FIFA World Cup 2022 — a review: Celebrations, tears, and unusual stars. The FIFA World Cup 2022 came to a conclusion in Qatar after one of the most magnificent finals in recent memory. Last week, Argentina defeated France in the championship game on penalties to win it for the third time and reclaim it after a 36-year absence. In addition to receiving the trophy he sought after, merited, and earned, Captain Lionel Messi also received the Golden Ball, which has never been won twice before.
Qatar introduced itself to the world by hosting the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and the second in Asia. Visitors, teams, and experts all applauded the energy-rich Gulf state’s management of the tournament.
The FIFA World Cup’s organization’s success has given the Qatari government the confidence to even submit a bid to host the Olympic Games, which will take place in 2036, despite the unfavorable media coverage in the nations who had hoped to host the event.
It was the day Argentina overthrew Europe!
Argentina took it upon itself to break the reign of Europe by capturing the trophy, putting a stop to the sequence that comprised Italy (2006), Spain (2010), Germany (2014), and France (2018). No non-European team has been able to win the World Cup since Brazil’s victory in 2002.
FIFA World Cup 2022 — a review: Celebrations, tears, and unusual stars
Due to the fact that both teams were vying for a third championship, the final between Argentina and France was a fight against the Titans. In 1978 and 1986, Argentina took home the coveted title, while France did so most recently in 1998 and 2018.
With almost 20 million viewers, the game—in which Messi and Mbappe competed for the title of top goal scorer—became the most-viewed football game in history. Two two-time champions competed in a dream final for the title.
French clubmate Mbappe scored two goals in two minutes to tie the game after Argentina had taken the lead with two goals in the first half. The game then went into extra time, where Messi and Mbappe each scored one goal to force a penalty shootout.
Two French players missed opportunities to put the ball in the goal, and Argentina proved their prowess in the penalty shootouts to win the match. While Messi managed to score twice in the crucial game and ultimately won the championship, Mbappe became the first player since England’s Geoff Hurst in 1996 to score a hat-trick in the World Cup final.
Messi won the Golden Ball once more.
Even though the world’s finest players congregated in Qatar for the massive event, Lionel Messi was the only player to win the competition.
The 35-year-old Argentine, who scored twice in the championship game, had the best World Cup thus far. With seven goals in seven games, several assists that led to significant goals, and 13 goals overall in five World Cups, he finished just three goals behind German Klose for the all-time record.
He became the only player in history to have scored in every group stage of the FIFA World Cup, including the qualifiers, opening round, knockout round, quarterfinals, semi-finals, and final, after scoring on a penalty in the quarterfinal match against The Netherlands. Messi didn’t stop there; he kept fueling Argentina’s footballers throughout the competition, and if he hadn’t been there, they wouldn’t have advanced past the first round.
