2022 FIFA World Cup (DRose1)

The **2022 FIFA World Cup** was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams that took place between November 21 and December 18, 2022 in Qatar. It the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup.

France successfully defended their title, defeating Brazil in the final on penalties 2-1 after extra time had finished 0-0, becoming the first nation since Brazil in 1962, and third overall, to win back to back World Cups. Hosts Qatar got eliminated in the group stage. This was the last World Cup to be held with 32 teams.

## Qualified Teams

AFC (5)
* File:Flag of Australia.png Australia
* Iran
* Japan
* Qatar (host) (debut)
* South Korea

CAF (5)
* File:Flag of Algeria.png Algeria
* Egypt
* Nigeria
* Ivory Coast
* Senegal

CONCACAF (4)
* File:Flag of Costa Rica.png Costa Rica
* File:Flag of Jamaica.png Jamaica
* Mexico
* United States

CONMEBOL (5)
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Uruguay

UEFA (13)
* Belgium
* File:Flag of Croatia.png Croatia
* File:Flag of Denmark.png Denmark
* File:Flag of England.jpg England
* France (title holders)
* Germany
* Italy
* Portugal
* Slovenia
* File:Flag of Spain.png Spain
* File:Flag of Sweden.png Sweden
* File:Flag of Turkey.png Turkey
* File:Flag of Wales.png Wales

## Group Stage

### Group A

* File:Flag of Qatar.png Qatar 2-0 File:Flag of Costa Rica.png Costa Rica
* File:Flag of Senegal.png Senegal 0-1 File:Flag of Argentina.png Argentina
* File:Flag of Qatar.png Qatar 0-0 File:Flag of Senegal.png Senegal
* File:Flag of Argentina.png Argentina 0-0 File:Flag of Costa Rica.png Costa Rica
* File:Flag of Argentina.png Argentina 7-1 File:Flag of Qatar.png Qatar
* File:Flag of Costa Rica.png Costa Rica 1-2 File:Flag of Senegal.png Senegal

### Group B

* File:Flag of South Korea.png South Korea 1-1 File:Flag of Sweden.png Sweden
* File:Flag of Spain.png Spain 2-1 File:Flag of Colombia.png Colombia
* File:Flag of Spain.png Spain 5-1 File:Flag of South Korea.png South Korea
* File:Flag of Sweden.png Sweden 1-0 File:Flag of Colombia.png Colombia
* File:Flag of Sweden.png Sweden 1-2 File:Flag of Spain.png Spain
* File:Flag of Colombia.png Colombia 1-1 File:Flag of South Korea.png South Korea

### Group C

* England 4-0 File:Flag of Jamaica.png Jamaica
* Germany 2-0 File:Flag of Iran.png Iran
* File:Flag of Iran.png Iran 3-1 File:Flag of Jamaica.png Jamaica
* England 3-0  Germany
* File:Flag of Iran.png Iran 0-5  England
* File:Flag of Jamaica.png Jamaica 0-6  Germany

### Group D

* France 4-1 File:Flag of Turkey.png Turkey
* Uruguay 1-0 File:Flag of Egypt.png Egypt
* France 2-0  Uruguay
* File:Flag of Egypt.png Egypt 0-0 File:Flag of Turkey.png Turkey
* File:Flag of Egypt.png Egypt 0-4  France
* File:Flag of Turkey.png Turkey 1-3  Uruguay

### Group E

* File:Flag of Japan.png Japan 1-2 File:Flag of Algeria.png Algeria
* Brazil 2-1 File:Flag of Denmark.png Denmark
* Brazil 5-1 File:Flag of Japan.png Japan
* File:Flag of Algeria.png Algeria 1-1 File:Flag of Denmark.png Denmark
* File:Flag of Algeria.png Algeria 0-4  Brazil
* File:Flag of Denmark.png Denmark 1-0 File:Flag of Japan.png Japan

### Group F

* Italy 2-0 File:Flag of Mexico.png Mexico
* File:Flag of Chile.png Chile 0-0  Slovenia
* Slovenia 0-1 File:Flag of Mexico.png Mexico
* File:Flag of Italy.png Italy 0-1 File:Flag of Chile.png Chile
* Slovenia 0-2  Italy
* File:Flag of Mexico.png Mexico 0-0 File:Flag of Chile.png Chile

### Group G

* File:Flag of Belgium.png Belgium 1-2  Ivory Coast
* File:Flag of the United States.png USA 2-1 File:Flag of Wales.png Wales
* File:Flag of Belgium.png Belgium 2-0 File:Flag of the United States.png USA
* File:Flag of Wales.png Wales 2-2  Ivory Coast
* File:Flag of Wales.png Wales 0-3 File:Flag of Belgium.png Belgium
* Ivory Coast 2-0 File:Flag of the United States.png USA

### Group H

* Portugal 4-0 File:Flag of Australia.png Australia
* File:Flag of Croatia.png Croatia 1-1  Nigeria
* File:Flag of Australia.png Australia 1-1  Nigeria
* Portugal 2-1 File:Flag of Croatia.png Croatia
* File:Flag of Australia.png Australia 1-2 File:Flag of Croatia.png Croatia
* Nigeria 0-2  Portugal

## Knockout Stage

### Round of 16

* File:Flag of England.jpg England 0-0 (4-1 pens)  Uruguay
* File:Flag of Argentina.png Argentina 2-1 (aet) File:Flag of Sweden.png Sweden
* File:Flag of Spain.png Spain 0-1 File:Flag of Senegal.png Senegal
* France 2-1  Germany
* File:Flag of Brazil.png Brazil 6-0 File:Flag of Chile.png Chile
* Ivory Coast 4-3 File:Flag of Croatia.png Croatia
* File:Flag of Italy.png Italy 1-1 (4-2 pens) File:Flag of Denmark.png Denmark
* Portugal 1-0 File:Flag of Belgium.png Belgium

### Quarter-Finals

* File:Flag of Argentina.png Argentina 0-2 File:Flag of England.jpg England
* File:Flag of Brazil.png Brazil 3-0  Ivory Coast
* File:Flag of Senegal.png Senegal 0-1  France
* File:Flag of Italy.png Italy 2-2 (4-2 pens)  Portugal

### Semi-Finals

* File:Flag of England.jpg England 0-3 File:Flag of Brazil.png Brazil
* France 2-1 File:Flag of Italy.png Italy

### Third Place

* File:Flag of England.jpg England 1-0 File:Flag of Italy.png Italy

### Final

* File:Flag of Brazil.png Brazil 0-0 (1-2 pens)  France