The World Cup, tournament which has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions Argentina, has won their third title at the 2022 tournament.
The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament.
On the 18 December final at Lusail Stadium Argentina Argentina and France! Intensity, tenacity, and star power were on display! It was 2-2 after 90 minutes; 3-3 after 120 minutes. Messi scored twice; Mbappe had a hattrick. Argentina bested France in a penalty shootout in one of, if not the best Men’s World Cup’s ever!
A recent BBC sport pools looking back at the six World Cup competitions staged this century, sees the recent Qatar 2022 tournament dominating the leaderboard by 78% by football fans in being hailed as ‘the best of the century’.
