World Cup 2022

The World Cup 2022 was played in Qatar (20 November – 18 December). 32 teams played 64 matches and scored 172 goals — 2.69 per match; 3,404,252 spectators attended.

Argentina won the title, beating France in the final (3–3 (pens 4–2)) at Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail.

Also in the last four: Croatia and Morocco.

Top scorer: Kylian Mbappé with 8 goals.

Player of the tournament: Lionel Messi (Argentina); best young player: Enzo Fernández.

Knockout matches

Final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
18 December 2022	Argentina – France	3–3 (pens 4–2)	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail

Third-place match

Date	Match	Score	Venue
17 December 2022	Croatia – Morocco	2–1	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Semi-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
13 December 2022	Argentina – Croatia	3–0	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
14 December 2022	France – Morocco	2–0	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Quarter-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
9 December 2022	Croatia – Brazil	1–1 (pens 4–2)	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
9 December 2022	Netherlands – Argentina	2–2 (pens 3–4)	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
10 December 2022	England – France	1–2	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
10 December 2022	Morocco – Portugal	1–0	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Round of 16

Date	Match	Score	Venue
3 December 2022	Argentina – Australia	2–1	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
3 December 2022	Netherlands – USA	3–1	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
4 December 2022	England – Senegal	3–0	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
4 December 2022	France – Poland	3–1	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
5 December 2022	Brazil – South Korea	4–1	Stadium 974, Doha
5 December 2022	Japan – Croatia	1–1 (pens 1–3)	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
6 December 2022	Morocco – Spain	0–0 (pens 3–0)	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
6 December 2022	Portugal – Switzerland	6–1	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail

Groups and tables

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	5–1	7
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	5–4	6
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	4–3	4
4	Qatar	3	0	0	3	1–7	0

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	England	3	2	1	0	9–2	7
2	USA	3	1	2	0	2–1	5
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	4–7	3
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	1–6	1

Group C

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Argentina	3	2	0	1	5–2	6
2	Poland	3	1	1	1	2–2	4
3	Mexico	3	1	1	1	2–3	4
4	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	3–5	3

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	France	3	2	0	1	6–3	6
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	3–4	6
3	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	1–1	4
4	Denmark	3	0	1	2	1–3	1

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Japan	3	2	0	1	4–3	6
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	9–3	4
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	6–5	4
4	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	3–11	3

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Morocco	3	2	1	0	4–1	7
2	Croatia	3	1	2	0	4–1	5
3	Belgium	3	1	1	1	1–2	4
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	2–7	0

Group G

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Brazil	3	2	0	1	3–1	6
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	4–3	6
3	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	4–4	4
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	5–8	1

Group H

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Portugal	3	2	0	1	6–4	6
2	South Korea	3	1	1	1	4–4	4
3	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	2–2	4
4	Ghana	3	1	0	2	5–7	3

Top scorers

Player	Team	Goals
Kylian Mbappé	France	8
Lionel Messi	Argentina	7
Julián Álvarez	Argentina	4
Olivier Giroud	France	4
Bukayo Saka	England	3
Cody Gakpo	Netherlands	3
Enner Valencia	Ecuador	3
Gonçalo Ramos	Portugal	3
Marcus Rashford	England	3
Richarlison	Brazil	3
Álvaro Morata	Spain	3
Aleksandar Mitrović	Serbia	2
Andrej Kramarić	Croatia	2
Breel Embolo	Switzerland	2
Bruno Fernandes	Portugal	2

Assists

Stadiums

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