FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022: Top Facts and Final Results
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ has finished and Argentina became the winner. Together with fans from every part of the globe, we tracked down this event using the OFORM schedule. Let’s take a look back and see some highlights from the world’s largest soccer tournament.
Soccer comes to the Arab world
It was the first FIFA World Cup in an Arab country. Moreover, it took place in November and December, which is unusual for this tournament.
With the following OFORM template, ONLYOFFICE users could predict the outcome of any fixture and track down the progress of their squad. Here’s what the FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 bracket looks like after the tournament.
The most expensive FIFA World Cup ever
Bloomberg assessed Qatar’s spendings on the infrastructure and organization of the tournament. The figures are impressive – $300 billion, more than $6 billion was invested in constructing new stadiums. The largest ones in Qatar are reviewed in this video:
Young talents and experienced stars
FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar saw the youngest player, which is 18-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko (Germany). The oldest one was the 45-year-old Egyptian goaltender Essam El-Hadary.
All eyes on the pitch
According to the trusted sources, more than 1.5 million people visited games in person. A whooping 5 billion watched the tournament from home (TV & online).
Messi and Ronaldo: last championship for the legends?
As you know, Argentina became a new world cup holder. Meanwhile, rumors forecast this tournament in Qatar can be the last one for Lionel Messi and his top rival Christiano Ronaldo.
World Cup 2022 results
We summarized final scores of each fixture during FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, from group stage to the spectacular final game.
Group stage
This phase determines which squads will proceed to playoff on December 3.
November 20
Qatar vs Ecuador (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor) 0:2
November 21
England vs Iran (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan) 6:2
Senegal vs Netherlands (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor) 0:2
USA vs Wales (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan) 1:1
November 22
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 1:2
Denmark vs Tunisia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan) 0:0
Mexico vs Poland (Stadium 974, Doha) 0:0
France vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah) 4:1
November 23
Morocco vs Croatia (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor) 0:0
Germany vs Japan (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan) 1:2
Spain vs Costa Rica (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor) 7:0
Belgium vs Canada (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan) 1:0
November 24
Switzerland vs Cameroon (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah) 1:0
Uruguay vs South Korea (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan) 0:0
Portugal vs Ghana (Stadium 974, Doha) 3:2
Brazil vs Serbia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 2:0
November 25
Wales vs Iran (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan) 2:0
Qatar vs Senegal (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor) 1:3
Netherlands vs Ecuador (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan) 1:1
England vs USA (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor) 0:0
November 26
Tunisia vs Australia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah) 0:1
Poland vs Saudi Arabia (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan) 2:0
France vs Denmark (Stadium 974, Doha) 2:1
Argentina vs Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 2:0
November 27
Japan vs Costa Rica (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan) 0:1
Belgium vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor) 0:2
Croatia vs Canada (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan) 4:1
Spain vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor) 1:1
November 28
Cameroon vs Serbia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah) 3:3
South Korea vs Ghana (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan) 2:3
Brazil vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha) 1:0
Portugal vs Uruguay (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 2:0
November 29
Netherlands vs Qatar (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor) 2:0
Ecuador vs Senegal (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan) 1:2
Wales vs England (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan) 0:3
Iran vs USA (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor) 0:1
November 30
Australia vs Denmark (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah) 1:0
Tunisia vs France (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan) 1:0
Poland vs Argentina (Stadium 974, Doha) 0:2
Saudi Arabia vs Mexico (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 1:2
December 1
Croatia vs Belgium (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan) 0:0
Canada vs Morocco (Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor) 1:2
Costa Rica vs Germany (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor) 2:4
Japan vs Spain (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan) 2:1
December 2
South Korea vs Portugal (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan) 2:1
Ghana vs Uruguay (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah) 0:2
Serbia vs Switzerland (Stadium 974, Doha) 2:3
Cameroon vs Brazil (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 1:0
Round of 16
The play-off fixtures will be held between the top 16 teams in the tournament. You can see the suitable bracket on the second page of our schedule.
December 3
Netherlands vs USA (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan) 3:1
Argentina vs Australia (Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan) 2:1
December 4
France vs Poland (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha) 3:1
England vs Senegal (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor) 3:0
December 5
Japan vs Croatia (Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah) 1:2
Brazil vs South Korea (Stadium 974, Doha) 4:1
December 6
Morocco vs Spain (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan) 1:0
Portugal vs Switzerland (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 6:1
Quarter-finals
Only 8 teams left, each struggling to go further and see their fans during a semi-final.
December 9
Croatia vs Brazil (Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan) 2:1
Netherlands vs Argentina (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 2:3
December 10
Morocco vs Portugal (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha) 1:0
England vs France (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor) 1:2
Semi-finals
The last fixtures where the world will meet the bronze winner and two squads that deserve the final.
December 13
Argentina vs Croatia (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 3:0
December 14
France vs Morocco (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor) 2:0
December 17
Croatia vs Morocco (Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan) 2:1
Final
The mightiest squads play to win the World Cup. This game kept fans of the both countries so much engaged and thrilled by every goal.
December 18
Argentina vs France (Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail) 4:3
1st half-time
From the very beginning of the game, Argentina was motivated to attack and therefore showed the high percentage of ball possession. During the 21st minute, Lionel Messi sends the penalty into the bottom right corner and makes the score 1:0.
The 36th minute saw Argentina dominating the game after the brilliant goal by Angel Di Maria – 2:0.
2nd half-time
However, France had reconsidered their tactics during the pause, found motivation, and suddenly changed the game in the second half-time. The star from Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé, performs a penalty shot into the left bottom corner. Argentina’s goaltender Emiliano Martinez touches the ball, but can’t save this episode.
Then, Mbappé needed only one minute to score again – the shot was so powerful and unexpected for their rivals! France saves the game and the squads are ready to play extra time to find out the winner.
Extra time
It’s the 108th minute, the players are exhausted, most of substitutions are made. Still, Lionel Messi rushed back into play and slammed the ball into the net. The French defender kicks the ball out, but VAR confirms the goal.
The game is likely to finish, but it’s another foul in the Argentina’s penalty area. Mbappé scores a hat-trick! The fans are waiting for penalty kicks that would let them know the winner.
Penalty kicks
The first penalties were performed by the stars of this game Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. They both scored – 1:1.
The second attempts were made by Kingsley Coman (France) and Paulo Dybala (Argentina). Coman’s kick wasn’t strong enough and therefore did not reach the net. Meanwhile, Dybala safely puts his squad forward – 1:2.
The third try was also unsuccessful for France – Aurelien Tchouameni failed to slot the ball into the corner. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) scores, and his team is performing penalty kicks flawlessly.
The last kicks by Randal Kolo Muani (France) and Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) both reached the destination, but it was victory for Argentina and, surprisingly, the first World Cup for Lionel Messi.
That was a breathtaking tournament, right? You can save the FIFA World Cup results as PDF. For more information and news of the tournament, refer to the official website of FIFA.
