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2022 QATAR
Messi finally. Mbappé's final hat-trick. Morocco become first African team in the semis. The greatest final ever played.
The Final
How it ended
2022-12-18 · Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Attendance
88,966
Referee
Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Venue
Lusail Iconic Stadium
City
Lusail
Individual honours
Awards
The numbers
By the figures
32
Teams
64
Matches
172
Goals
2.69 per game
3,404,252
Attendance
avg 53,191
The tournament
Format, mascot, ball
Format
Group stage + knockout · winter tournament
Dates
2022-11-20
→ 2022-12-18
Mascot
La'eeb (a flying keffiyeh)
Match ball
Al Rihla
Poster
Bouchra Boudoua — gallabiya twisted into a 2
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Footnote
First winter World Cup. First in the Arab world. Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in the opener — and Argentina won the whole thing anyway.
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