
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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Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
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![]() 8 Goals and 2 Assists | ![]() 7 Goals and 3 Assists | ![]() 4 Goals |
Golden Glove | Best Young Player Award | Fair Play Award |
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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).
POT 1 POT 2 POT 3 POT 4
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
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0 – 2 | ![]() |
Valencia ![]() |
21 November 2022 19:00
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0 – 2 | ![]() |
C. Gakpo ![]() Davy Klassen ![]() |
25 November 2022 16:00
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1 – 3 | ![]() |
M. Muntari ![]() |
Boulaye Dia ![]() F. Diédhiou ![]() B. Dieng ![]() |
25 November 2022 19:00
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1 – 1 | ![]() |
C. Gakpo ![]() |
Valencia ![]() |
29 November 2022 18:00
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1 – 2 | ![]() |
Caicedo ![]() |
I. Sarr ![]() Koulibaly ![]() |
29 November 2022 18:00
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2 – 0 | ![]() |
C. Gakpo ![]() F. de Jong ![]() |
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
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6 – 2 | ![]() |
Bellingham ![]() B. Saka ![]() R. Sterling ![]() M. Rashford ![]() J. Grealish ![]() |
Taremi ![]() |
21 November 2022 22:00
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1 – 1 | ![]() |
T. Weah ![]() |
G. Bale ![]() |
25 November 2022 13:00
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0 – 2 | ![]() |
R. Cheshmi ![]() R. Rezaeian ![]() |
25 November 2022 22:00
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0 – 0 | ![]() |
29 November 2022 22:00
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0 – 3 | ![]() |
M. Rashford ![]() F. Foden ![]() |
29 November 2022 22:00
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0 – 1 | ![]() |
C. Pulisic ![]() |
Group C
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
4. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
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1 – 2 | ![]() |
L. Messi ![]() |
Al Shehri ![]() S. Al-Dawsari ![]() |
22 November 2022 19:00
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0 – 0 | ![]() |
26 November 2022 16:00
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2 – 0 | ![]() |
Zieliński ![]() Lewandowski ![]() |
26 November 2022 22:00
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2 – 0 | ![]() |
L. Messi ![]() E. Fernández ![]() |
30 November 2022 22:00
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0 – 2 | ![]() |
Mac Allister ![]() J. Álvarez ![]() |
30 November 2022 22:00
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1 – 2 | ![]() |
S. Al-Dawsari ![]() |
J. Martín ![]() G. Chávez ![]() |
Group D
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
3. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
4. | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
22 November 2022 16:00
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0 – 0 | ![]() |
22 November 2022 22:00
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4 – 1 | ![]() |
A. Rabiot ![]() O. Giroud ![]() K. Mbappé ![]() |
A. Goodwin ![]() |
26 November 2022 13:00
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0 – 1 | ![]() |
T. Duke ![]() |
26 November 2022 19:00
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2 – 1 | ![]() |
K. Mbappé ![]() |
A. Christensen ![]() |
30 November 2022 18:00
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1 – 0 | ![]() |
A. Leckie ![]() |
30 November 2022 18:00
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1 – 0 | ![]() |
W. Khazri ![]() |
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
3. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
4. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 3 |
23 November 2022 16:00
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1 – 2 | ![]() |
I. Gündoğan ![]() |
R. Dōan ![]() T. Asano ![]() |
23 November 2022 19:00
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7 – 0 | ![]() |
D. Olmo ![]() M. Asensio ![]() F. Torres ![]() P. Gavi ![]() C. Soler ![]() A. Morata ![]() |
27 November 2022 13:00
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0 – 1 | ![]() |
K. Fuller ![]() |
