2022 FIFA World Cup Final
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Final will be the final match of the 2022 World Cup, the 22nd FIFA World Cup. The match is going to be played at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 18 December 2022 (which is also the national day of Qatar). It will be played by Argentina and France.
| Event | 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time Argentina won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 18 December 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Lionel Messi (Argentina) | ||||||
| Referee | Szymon Marciniak (Poland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 88,966 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 22 °C (72 °F) 64% humidity[1][2] | ||||||
← 2018 2026 → | |||||||
Venue
The final will be played in the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, which is around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the city centre of Doha.[3] The stadium was planned to host the final as part of Qatar's World Cup bid,[4] and was confirmed as the final venue on 15 July 2020.[5] Nine other matches, six group stage and three other knockout games will also be played at the stadium.[6]
The Lusail Iconic Stadium, owned by the Qatar Football Association, was built because of Qatar's winning bid for the World Cup. The stadium was designed by British firm Foster + Partners and Populous,[7] supported by MANICA Architecture.[8] The stadium will be cooled using solar power and will have a zero carbon footprint.[9] Construction started in April 2017,[10] and was supposed to finish in 2020. But, the construction of the stadium was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and ended up finishing in November 2021.[11] There still has not been a game played in the stadium.[12]
Route to the final
| Argentina | Round | France | ||
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| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
 Saudi Arabia
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1–2 | Match 1 |  Australia
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4–1 |
 Mexico
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2–0 | Match 2 |  Denmark
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2–1 |
 Poland
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2–0 | Match 3 |  Tunisia
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0–1 |
| Group C winners
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Final standings | Group D winners
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| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| Australia
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2–1 | Round of 16 | Poland
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3–1 |
 Netherlands
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2–2 (aet) (4–3 p) | Quarter-finals |  England
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2–1 |
 Croatia
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3–0 | Semi-finals |  Morocco
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2–0 |
Match
Details
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| 18 December 2022 18:00 AST |
Argentina 
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3–3 (a.e.t.) |
 France
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Lusail Stadium, Lusail Attendance: 88,966 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
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| Penalties | ||||
*Messi  |
4–2 | * Mbappé
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    France
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Match rules[14]
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Notes
- ↑ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup – Final – Argentina v France". FIFA. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "Doha, Qatar Weather History". Weather Underground. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "Lusail Stadium". Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ Foster and Partners (6 October 2010). "Lusail Iconic Stadium for Qatar 2022 is revealed at Leaders in Football conference in London". Press release. https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2010/10/lusail-iconic-stadium-for-qatar-2022-is-revealed-at-leaders-in-football-conference-in-london/. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ FIFA World Cup match schedule confirmed: hosts Qatar to kick off 2022 tournament at Al Bayt Stadium. FIFA. 15 July 2020. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/fifa-world-cuptm-match-schedule-confirmed-hosts-qatar-to-kick-off-2022-tournamen. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ↑ "Lusail Iconic Stadium - FIFA World Cup Qatar". e-architect. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ "Lusail Iconic Stadium World Cup 2022: Qatar World Cup Stadium". fifaworldcupnews.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "Qatar's Lusail Iconic Stadium for Solar World Cup Stadium". architecture-view.com. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ "Work starts on Qatar World Cup final stadium at Lusail". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ Parkes, James (23 November 2021). Foster + Partners-designed Lusail Stadium among eight completed Qatar World Cup venues. Dezeen. https://www.dezeen.com/2021/11/23/qatar-2022-world-cup-stadiums-roundup/. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ Sobura, Tomasz (2 February 2022). "New stadium: The date bowl still awaiting its first game". StadiumDB.com. http://stadiumdb.com/news/2022/02/new_stadium_the_date_bowl_still_awaiting_its_first_game. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ "Argentina and Messi spot on for World Cup glory". FIFA. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.