In what will be remembered as one of the most exciting finals in recent FIFA World Cup history, France and Argentina faced off in a 3-3 draw that required penalties to determine the winner. With two goals from Lionel Messi and one from Kylian Mbappé, Argentina finally won its third 2022 FIFA World Cup title.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Final took place on 18 December at Lusail Stadium in Qatar. The match was contested by Argentina and France, and refereed by Szymon Marciniak from Poland. It was watched by 88,966 people in the stadium, as well as 20,455 American football fans from Argentina who had traveled to Qatar to watch their team succeed.
Argentina led France 2–0 at halftime, but France came back with a hat-trick by Kylian Mbappé and another goal of their own to tie the match 3–3 after overtime. Argentina came out on top in the ensuing penalty shoot-out, winning 4–2 to earn their 3rd World Cup title and first since 1986. The match had many high moments and was praised for its back-and-forth nature.
Mbappé, Messi and Coman each took the first penalties for France and Argentina, respectively. Mbappé scored to open the game, and Messi followed with a goal of his own. Coman initially failed on his attempt for France but Tchouameni would miss for them as time expired. So, Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez was required to defend Montiel’s penalty in which he missed left. Martinez went on to stop Montiel from scoring again on a second penalty as well – sending Argentina through to the next round.
Kylian Mbappe of France earned Qatar 2022’s Golden Boot title thanks to his hat-trick in the championship. Having scored seven goals, Lionel Messi came in second.
FIFA World Cup Overview
The International Federation of Association Football(FIFA), the world’s governing body of football, has scheduled the 2022’s FIFA World Cup in the Middle Eastern country, Qatar.
Qatar has become the very first middle eastern country to host the FIFA World Cup ever in history. This year’s world is unique in many aspects with the type of latitudes and ultimatums related to feasibility being no exception.
The event will take place from 20th November 2022 to 18th December 2022 in 8 different stadiums of 5 cities of Qatar. 32 qualified national football teams of men will compete to become the champion of this Arab country hosted 2022’s World cup.
FIFA World Cup 2022 was awarded to Qatar in 2010’s December as a fantabulous opportunity for any Arab country to welcome billions of people across the globe and also gives it a chance to showcase its sui generis culture and identity for opening the new bridges of sagacity.
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INTRODUCTION TO FIFA WORLD CUP 2022
FIFA World Cup is an international professional football tournament in which national football teams compete with each other. FIFA is the organizer of this championship that is held after every 4 years.
It was first played in 1930 in the Uruguay country of South America.
FIFA World Cup is considered as the world’s largest competition of any single-sport.
After a preliminary competition, that was held distinctively from the national world cup, 32 national football teams of men that will qualify to match up in the final competition staged for 1 month in the FIFA selected host country, with the desire to become the world champion and to hold the title of FIFA World Cup Champions.
Inauguration Ceremony of FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar
The inauguration of FIFA World Cup 2022 kicked off on this Sunday, 20th November at the AI Bayt Stadium, Doha, Qatar. This was broadcasted on sports18 and sports18 HD channels from 8 pm onwards.
The opening ceremony started with the peaceful FIFA world cup songs along with the astonishing lightsabers.
The arrival of BTS singer, Jung Kook has made the ceremony even more thrilling. He has taken the intermediacy point on the stage amid the booming cheer from the onlookers. He was joined by Qatar’s famous singer, Fahad Al Kubaisi.
The world cup’s trophy was presented by France’s Marcel Desailly in front of the fans.
Prize Money for this FIFA World Cup 2022’s Winner
The prize money for the 2022 FIFA World Cup was announced by FIFA in April 2022 for every participating nation. FIFA stated that before the competition, each qualified team will receive $1.5 million to cover the preparation costs and almost $9 million will be received by each in prize money.
The complete prize pool of this edition will be $440 millions which is $40 million higher than the 2018th tournament.