27 November 2022 22:00
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1 – 1 | ![]() |
A. Morata ![]() |
N. Füllkrug ![]() |
01 December 2022 22:00
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2 – 1 | ![]() |
R. Dōan ![]() Ao Tanaka ![]() |
A. Morata ![]() |
01 December 2022 22:00
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2 – 4 | ![]() |
I. Tejeda ![]() P. Vargas ![]() |
S. Gnabry ![]() K. Havertz ![]() N. Füllkrug ![]() |
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
2. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
3. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
4. | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
23 November 2022 13:00
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0 – 0 | ![]() |
23 November 2022 22:00
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1 – 0 | ![]() |
Batshuayi ![]() |
27 November 2022 16:00
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0 – 2 | ![]() |
Paul Saïss ![]() Z. Aboukhlal ![]() |
27 November 2022 19:00
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4 – 1 | ![]() |
A. Kramarić ![]() M. Livaja ![]() L. Majer ![]() |
A. Davies ![]() |
01 December 2022 18:00
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0 – 0 | ![]() |
01 December 2022 18:00
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1 – 2 | ![]() |
N. Aguerd ![]() |
H. Ziyech ![]() En-Nesyri ![]() |
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
3. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
4. | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1 |
24 November 2022 13:00
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1 – 0 | ![]() |
D. Embolo ![]() |
24 November 2022 22:00
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2 – 0 | ![]() |
Richarlison ![]() |
28 November 2022 13:00
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3 – 3 | ![]() |
V. Castelletto ![]() V. Aboubakar ![]() Choupo-Moting ![]() |
S. Pavlović ![]() S. Milinković-Savić ![]() A. Mitrović ![]() |
28 November 2022 19:00
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1 – 0 | ![]() |
Casemiro ![]() |
02 December 2022 22:00
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2 – 3 | ![]() |
A. Mitrović ![]() D. Vlahović ![]() |
X. Shaqiri ![]() D. Embolo ![]() M. Freuler ![]() |
02 December 2022 22:00
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1 – 0 | ![]() |
V. Aboubakar ![]() |
Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
2. (Qualified) | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
3. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4. | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
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0 – 0 | ![]() |
24 November 2022 19:00
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3 – 2 | ![]() |
C. Ronaldo ![]() J. Félix ![]() R. Leão ![]() |
A. Ayew ![]() O. Bukari ![]() |
28 November 2022 16:00
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2 – 3 | ![]() |
Cho Gue-sung ![]() |
M. Salisu ![]() M. Kudus ![]() |
28 November 2022 22:00
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2 – 0 | ![]() |
B. Fernandes ![]() |
02 December 2022 18:00
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0 – 2 | ![]() |
De Arrascaeta ![]() |
02 December 2022 18:00
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2 – 1 | ![]() |
Kim Young-gwon ![]() Hwang Hee-chan ![]() |
R. Horta ![]() |
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3 – 1 | ![]() |
M. Depay ![]() D. Blind ![]() Dumfries ![]() |
A. Wright ![]() |
03 December 2022 22:00
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2 – 1 | ![]() |
L. Messi ![]() J. Álvarez ![]() |
E. Fernández ![]() |
04 December 2022 18:00
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3 – 1 | ![]() |
O. Giroud ![]() K. Mbappé ![]() |
Lewandowski ![]() |
04 December 2022 22:00
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3 – 0 | ![]() |
J. Henderson ![]() H. Kane ![]() B. Saka ![]() |
05 December 2022 18:00
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1 – 1 | ![]() |
D. Maeda ![]() |
I. Perišić ![]() |
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Minamino ![]() Mitoma ![]() Asano ![]() Yoshida ![]() |
Penalties 1 – 3 |
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05 December 2022 22:00
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4 – 1 | ![]() |
Vinícius Jr ![]() Neymar Jr ![]() Richarlison ![]() L. Paquetá ![]() |
Paik Seung-ho ![]() |
