To all the football fans- we are sure you knew about this news long before it was even made official- but for clarity’s sake, FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022 was here! Here’s everything we know about the most-awaited football tournament so far.
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022. The tournament is the 22nd edition, and it is the first time in an Arab country. The World Cup group stage draw was conducted on April 1, 2022, in Doha, Qatar, to set the scene for the competition. In June, the remaining three qualification spots were filled, with Wales, Australia, and Costa Rica rounding out the 32-team field. The youngest team by age on average was Ghana with average age of 24 and the oldest team is Iraq average of players 28.9 years.
FIFA world cup is not just about the football matches; it is an experience in itself. More than 1million fans joined the FIFA Fan Festival at Al Bidda Park running for the whole duration of the World Cup, to taste the global and local cuisines, get their hands on the most exclusive FIFA merchandise and dance to the tunes of local and international music. Speaking of music, many fans did not miss the opportunity of a lifetime to witness top international music artists perform during the Opening Ceremony of the World Cup 2022, including BTS, Davido and maluma amongst other celebrated artists.
We have witnessed history from the beginning of the world until the end. Perhaps Saudi Arabia win against Argentina is the greatest shook of the competition, we also witnessed great games including Tunisia beating France and Brazil loosing against Cameroon. Messi won his first world cup but the Moroccan National Team won everyone’s heart from the time they beat Belgium in the group stages, they went on to become the first African Country and Arabic Country to reach world cup Semi Finals.
This world cup finals is one of the longest world cup finals ever, it ended up in a 3-3 thriller march Messi scored twice for Argentina but it was Mpape that scored Hattrick thereby winning the world cup golden boot.
