SEASON
2022 FIFA World Cup
Overview
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Qatar. Argentina won the tournament, France finished runners-up, Croatia placed third and Morocco fourth. Footballopedia connects this edition to its decisive matches, top scorer, champion manager and the wider World Cup graph.
Key facts
- Host
- Qatar
- Champion
- Argentina
- Runner-up
- France
- Third place
- Croatia
- Fourth place
- Morocco
- Format
- Eight groups followed by a 16-team knockout stage
- Top scorer
- Kylian Mbappé (France) - 8 goals
- Winning manager
- Lionel Scaloni
- Matches
- 64
- Goals
- 172
- Current season
- 2022
- Teams
- 32
Records
ChampionValue: Argentina
Runner-upValue: France
Third placeValue: Croatia
Top scorerValue: Kylian Mbappé (France) - 8 goals
TeamsValue: 32
MatchesValue: 64
GoalsValue: 172
Matches
Qatar 0-2 EcuadorDate: 2022-11-20 · City: Al Khor · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Qatar
Senegal 0-2 NetherlandsDate: 2022-11-21 · City: Doha · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Senegal
Qatar 1-3 SenegalDate: 2022-11-25 · City: Doha · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Qatar
Netherlands 1-1 EcuadorDate: 2022-11-25 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Netherlands
Ecuador 1-2 SenegalDate: 2022-11-29 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Ecuador
Qatar 0-2 NetherlandsDate: 2022-11-29 · City: Al Khor · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Qatar
England 6-2 IranDate: 2022-11-21 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group B · Home Team: England
USA 1-1 WalesDate: 2022-11-21 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group B · Home Team: USA
Wales 0-2 IranDate: 2022-11-25 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Wales
England 0-0 USADate: 2022-11-25 · City: Al Khor · Stage: Group B · Home Team: England
Wales 0-3 EnglandDate: 2022-11-29 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Wales
Iran 0-1 USADate: 2022-11-29 · City: Doha · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Iran
Argentina 1-2 Saudi ArabiaDate: 2022-11-22 · City: Lusail · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Argentina
Mexico 0-0 PolandDate: 2022-11-22 · City: Doha · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Mexico
Poland 2-0 Saudi ArabiaDate: 2022-11-26 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Poland
Argentina 2-0 MexicoDate: 2022-11-26 · City: Lusail · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Argentina
Poland 0-2 ArgentinaDate: 2022-11-30 · City: Doha · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Poland
Saudi Arabia 1-2 MexicoDate: 2022-11-30 · City: Lusail · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Saudi Arabia
Denmark 0-0 TunisiaDate: 2022-11-22 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Denmark
France 4-1 AustraliaDate: 2022-11-22 · City: Al Wakrah · Stage: Group D · Home Team: France
Tunisia 0-1 AustraliaDate: 2022-11-26 · City: Al Wakrah · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Tunisia
France 2-1 DenmarkDate: 2022-11-26 · City: Doha · Stage: Group D · Home Team: France
Australia 1-0 DenmarkDate: 2022-11-30 · City: Al Wakrah · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Australia
Tunisia 1-0 FranceDate: 2022-11-30 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Tunisia
Germany 1-2 JapanDate: 2022-11-23 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Germany
Spain 7-0 Costa RicaDate: 2022-11-23 · City: Doha · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Spain
Japan 0-1 Costa RicaDate: 2022-11-27 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Japan
Spain 1-1 GermanyDate: 2022-11-27 · City: Al Khor · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Spain
Japan 2-1 SpainDate: 2022-12-01 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Japan
Costa Rica 2-4 GermanyDate: 2022-12-01 · City: Al Khor · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Costa Rica
Morocco 0-0 CroatiaDate: 2022-11-23 · City: Al Khor · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Morocco
Belgium 1-0 CanadaDate: 2022-11-23 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Belgium
Belgium 0-2 MoroccoDate: 2022-11-27 · City: Doha · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Belgium
Croatia 4-1 CanadaDate: 2022-11-27 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Croatia
Croatia 0-0 BelgiumDate: 2022-12-01 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Croatia
Canada 1-2 MoroccoDate: 2022-12-01 · City: Doha · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Canada
Switzerland 1-0 CameroonDate: 2022-11-24 · City: Al Wakrah · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Switzerland
Brazil 2-0 SerbiaDate: 2022-11-24 · City: Lusail · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Brazil
Cameroon 3-3 SerbiaDate: 2022-11-28 · City: Al Wakrah · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Cameroon
Brazil 1-0 SwitzerlandDate: 2022-11-28 · City: Doha · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Brazil
Serbia 2-3 SwitzerlandDate: 2022-12-02 · City: Doha · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Serbia
Cameroon 1-0 BrazilDate: 2022-12-02 · City: Lusail · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Cameroon
Uruguay 0-0 South KoreaDate: 2022-11-24 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Uruguay
Portugal 3-2 GhanaDate: 2022-11-24 · City: Doha · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Portugal
South Korea 2-3 GhanaDate: 2022-11-28 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group H · Home Team: South Korea
Portugal 2-0 UruguayDate: 2022-11-28 · City: Lusail · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Portugal
Ghana 0-2 UruguayDate: 2022-12-02 · City: Al Wakrah · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Ghana
South Korea 2-1 PortugalDate: 2022-12-02 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Group H · Home Team: South Korea
Netherlands 3-1 USADate: 2022-12-03 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Netherlands
Argentina 2-1 AustraliaDate: 2022-12-03 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Argentina
France 3-1 PolandDate: 2022-12-04 · City: Doha · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: France
England 3-0 SenegalDate: 2022-12-04 · City: Al Khor · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: England
Japan 1-1 CroatiaDate: 2022-12-05 · City: Al Wakrah · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Japan
Brazil 4-1 South KoreaDate: 2022-12-05 · City: Doha · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Brazil
Morocco 0-0 SpainDate: 2022-12-06 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Morocco
Portugal 6-1 SwitzerlandDate: 2022-12-06 · City: Lusail · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Portugal
Croatia 1-1 BrazilDate: 2022-12-09 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Croatia
Netherlands 2-2 ArgentinaDate: 2022-12-09 · City: Lusail · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Netherlands
Morocco 1-0 PortugalDate: 2022-12-10 · City: Doha · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Morocco
England 1-2 FranceDate: 2022-12-10 · City: Al Khor · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: England
Argentina 3-0 CroatiaDate: 2022-12-13 · City: Lusail · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: Argentina
France 2-0 MoroccoDate: 2022-12-14 · City: Al Khor · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: France
Croatia 2-1 MoroccoDate: 2022-12-17 · City: Al Rayyan · Stage: Third-place match · Home Team: Croatia
Argentina 3-3 FranceDate: 2022-12-18 · City: Lusail · Stage: Final · Home Team: Argentina
Tournament story
Argentina won its third World Cup.
Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball and completed his major international honours.
Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick in the final and won the Golden Boot with eight goals.
Final / decisive match
- Home
- Argentina
- Away
- France
- Home Score
- 3
- Away Score
- 3
- Venue
- Lusail Stadium
- City
- Lusail
- Date
- 2022-12-18
- Extra Time
- 1
- Penalties
- Argentina won 4-2 on penalties
Third-place match
- Home
- Croatia
- Away
- Morocco
- Home Score
- 2
- Away Score
- 1
- Venue
- Khalifa International Stadium
- City
- Al Rayyan
- Date
- 2022-12-17
Related
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