The place wise amount for the teams are as follows-
- Champion team will get $42 million
- Runner-ups will get $30 million
- 3rd place team will get $27 million
- 4th place team will get $25 million
- 5th-8th place teams will get $17 million
- 9th-16th place teams will get $13 million
- 17th-32th place teams will get $9 million.
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Scheduling details of the Matches
Previous FIFA matches are generally scheduled in the months of June and July but this time it is scheduled in november-December months and the reason is the host country’s weather. As the FIFA world cup 2022 is happening in Qatar, which has a desert climate but the temperature becomes normal in the month of november and december.
The FIFA association decided the scheduling of matches in July 2020, that 4 matches will happen per day and the 1st match was decided between the host country, Qatar and Ecuador on 20th November 2022 at AL Bayt Stadium, Qatar and the last final match will be held on 18th December 2022 at Lusail Iconic Stadium.
FIFA has allocated the stadiums to the teams according to their groups. There are total 8 stadiums where the whole tournament matches will be played in qatar and those are as follows-
- Al Bayt Stadium, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium and Al Thumama Stadium are reserved for 1 month where only group A, B, E, and F team members will play.
- Lusail Iconic Stadium, Education City Stadium, Stadium 974 and Al Janoub Stadium are reserved for group C, D, G and H teams.
Qualified Teams of FIFA World Cup 2022
Group A teams are-
- Netherlands
- Ecuador
- Senegal
- qatar
Group B teams are-
- England
- Wales
- Iran
- United States
Group C teams are-
- Argentina
- Saudi Arabia
- Mexico
- Poland
Group D teams are-
- France
- Australia
- Denmark
- Tunisia
Group E teams are-
- Spain
- Germany
- Japan
- Costa Rica
Group F teams are-
- Belgium
- Canada
- Morocco
- Croatia
Group G teams are-
- Brazil
- Serbia
- Switzerlands
- Cameroon
Group H teams are-
- Portugal
- Ghana
- Uruguay
- South Korea
Ways to Watch the LIVE Streaming of these matches on your Android and iPhones
There are several of options that are available to make you able to watch the LIVE streaming of FIFA world cup 2022 matches from your android or iphone devices and those are as follows-
- On Jio cinemas and Jio TV
If you are a JIO user, then it is very good for you to watch the LIVE streaming matches of FIFA world cup 2022 because these matches are available for free on the Jio cinema app. You just need internet recharge and a Jio connection. They can be used on any device. Similarly, for jio tv install the app and login with jio mobile no. then head over to the live channels section and you can watch it on sports18.
- On Vi app
Idea and vodafone users also have the benefit to watch the LIVE streams of FIFA matches from their mobiles. They just need an internet connection and Vi app on their devices.
- On Television
The most easiest and enjoyable way to watch the FIFA at your homes is to watch it on TV and this can be possible if you have a cable connection or Dish Tv or any other form of dish because sports18 and sports18 HD channels broadcast LIVE FIFA matches and viewing FIFA matches on TV with family has another enjoyment level.
Conclusion
In a final match , Argentina vs France, FIFA World Cup 2022: After coming from behind against France twice in 120 minutes, Argentina went on to win 4-2 on penalties. This was the third time in their history that they won the World Cup. The FIFA World Cup 2022 was started, and happened in a gulf country, Qatar. It has become the 1st Arab country to host the FIFA World Cup. The event was scheduled from 20th November to 18th December 2022. A total of 32 teams are participating in it. The prize money for the winning team is 42 million dollars.
FAQs on FIFA World Cup of 2022
Ans. The FIFA World Cup of 2022 was scheduled in Qatar.
Ans. Mbappe Kylian
Kylian Mbappe of France earned Qatar 2022’s Golden Boot title thanks to his hat-trick in the championship. Having scored seven goals, Lionel Messi came in second.
Ans. The final was scheduled on 18 December 2022.
Ans. Argentina won the FIFA world cup 2022.
Ans. $42 million.
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