88,966 people filled Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022, while nearly 1.5 billion people watched the thrilling Final between Argentina and France from around the world. We take a look back at some statistics from on and off the field that illustrate the size of the biggest single sporting event in history, one month to the day after Lionel Messi, Lionel Scaloni, and La Albiceleste raised the cup. According to preliminary estimates, 5 billion people have followed the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
With a staggering 78% of the vote, Qatar 2022 in Qatar has been selected as the best FIFA World Cup of this century in a BBC Sport poll. The 2002 World Cup (Japan/South Korea) came in second place with only 6% of the vote, followed by 2014 (Brazil) with 5%, 2006 (Germany) and 2018 (Russia), which tied for fourth place with 4% each and 2010 (South Africa), which received 3%. Lionel Messi finally won the one prize he had failed to win throughout
France took an early lead through Theo Hernandez, before substitute Randal Kolo Muani secured a 2-0 victory over an outstanding Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium, sending Les Blues to the World Cup final. Morocco stood out and caused some trouble in the French area near the end of the 1st half and the start of the 2nd. However, a late second goal from substitute Randal Kolo Muani, following brilliant work from Kylian Mbappe, determined their win. The score line suggested that France would easily
Despite an intense game, neither team scored any goals. Which is resulting in a 0-0 tie and a generally disappointing 90 minutes of football. There wasn't much to make your heart race. Croatia, one of the more seasoned teams in the competition, came out of the gate looking more seasoned than youthful. Even though they held control for 64% of the game, they just started to wake up in the last minutes of the first half and more alive in the second. None
The USA football team began its competition against Wales on Monday the 21st of November, in a matchup that should reveal if they came to Qatar with a strong chance to go past the quarterfinals if this World Cup is only an improvement over the previous one by virtue of being here. Gareth Bale scored on a penalty shot in the 82nd minute to draw the game for Wales after Timothy Weah's goal gave the USA a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute.
The Netherlands defeated Senegal 2-0 on Monday, November 21st, to take the lead in World Cup Group A. Goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen secured the victory. Senegal suffered a heartbreaking loss in their opening 2022 World Cup game thanks to late goals from Cody Gakpo and replacement Davy Klaassen, who put Netherlands in a strong position to win Group A. Before Gakpo rose highest to head home Frenkie De Jong's floated ball into the area ahead of Edouard Mendy, the game
In the opening Group B game of the Qatar World Cup, England defeated Iran 6-2 with goals from 5 different scorers. England officially announced their arrival in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Bukayo Saka scored two goals for the Three Lions, while Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Jude Bellingham, and Marcus Rashford each netted one. Mehdi Taremi scored both goals for Iran. Jude Bellingham scored the game's first goal with a strong header, followed by Bukayo Saka scoring the second and Raheem Sterling adding
Yesterday, on November 20th, Ecuador won 2-0 against the host nation Qatar in the opening match of FIFA, taking the lead early in the match. Following an energizing opening ceremony that included Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman and the South Korean popstar JungKook of BTS, FIFA President Gianni Infantino reported, "Let the show begin." Enner Valencia scored a first-half double as Ecuador overwhelmed hosts Qatar on their way to a routine 2-0 win in the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It
Retired French footballer Marcel Desailly called on fans to contribute positively to Qatar's sustainability commitments as they attend the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which kicks off November 20. Recycling forms a key element of FIFA's Sustainability Strategy, which it seeks to achieve during the Qatar 2022 championship, as well as its post-tournament activities. "As a former sportsperson, it's important for me to take a stand in order to explain and try to bring people's attention to the need to make choices and
Following is a list of players who have been ruled out of the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup through injury. PAUL POGBA (FRANCE) Pogba injured his knee in pre-season and went under the knife in September to repair a damaged meniscus. The 29-year-old resumed training but on Oct. 31 his agent said the midfielder would not return to action for Juventus nor the world champions before the World Cup. N'GOLO KANTE (FRANCE) The Chelsea midfielder suffered a setback in his rehabilitation from a
The 2022 FIFA World Cup won’t just be the main competition to be held in the Arab locale; however it will be the most conservative, permitting fans to go to more than one game a day. With high summer temperatures, every arena, preparing office and fan zone is outfitted with sun based controlled cooling innovation to keep the temperature at 27C. All arenas are eco-accommodating and their temperature will be controllable. Qatar is home for fewer than 3 million individuals, so the tradition