembele | FRANCE | 7 | 2 |
Kylian Mbappé | FRANCE | 7 | 2 |
Player Name | Country | Yellow Card Number |
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Gonzalo Montiel | ARGENTINA | 3 |
Marcos Acuna | ARGENTINA | 3 |
Abdulelah Al-Amri | SAUDI ARABIA | 2 |
Alidu Seidu | GHANA | 2 |
Alireza Jahanbakhsh | IRAN | 2 |
Amadou Onana | BELGIUM | 2 |
Cristian Romero | ARGENTINA | 2 |
Francisco Calvo | COSTA RICA | 2 |
Milos Degenek | AUSTRALIA | 2 |
Fabian Schär | SWITZERLAND | 2 |
Collins Fai | CAMEROON | 2 |
Nemanja Gudelj | SERBIA | 2 |
Jackson Irvine | AUSTRALIA | 2 |
Jahanbakhsh | IRAN | 2 |
Jhegson Méndez | ECUADOR | 2 |
Ko Itakura | JAPAN | 2 |
Mateo Kovacic | CROATIA | 2 |
Leandro Paredes | ARGENTINA | 2 |
Matthew Cash | POLAND | 2 |
Nikola Milenkovic | SERBIA | 2 |
Nicolás Otamendi | ARGENTINA | 2 |
Pape Gueye | SENEGAL | 2 |
Sasa Lukic | SERBIA | 2 |
Strahinja Pavlović | SERBIA | 2 |
Jung Woo-Young | SOUTH KOREA | 2 |
Player Name | Country | Red Card Number |
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Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | 1 |
Denzel Dumfries | Netharlands | 1 |
Wayne Hennessey | Wales | 1 |
Walid Cheddira | Morocco | 1 |
Stadium | City | Capacity |
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Lusail Stadium | Lusail | 88,966 |
Al Bayt Stadium | Al- Khor | 68,895 |
Khalifa International Stadium | Al Rayyan | 45,857 |
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | Al Rayyan | 45,032 |
Education City Stadium | Al Rayyan | 44,667 |
Al Thumama Stadium | Doha | 44,400 |
Al Janoub Stadium | Al Wakrah | 44,325 |
Stadium 974 | Doha | 44,089 |
The FIFA World Cup is a professional football tournament held between national football teams, organized by FIFA. The tournament, held every four years, was first played in 1930 in Uruguay, and has been contested by 32 teams since the 1998 event. The tournament was contested with eight round-robin groups followed by a knockout round for 16 teams. The defending champions were France, who defeated Croatia 4–2 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final. The event was scheduled to take place under a reduced length, from 20 November to 18 December in Qatar. Being held in Qatar, it was the first World Cup tournament to be held in the Arab world. Spectators were not required to follow most COVID-19 pandemic restrictions such as social distancing, wearing masks, and negative tests.
A player or team official is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)
The tournament featured new substitution rules whereby teams could make up to five substitutions in normal time, and an additional substitution in extra time. In addition, it was the first World Cup to feature concussion substitutions, whereby each team was permitted to use a maximum of one concussion substitute during a match. A concussion substitution did not count towards a team’s quota of regular substitutions. Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand suffered a concussion in his country’s opening match against England and was replaced by Hossein Hosseini. This was the first use of a dedicated concussion substitute during a World Cup.
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