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The 2022 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. [1]
Among players still active at international level, Lionel Messi has the most goals at FIFA World Cups, with thirteen goals to his name, including two in the 2022 final. Gary Lineker is the top scorer for England at the World Cup, with ten goals.
In July 2022, FIFA announced the hotels and training sites for each participating team. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] This World Cup was the most compact since the inaugural edition in 1930 , with 24 of the 32 teams being within a 10 km radius of each other, and are concentrated within the Doha Area .
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [2]
Pages in category "2022 FIFA World Cup players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 831 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
After besting him on the World Cup stage, Lionel Messi beat out Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe for FIFA's best men's player award. Messi was announced as the 2022 winner on Monday at ...
The 23–player women's shortlist was announced on 13 February 2023. [40] The players chosen were Christiane Endler as goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Mapi León, Wendie Renard and Leah Williamson as defenders, Lena Oberdorf, Alexia Putellas and Keira Walsh as midfielders, and Sam Kerr, Beth Mead and Alex Morgan as forwards. [41] [42]
Geoff Hurst and Kylian Mbappé are the only men's players to score a hat trick in a final. Only two players have scored in two consecutive FIFA World Cup finals: Vavá and Mbappé. Only two scorers, Pelé and Mbappé, have scored in a final goal as teenagers. [1] Mbappé is also the only player to score multiple goals in a losing final.