2022 FIFA World Cup

2022 FIFA World Cup

Host Nation	Qatar
Qualification Dates	June 6, 2019-June 2022
Tournament Dates	November 21-December 18, 2022
Champion	Argentina
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. This was the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world and the first in a Muslim-majority country. It also was the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. In addition, the tournament was the last to involve 32 teams, with an increase to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Publications

Programs
Stage	Date	Teams	Venue
Qualifying	March 25, 2021	Germany vs. Iceland	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Qualifying	March 25, 2021	Italy vs. Northern Ireland	Stadio Ennio Tardini
Qualifying	March 28, 2021	Israel vs. Scotland	Bloomfield Stadium
Qualifying	March 28, 2021	Ukraine vs. Finland	Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Qualifying	March 30, 2021	Azerbaijan vs. Serbia	Baku Olympic Stadium
Qualifying	March 31, 2021	Ukraine vs. Kazakhstan	Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Qualifying	September 4, 2021	Israel vs. Austria	Sammy Ofer Stadium
Qualifying	September 7, 2021	Azerbaijan vs. Portugal	Baku Olympic Stadium
Qualifying	November 12, 2021	England vs. Albania	Wembley Stadium
Qualifying	November 12, 2021	Northern Ireland vs. Lithuania	Windsor Park
Qualifying	November 14, 2021	Croatia vs. Russia	Stadion Poljud
Qualifying	November 15, 2021	Northern Ireland vs. Italy	Windsor Park
Qualifying	November 16, 2021	Finland vs. France	Helsinki Olympic Stadium