2022 FIFA World Cup final

The 2022 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the
22nd edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match was
played at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 18 December 2022, the Qatari National
Day, and was contested by Argentina and defending champions France. The
tournament comprised hosts Qatar and 31 other teams who emerged from the
qualification phase, organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed
in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage. En route to the
final, Argentina finished first in Group C, with two wins and one loss, before
defeating Australia in the round of 16, the Netherlands in the quarter-final through
a penalty shoot-out and Croatia in the semi-final. France finished top of Group D with
two wins and one loss, defeating Poland in the round of 16, England in the quarter-final
and Morocco in the semi-final. The final took place in front of 88,966 spectators, with
more than 1.5 billion people watching on television, and was refereed by Szymon
Marciniak.
Argentina took the lead through a penalty by Lionel Messi in the 23rd minute
before Ángel Di María further increased their lead in the 36th minute with a low shot into
the corner of the goal after a sweeping Argentina counterattack. France failed to register
a shot on goal for the vast majority of the match until a 97-second brace by Kylian
Mbappé tied the game 2-2 in the 81st minute. During extra time, Messi then scored
again to give Argentina a 3–2 lead. However, Mbappé scored another penalty to tie the
game 3-3 with only minutes remaining, becoming the second man to score a hat-trick in
a World Cup final, after Geoff Hurst in 1966. Argentina then won the ensuing penalty
shoot-out 4–2 to win their third World Cup, and first since 1986.
Argentina became the second team after Spain in 2010 to win the World Cup after
losing their opening game. France became the first team to score three goals in a World
Cup final and lose. Messi was named the man of the match, and won the Golden
Ball as FIFA's best player of the tournament. The match was widely praised and
regarded as one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time, and one of the greatest
matches in the history of the sport.[3]

List of FIFA World Cup finals

List of FIFA World Cup finals

File:Argentina champion of the Football World Cup Qatar 2022.jpg

Argentina celebrating after their win against France in the 2022 FIFA
World Cup Final
 Founded 1930

Region International (FIFA)

Number of teams 204 (qualifiers)

32 (finals)

Current champions Argentina (3rd title)

Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles)

List of finals matches, their venues and locations, the finalists, and final scores

Fina
Ye l Attenda Referen
Winners Runners-up Venue Location
ar scor nce ces
e[6]

Uruguay Estadio Montevideo, Uru [7][8]

1930 4–2 Argentina 80,000
Centenario guay

Stadio
2–1 Czechoslo [9][10]
1934 Italy [n 3] Nazionale Rome, Italy 50,000
vakia
PNF

Stade
Olympique [11][12]
1938 Italy 4–2 Hungary Paris, France 45,000
de
Colombes

1950[n Uruguay 2–1 Estádio do Rio de [14][15]

4] [n 5] Brazil 199,854[13]
Maracanã Janeiro, Brazil
 List of finals matches, their venues and locations, the finalists, and final scores

Fina
Ye l Attenda Referen
Winners Runners-up Venue Location
ar scor nce ces
e[6]

West
Wankdorf Bern, Switzerlan [16][17]
1954 Germany 3–2 Hungary 60,000
Stadium d

Råsunda [18][19]
1958 Brazil 5–2 Sweden Solna, Sweden 51,800
Stadium

Czechoslo Estadio [20][21]

1962 Brazil 3–1 Santiago, Chile 69,000
vakia Nacional

England 4–2 West Wembley London, Englan [22][23]

1966 93,000
[n 6]
Germany Stadium d

Estadio Mexico [24][25]

1970 Brazil 4–1 Italy 107,412
Azteca City, Mexico

West
Netherland Olympiasta Munich, West [26][27]
1974 Germany 2–1 75,200
s dion Germany

Estadio
Argentina 3–1 Netherland Buenos [28][29]
1978 Monumenta 71,483
[n 7]
s Aires, Argentina
l

West Santiago [30][31]

1982 Italy 3–1 Madrid, Spain 90,000
Germany Bernabéu

Argentina West Estadio Mexico [32][33]

1986 3–2 114,600
Germany Azteca City, Mexico
 List of finals matches, their venues and locations, the finalists, and final scores

Fina
Ye l Attenda Referen
Winners Runners-up Venue Location
ar scor nce ces
e[6]

West
Stadio [34][35]
1990 Germany 1–0 Argentina Rome, Italy 73,603
Olimpico

0–0 Pasadena, Unite [36][37]

1994 Brazil Italy Rose Bowl 94,194
[n 8]
d States

Stade de Saint- [38][39]

1998 France 3–0 Brazil 80,000
France Denis, France

Internationa Yokohama, Japa [40][41]

2002 Brazil 2–0 Germany 69,029
l Stadium n

1–1 Olympiasta [42][43]

2006 Italy [n 9] France Berlin, Germany 69,000
dion

1–0 Netherland Johannesburg, S [44][45]

2010 Spain Soccer City 84,490
[n 10]
s outh Africa

Germany 1–0 Estádio do Rio de [46][47]

2014 [n 11] Argentina 74,738
Maracanã Janeiro, Brazil

Luzhniki
2018 France 4–2 Croatia Moscow, Russia 78,011
Stadium

Upcoming finals
 List of finals matches, their venues and locations, the finalists, and final scores

Fina
Ye l Attenda Referen
Winners Runners-up Venue Location
ar scor nce ces
e[6]

Attendanc Referen
Year Team 1 v Team 2 Venue Location
e ces

Lusail
Argentina
2022 v France Iconic Lusail, Qatar
Stadium

2026 TBD United States

Results