Who won fifa world cup 2022

Japan are out of the FIFA World Cup 2022 after being beaten 3-1 on penalties by Croatia in the round of 16 on Monday (5 December). Maeda Daizen gave Japan the lead in the 44th minute, but Ivan Perisic equalised in the 55th minute becoming his country's all-time leading scorer at major tournaments with 10 goals. Neither team managed to score again, and after a closely contested additional 30 minutes of Saved penalties from Minamino Takumi and Mitoma Kaoru put Japan behind from the start, and when captain Yoshida Maya missed his attempt the Samurai Blue's dreams were all but over. While Croatia's goalie Dominik Livakovic was the hero of the game with three saved penalites, it was Mario Pasalic who sealed the win sending Japan home. The Japanese team led by 24-year-old Arsenal defender Tomiyasu Takehiro, and coached by former international Moriyasu Hajime, got off to the perfect start with a 2-1 win over four-time world champion Germany on 23 November, before losing 1-0 to Costa Rica. But they capped off their impressive performance in Group E with another upset 2-1 victory over Spain to reach the round of 16. Japan bow out on penalties after being beaten by Croatia (2022 Getty Images) FIFA World Cup 2022: Japan soccer team results, scores and fixtures Group E**:** Wednesday 23 November Match: Germany vs Japan 1-2 (Khalifa International Stadium) Scorers: Germany - Ilkay Gundogan (P, 33'); Japan - Doan Ritsu (75'), Asano Takuma (83'). Sunday, 27 November (Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium...

Argentina's Lionel Messi sits on Sergio 'Kun' Aguero's shoulders as their team celebrates their victory over France in the 2022 World Cup final on Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar. David Ramos/FIFA via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Ramos/FIFA via Getty Images Argentina's Lionel Messi sits on Sergio 'Kun' Aguero's shoulders as their team celebrates their victory over France in the 2022 World Cup final on Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar. David Ramos/FIFA via Getty Images The 2022 World Cup came to an end Sunday, with After a tense penalty shootout, Argentina emerged victorious. Argentina's goalkeeper, Emiliano Martínez, blocked France's second attempt, and French winger Kingsley Coman missed his penalty. The match ended with a final score of 3-3 and Argentina leading 4-2 in penalties. Left: Argentina's fans celebrate the team's 2022 World Cup win against France at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires on Sunday, Dec. 18. Right: Argentina's fans react while watching the live broadcast of the 2022 World Cup final between France and Argentina at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, Dec. 18. Tomas Cuesta/AFP via Getty Images; Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tomas Cuesta/AFP via Getty Images; Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images Argentina's Lionel Messi holds up the winner's trophy after the team won the 2022 World Cup final against France on Sunday, Dec. 18, at th...

The doubts that led to the tournament’s move to November–December were spurred by accusations of corruption, bribery, abuse, and Preparations for the World Cup also brought attention to the exploitative aspects of Qatar’s labour market. Its demand for cheap labour in the 20th century, in numbers that vastly exceeded the number of Qataris, produced a system of sponsorship known as the kafala system ( niẓām al-kafālah, “system of sponsorship”). Under this system, the state gave Qatari citizens or employers responsibility for the large-scale recruitment and management of migrant workers. The conditions of sponsorship, along with poor protections from the state, gave sponsors ( kufalāʾ, singular kafīl) a significant amount of control over migrants’ wages and ability to seek new employment and exit the country. Workers were commonly exploited, abused, and forced to live or work in poor conditions. Facing intense international scrutiny, Qatar introduced new regulations to the kafala system in 2017. Further reforms in 2020, including abolishing requirements for employers’ permission to change jobs or leave the country, aimed at dismantling the system altogether. Despite Qatar’s active engagement with the international The expectation of a large influx of tourists for the World Cup also stoked debate in the West about other matters of Qatar’s domestic policy. Questions arose in particular on whether the norms of Qatar’s predominantly The tournament: Protests, upsets, and winners T...

The 2022 FIFA World Cup just became a coronation. Football almost never delivers perfect narratives, so when it happens it's all the more impactful. And so it was at Lusail Stadium today, as the greatest player the game has known won its ultimate trophy in dramatic fashion. Lionel Messi, at 35, has finally won the World Cup with Argentina, leading his national side to an epic victory over the 2018 champions France, And we can, more comfortably now, crown him the finest men's footballer of all time. It was only fitting that Messi's heir apparent, Kylian Mbappe, surged towards the end of this game, scoring three goals in a losing side. Messi had been the best player in the tournament but was fading towards the end of the final. It seems destiny got in the way to deliver him the ultimate prize. The only asterisk that hovered over his legacy was a failure to win the biggest prize in the sport — the World Cup Trophy. That failure is now a gleaming success story. Read more about the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 • • • Final stamp of greatness a long time coming By five years into his professional career, it was obvious Messi was dancing alongside the gods — the Maradonas and the Pelés. But while those two in particular earned their legacies early with World Cup wins (relatively young for Maradona at 25, extremely young for Pelé at 17), then spent the rest of their careers defending their reputations, Messi has almost been the opposite. Messi took no prisoners during the 2022 World C...

Who else could it have been? Lionel Messi had his hands on a trophy before he even grasped the World Cup for the first time as the Argentina captain won the 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball award. Messi won the award for the best player at the tournament, jogging back out to bask in the glory in front of a stadium crammed with ecstatic Argentina fans in Lusail. The 35-year-old inspired his side to their third World Cup title - their first since 1986 - and became the first player to score in every round of a single edition of the modern format of the finals, joining the players and teams to receive Paris Saint-Germain striker Messi finished his tournament with two goals and an ultra-cool successful penalty in the shootout as Argentina beat ⭐️ MESSI ⭐️ Our What is the World Cup Golden Ball? While every player dreams of lifting the World Cup trophy, the tournament does provide the chance to pick up some special individual silverware as well. The Golden Ball in its current form has been given out since This honour is notably different to the Golden Boot, which is awarded to the player who simply scores the most goals. As the name suggests, the Golden Ball comes in the form of a gold trophy shaped like a football. MORE: How do players win the Golden Ball? The Golden Ball is given to the best performing player at each World Cup. A FIFA technical committee decide on a shortlist of players they believe are worthy of the award, with the ultimate winner decided by media representativ...