FIFA World Cup, 2022
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- This was the 20th edition of the World Cup.
- It was the second tournament held in Asia after 2002 in Korea Republic and Japan, and first held in the Arab and Muslim world.
- Previously typically staged in June and July, this edition was played in November and December due to Qatar's intense summer temperatures and humidity.
- The allocation of each FIFA Confederation amongst the 32 competing nations was Europe 13, Asia six, Africa five, North America four and South America four.
- Argentina won the World Cup for the third time after 1978 and 1986.
- This was Argentina's sixth World Cup Final; only Germany had now played in more (eight).
- Finalists France failed in their attempt to become the third nation to win consecutive World Cup Finals after Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962).
- Qatar became the third nation to play their first-ever game at a World Cup finals in a tournament they hosted after Uruguay (1930) and Italy (1934).
- Morocco became the first African nation to reach a Semi-final of the World Cup.
- Canada played at their first World Cup finals since 1986.
- The 64 games produced a competition record total of 172 goals (previously 171 in 1998 and Brazil in 2014).
- The Golden Ball winner was Lionel Messi of Argentina.
- The Golden Boot winner was Kylian Mbappé of France (eight goals).
- The Golden Glove winner was Emiliano Martinez of Argentina.
- The young player of the tournament winner was Enzo Fernandez of Argentina.
- The Fair Play award winners were England.
- Beginning on 6 June 2019, 2,424 goals were scored by the 206 competing nations in 865 games during the qualifying stages.
- Including the qualifying stages, the joint leading scorers were Lionel Messi (Argentina), Harry Kane (England) and Ali Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates) with 14 goals each.
- Lionel Messi of Argentina created a new record for the most games played at World Cup tournaments (26).
- Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo became the first-ever player to score at five World Cup tournaments.
- Aged 39 years and 298 days, Atiba Hutchinson of Canada became the oldest outfield player at a World Cup finals since Cameroon's Roger Milla in 1990.
- Aged 44 years and 216 days, Lionel Scaloni became the youngest manager to win the World Cup since fellow Argentinian César Luis Menotti in 1978 (39 years and 246 days).
- The total attendance at the eight venues used during the tournament was announced as 3,404,252 (an average of 53,191).
- The attendance for each of three games played at the Lusail Stadium (including the Final) were announced as 88,966 - the highest at a World Cup finals since the Final in 1994 (91,194 at Pasadena).
