Football veterans and enthusiasts alike are looking forward to the highlights and points table FIFA World Cup 2022. The Most Controversial League of 2022 has started as the 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP takes the 32 nations in Qatar to play a professional association football tournament. This tournament will be played with 8 round-robin group matches followed by a knockout round for the 16 teams.
Even though Qatar became the most controversial host of the World Cup, the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been a source of controversies, especially in the Western World. Still, the tournament is taking place in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022. This is the 1st World Cup Tournament to be held in the Arab World.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in November and December as opposed to previous editions, which have usually been held in June and July to escape the stifling summer heat in Qatar.
As a result, the World Cup is unusually held in the middle of domestic football league seasons, which typically begin in late July or early August. This includes all of the major European leagues, who were forced to add extra breaks to their domestic schedules to make room for the World Cup. In order to avoid playing group matches the following year, major European championships have arranged their respective competition's group matches to be played before the World Cup.
In July 2020, FIFA announced the tournament schedule.
It was planned for the group stage to start on November 21 with four matches per day. As a result of Qatar's successful lobbying of FIFA to allow their squad to open the tournament, the Qatar vs. Ecuador game was later moved to November 20.
On December 18, 2022, National Day, the championship game will take place at Lusail Iconic Stadium.
2022 FIFA World Cup Venues and Match Groups
The following stadiums were designated to host the matches for each group:
Here is the list of teams who play each group!
Highlights and Points Table FIFA World Cup 2022
2022 FIFA World Cup Highlights
GROUP A Match Highlights
The tournament's opening match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador was preceded by an opening ceremony on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. It includes the appearances of Morgan Freeman and Ghanim Al-Muftah and a performance by South Korean superstar and BTS youngest member Jeon Jungkook. Moreover, it is the first time that the Qur'an has been recited as part of the ceremonial beginning.
Ecuador had a goal disallowed in the first few minutes of the tournament's opening encounter against Qatar but went on to win 2-0. With the defeat, Qatar made history as the first World Cup host country to drop its opening game.
The Netherlands defeated Senegal 2-0 in the other Group A match that was scheduled to begin, scoring goals in the 84th and extra time.
GROUP B Match Highlights
In group B, England defeated Iran 6-2 despite having two players removed from the game due to concussions. Before England scored three goals in the first half, Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was substituted from the match due to a suspected concussion. After Mehdi Taremi's second-half goal, England's Harry Maguire was taken out of the game due to a concussion. Although Tim Weah of the United States squad scored against Wales in the first half, the game ended in a draw when Gareth Bale won and converted a penalty kick.
GROUP C Match Highlights
Lionel Messi's penalty kick after 10 minutes gave Argentina in Group C a 1-0 lead over Saudi Arabia. However, Saudi Arabia won the game 2-1 thanks to goals in the second half from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari. Mexico and Poland were held to a scoreless draw in the game.
GROUP D Match Highlights
The game between Denmark and Tunisia in Group D ended in a scoreless draw.
Group Stage Points Table FIFA World Cup 2022:
Here is the updated points table FIFA World Cup 2022! The top two teams go on to the round of 16, while the bottom two are eliminated.
GROUP A Point Table
The 2022 FIFA World Cup's Group A plays from November 20 to November 29.
Group A consists of the Netherlands, Ecuador, Senegal, and hosts Qatar.
GROUP B Point Table
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B starts from November 21 until November 29, 2022.
The group is made up of the national association football squads of Wales, England, Iran, and the United States.
GROUP C Point Table
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C begins from November 22 through November 30, 2022.
Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland make up the team.
GROUP D Point Table
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D runs from November 22 through November 30, 2022.
The group includes of France, Australia, Denmark, and Tunisia, the current world champions.
GROUP E Point Table
The 2022 FIFA World Cup's Group E runs from November 23 to December 1, 2022.
Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, and Japan make up the group.
GROUP F Point Table
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F runs from November 23 to December 1, 2022.
The group consists of Belgium, Canada, Morocco and Croatia.
GROUP G Point Table
From November 24 to December 2, 2022, Group G of the FIFA World Cup will be played.
The members of the group are Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, and Cameroon.
GROUP H Point Table
The 2022 FIFA World Cup's Group H will take place from November 24 through December 2, 2022.
Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, and South Korea complete the group.
After the Group stage, the top 2 teams per group will advance to play for the knockout rounds.
Who among the 32 nation will able to secure the spot?
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