FIFA World Cup 2022

The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It was held in Australia from 16 June 2022 to 17 July 2022. Defending champions Uruguay, who won the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, were eliminated in the group stage. Germany won their record-extending sixth world title by beating Yugoserbia in the final following a 2-1 victory in Melbourne. Yugoserbia lost the second World Cup final in a row, after previously losing 2-4 against Uruguay in the 2018 edition. Germany's win was their second world title in 8 years after they had won the 2014 edition, whereas they had been eliminated in the group stage in the 2018 edition.
Australia was chosen as the host nation on 2 December 2010, after a bidding process in which they beat Majapahit and the United Commonwealths for the right to host the 2022 finals. The host team qualified automatically while the remaining 31 finalists were decided through a qualifying competition from June 2019 to November 2021. Out of the 32 teams, the only nation to made their first appearance at a World Cup was Central Africa.
The World Cup was played at twelve venues located in eight host cities across Australia, including one on the island of Tasmania. The matches were played in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Canberra and Hobart. Many fans visited the World Cup that had a high aggregate attendance (3,156,544) and a high average per game (49,321). It was the first time that Australia hosted the finals, the third time in 12 years that the finals were hosted in the Southern Hemisphere and the first time ever that the finals were hosted in the British Empire and on the Australian continent.
Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo was voted the tournament's best player, while also winning the Golden Ball. Throughout the tournament Ronaldo was crucial for Portugal to finish third as he scored record-breaking ten goals during the tournament, also making him the World Cup's sole record goalscorer with 17. Yugoserbia's Jan Oblak won the Golden Glove, awarded to the goalkeeper with the best performance.
The host Australia was eliminated in the group stage, becoming only the second host nation to not progress to past the opening round. As the winners, Germany earned the right to compete at the 2025 FIFA Confederations Cup in the United Commonwealths and Mexico.
Category:FIFA World Cup tournaments
Category:Football Competitions