9 Questions
Which country won the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Argentina
Which country won the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Argentina
Which country won the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Argentina
Which country was awarded the hosting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Qatar
Which country was the lowest-ranked team to qualify for the tournament?
Ghana
How many teams participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
32
How many teams participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
32
Which country became the first African and Arab nation to reach the semi-finals?
Morocco
Which team became the first African and Arab nation to reach the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Morocco
Study Notes
- The 2022 FIFA World Cup was held in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022.
- It was the first World Cup held in the Arab world and Muslim world, and the second held entirely in Asia.
- Argentina won the tournament, beating France 4-2 on penalties in the final.
- The tournament had 32 teams, with the number of teams increasing to 48 for the 2026 edition.
- The event was held during November and December to avoid Qatar's hot climate.
- The tournament was held over a reduced time frame of 29 days with 64 matches played in eight venues across five cities.
- Qatar entered the tournament automatically as the host's national team, alongside 31 teams determined by the qualification process.
- The choice to host the World Cup in Qatar attracted significant criticism due to concerns over the country's treatment of migrant workers, women and members of the LGBT community, as well as allegations of bribery for hosting rights and wider FIFA corruption.
- The tournament featured new substitution rules and concussion substitutions.
- There were five bids remaining for the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Australia, Japan, Qatar, South Korea, and the United States, with Qatar being selected as the host.
- Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- It was the most expensive World Cup ever held, costing an estimated $220 billion.
- Qatar adopted new labour reforms to improve working conditions for foreign workers, but according to Amnesty International, conditions did not improve significantly.
- Qatar was the smallest nation ever to host a World Cup and the second country to be awarded the tournament without having qualified for a previous edition.
- Six of the eight stadiums used in the tournament were located in the Doha metropolitan area.
- Qatar employed about 50,000 security personnel from at least thirteen countries.
- Teams stayed and trained in base camps before and during the tournament.
- Qatar automatically qualified as hosts, and 31 other teams qualified through continental confederations' qualifying competitions.
- Italy, the reigning European champions, failed to qualify for the tournament.
- Ghana, ranked 61st, was the lowest-ranked team to qualify.
- The 2022 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Qatar.
- The tournament had 36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video assistant referees.
- Women referees officiated games at a major men's tournament for the first time.
- The opening ceremony took place on 20 November 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
- The group stage was played from 20 November to 2 December, with eight groups of four teams.
- England, Argentina, France, and the Netherlands won their respective groups.
- Qatar became the first host nation to lose all three group matches and be eliminated from the tournament.
- The knockout stage began on 3 December and ended with the final on 18 December.
- The final was adjudicated by Polish referee Szymon Marciniak.
- France won the tournament, defeating the Netherlands 2-1 in the final.
- Australia defeated Denmark 1-0 and Tunisia lost to France, finishing third in Group C
- Japan upset Germany 2-1 in Group E's opening match
- Spain defeated Costa Rica 7-0 in Group E
- Japan won Group E, followed by Spain
- Morocco won their first World Cup match since 1998, defeating Belgium 2-0 in Group F
- Croatia and Belgium drew 0-0 in Group F, eliminating Belgium from the tournament
- Brazil defeated Serbia and Switzerland to top Group G
- Portugal defeated Uruguay and Ghana to advance to the quarter-finals
- Morocco became the first African and Arab nation to reach the semi-finals, defeating Portugal 1-0
- France defeated England 2-1 in the quarter-finals, while Argentina and Croatia and Brazil and Morocco went to extra time and penalty shootouts.
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