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Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup, defeating France 4-2 on penalties after the final ended 3-3 following extra time at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on the 18th of December 2022. It was Argentina's third World Cup title and their first since 1986.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was held in Qatar from the 20th of November to the 18th of December 2022. Matches were played across eight stadiums in five cities: Al Khor, Lusail, Al Rayyan, Doha, and Al Wakrah.
Kylian Mbappé scored eight goals at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, winning the Golden Boot. His hat-trick in the final against Argentina made him only the second player in history to score three goals in a World Cup final, after Geoff Hurst in 1966.
Lionel Messi was voted the tournament's best player and won his second Golden Ball award. He scored seven goals and provided three assists, and his win completed what many commentators considered a missing criterion for his claim as the greatest player of all time.
Qatar's summer heat and high humidity made a June-July tournament impractical, so the 2022 World Cup was moved to November and December. This made it the first World Cup held outside the traditional summer months and required major European leagues to incorporate extended breaks into their domestic schedules.
Morocco became the first African nation and the first Arab nation to reach the semi-finals of a FIFA World Cup. They finished fourth overall, the best result ever achieved by any African or Arab team in World Cup history.
The main controversies included allegations of bribery in Qatar's host selection, the treatment of migrant workers who built the stadiums (with Amnesty International citing forced labour and poor conditions), Qatar's laws criminalising homosexuality, restrictions on alcohol, and an alleged espionage operation called Project Merciless targeting FIFA officials and critics of Qatar's bid.