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The defending champions were France, who defeated Croatia 4–2 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final. [18] [19] The event was scheduled to take place under a reduced length, [20] from 20 November to 18 December in Qatar. [21] [22] [23] Being held in Qatar, it was the first World Cup tournament to be held in the Arab world. [24]
The 2022 FIFA World Cup — the 22nd edition of the international soccer tournament — will be held in Qatar. This is the first time that the World Cup will be held in the Middle East.. The group ...
Lusail Stadium [3] (Arabic: استاد لوسيل, [4] ALA-LC: Istād Lūsayl) is a football stadium in Lusail, Qatar.Owned by the Qatar Football Association, [5] it is the largest stadium in Qatar and the Middle East by capacity; one of eight stadiums built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup final game between Argentina and France on 18 December 2022.
The host nation(s) automatically qualify for the group stage of the tournament. The competition is scheduled to expand to 48 teams, starting with the 2026 World Cup. As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 22 final tournaments have been held since the event's inception in 1930, and a total of 80 national teams have competed.
The 2022 World Cup is finally here, and it will be like no other. For one thing, it is being held in November and December to avoid the scorching summer heat of Qatar.
Qatar was selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, making it the first time a World Cup was held in the Arab World and the second time in Asia since the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. Also, the decision made it the smallest country geographically to host the World Cup. [33]
The 2022 FIFA World Cup for men's soccer kicks off Sunday in Qatar. The Times-Union looks ahead to the event and its Jacksonville ties.
2006 FIFA World Cup final (Italy 1–1 [5–3 pso] France) Soccer City: Johannesburg, South Africa: 2010 FIFA World Cup final (Spain 1–0 Netherlands) Luzhniki Stadium: Moscow, Russia: 2018 FIFA World Cup final (France 4–2 Croatia) Lusail Stadium: Lusail, Qatar: 2022 FIFA World Cup final (Argentina 3–3 [4–2 pso] France)