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0 – 0 | ![]() |
Sabiri ![]() Ziyech ![]() Benoun ![]() Hakimi ![]() |
Penalties 3 – 0 |
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06 December 2022 22:00
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6 – 1 | ![]() |
G. Ramos ![]() Pepe ![]() R. Guerreiro ![]() R. Leão ![]() |
M. Akanji ![]() |
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1 – 1 | ![]() |
B. Petković ![]() |
Neymar Jr ![]() |
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Vlašić ![]() Majer ![]() Modrić ![]() Oršić ![]() |
Penalties 4 – 2 |
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09 December 2022 22:00
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2 – 2 | ![]() |
Weghorst ![]() |
Molina ![]() L. Messi ![]() |
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Van Dijk ![]() Berghuis ![]() Koopmeiners ![]() Weghorst ![]() L. de Jong ![]() |
Penalties 3 – 4 |
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10 December 2022 18:00
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1 – 0 | ![]() |
En-Nesyri ![]() |
10 December 2022 22:00
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1 – 2 | ![]() |
H. Kane ![]() |
Tchouaméni ![]() O. Giroud ![]() |
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3 – 0 | ![]() |
L. Messi ![]() J. Álvarez ![]() |
14 December 2022 22:00, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
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2 – 0 | ![]() |
T. Hernandez ![]() Kolo Muani ![]() |
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2 – 1 | ![]() |
J. Gvardiol ![]() M. Oršić ![]() |
A. Dari ![]() |
18 December 2022 18:00, Lusail Stadium, Lusail
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3 – 3 | ![]() |
Messi ![]() Di María ![]() |
Mbappé ![]() |
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Messi ![]() Dybala ![]() Paredes ![]() Montiel ![]() |
Penalties 4 – 2 |
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Player Name | Country | Match Played | Goals |
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![]() | FRANCE | 7 | 8 |
![]() | ARGENTINA | 7 | 7 |
![]() | ARGENTINA | 7 | 4 |
![]() | FRANCE | 6 | 4 |
![]() | BRAZIL | 4 | 3 |
![]() | ECUADOR | 3 | 3 |
![]() | ENGLAND | 5 | 3 |
![]() | ENGLAND | 4 | 3 |
![]() | NEDARLANDS | 5 | 3 |
![]() | PORTUGAL | 4 | 3 |
![]() | SPAIN | 4 | 3 |
![]() | BRAZIL | 3 | 2 |
![]() | CAMEROON | 3 | 2 |
![]() | CROATIA | 7 | 2 |
![]() | ENGLAND | 5 | 2 |
![]() | GERMANY | 3 | 2 |
![]() | GERMANY | 2 | 2 |
![]() | GHANA | 3 | 2 |
![]() | IRAN | 3 | 2 |
![]() | JAPAN | 4 | 2 |
![]() | MOROCCO | 7 | 2 |
![]() | NEDARLANDS | 4 | 2 |
![]() | POLAND | 4 | 2 |
![]() | PORTUGAL | 4 | 2 |
![]() | PORTUGAL | 5 | 2 |
![]() | SAUDI ARABIA | 3 | 2 |
![]() | SERBIA | 3 | 2 |
![]() | SOUTH KOREA | 4 | 2 |
![]() | SPAIN | 4 | 2 |
![]() | SWITZERLAND | 4 | 2 |
![]() | URUGUAY | 2 | 2 |
Player Name | Country | Match Played | Assist |
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![]() | PORTUGAL | 4 | 3 |
![]() | ENGLAND | 5 | 3 |
![]() | FRANCE | 7 | 3 |
![]() | CROATIA | 7 | 3 |
![]() | ARGENTINA | 7 | 3 |
![]() | SERBIA | 3 | 2 |
![]() | SERBIA | 3 | 2 |
![]() | PORTUGAL | 3 | 2 |
![]() | NEDARLANDS | 4 | 2 |
![]() | SPAIN | 4 | 2 |
![]() | ENGLAND | 4 | 2 |
![]() | PORTUGAL | 4 | 2 |
![]() | BRAZIL | 4 | 2 |
![]() | UNITED STATES | 4 | 2 |
![]() | FRANCE | 5 | 2 |
![]() | NEDARLANDS | 5 | 2 |
![]() | CROATIA | 6 | 2 |
![]() | FRANCE | 6 | 2 |
![]() | FRANCE | 7 | 2 |
![]() | FRANCE | 7 | 2 |
Player Name | Country | Yellow Card Number |
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![]() | ARGENTINA | 3 |
![]() | ARGENTINA | 3 |
![]() | SAUDI ARABIA | 2 |
![]() | GHANA | 2 |
![]() | IRAN | 2 |
![]() | BELGIUM | 2 |
![]() | ARGENTINA | 2 |
![]() | COSTA RICA | 2 |
![]() | AUSTRALIA | 2 |
![]() | SWITZERLAND | 2 |
![]() | CAMEROON | 2 |
![]() | SERBIA | 2 |
![]() | AUSTRALIA | 2 |
![]() | IRAN | 2 |
![]() | ECUADOR | 2 |
![]() | JAPAN | 2 |
![]() | CROATIA | 2 |
![]() | ARGENTINA | 2 |
![]() | POLAND | 2 |
![]() | SERBIA | 2 |
![]() | ARGENTINA | 2 |
![]() | SENEGAL | 2 |
![]() | SERBIA | 2 |
![]() | SERBIA | 2 |
![]() | SOUTH KOREA | 2 |
Player Name | Country | Red Card Number |
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![]() | Cameroon | 1 |
![]() | Netharlands | 1 |
![]() | Wales | 1 |
![]() | 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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