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.

2022 FIFA World Cup Final
Event2022 FIFA World Cup
After extra time
Argentina won 4–2 on penalties
Date18 December 2022 (2022-12-18)
VenueLusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Man of the MatchLionel Messi (Argentina)
RefereeSzymon Marciniak (Poland)
Attendance88,966
WeatherPartly 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
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Saudi Arabia 1–2 Match 1  Australia 4–1
 Mexico 2–0 Match 2  Denmark 2–1
 Poland 2–0 Match 3  Tunisia 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 2–1 Round of 16  Poland 3–1
 Netherlands 2–2 (aet) (4–3 p) Quarter-finals  England 2–1
 Croatia 3–0 Semi-finals  Morocco 2–0

Match

Details

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18 December 2022 (2022-12-18)
18:00 AST
Argentina  3–3
(a.e.t.)
 France Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 88,966
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285077/400128145
  Penalties  
*Messi Scored 4–2 *Scored Mbappé

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Argentina
France
GK 23 Emiliano Martínez Booked in the 120+5th minute 120+5'
RB 26 Nahuel Molina Substituted off in the 91st minute 91'
CB 13 Cristian Romero
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico Substituted off in the 120+1th minute 120+1'
DM 24 Enzo Fernández Booked in the 45+7th minute 45+7'
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul Substituted off in the 102nd minute 102'
CM 20 Alexis Mac Allister Substituted off in the 116th minute 116'
RF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 9 Julián Álvarez Substituted off in the 102nd minute 102'
LF 11 Ángel Di María Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Marcos Acuña Booked in the 90+8th minute 90+8' Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel Booked in the 116th minute 116' Substituted on in the 91st minute 91'
MF 5 Leandro Paredes Booked in the 114th minute 114' Substituted on in the 102nd minute 102'
FW 22 Lautaro Martínez Substituted on in the 102nd minute 102'
DF 6 Germán Pezzella Substituted on in the 116th minute 116'
FW 21 Paulo Dybala Substituted on in the 120+1th minute 120+1'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
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GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 5 Jules Koundé Substituted off in the 120+1th minute 120+1'
CB 4 Raphaël Varane Substituted off in the 113th minute 113'
CB 18 Dayot Upamecano
LB 22 Théo Hernandez Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 14 Adrien Rabiot Booked in the 55th minute 55' Substituted off in the 96th minute 96'
RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted off in the 41st minute 41'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
LW 10 Kylian Mbappé
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Booked in the 90+5th minute 90+5' Substituted off in the 41st minute 41'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Randal Kolo Muani Substituted on in the 41st minute 41'
FW 26 Marcus Thuram Booked in the 87th minute 87' Substituted on in the 41st minute 41'
FW 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 25 Eduardo Camavinga Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 13 Youssouf Fofana Substituted on in the 96th minute 96'
DF 24 Ibrahima Konaté Substituted on in the 113th minute 113'
DF 3 Axel Disasi Substituted on in the 120+1th minute 120+1'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)[13]

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Ismail Elfath (United States)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Corey Parker (United States) <section end=Line-ups />

Match rules[14]

Notes

  1. 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

  1. "FIFA World Cup – Final – Argentina v France". FIFA. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. "Doha, Qatar Weather History". Weather Underground. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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  4. 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. 
  5. 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. 
  6. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. "Lusail Iconic Stadium - FIFA World Cup Qatar". e-architect. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  8. "Lusail Iconic Stadium World Cup 2022: Qatar World Cup Stadium". fifaworldcupnews.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  9. "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.
  10. "Work starts on Qatar World Cup final stadium at Lusail". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  11. 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. 
  12. 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. 
  13. "Argentina and Messi spot on for World Cup glory". FIFA. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  14. "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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