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2022 World Cup: Argentina's route to the title
A compact tournament that built toward one of the greatest World Cup finals ever played. Qatar 2022 compressed the calendar but not the drama. Morocco became the first African semi-finalist, Argentina and France delivered a final for the ages, and Lionel Messi completed the one trophy arc that had shaped his international legacy.
Matches
64
Goals
172
Top Scorer
Kylian Mbappe (8)
Tournament Snapshot
Host: Qatar
Champion: Argentina. Runner-up: France. Third place: Croatia. Fourth place: Morocco.
Static Data Layer
This page is fully driven by local year-based JSON. It is intentionally archival and visual, not a live scores surface.
Knockout Bracket
The tournament path from round of 16 to the final
Hover or focus a match on desktop to inspect the scoreline and match context. On smaller screens, the same data stays readable as stacked cards.
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Round of 16
Netherlands3-1United States
Khalifa International Stadium - 2022-12-03
Argentina2-1Australia
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium - 2022-12-03
France3-1Poland
Al Thumama Stadium - 2022-12-04
England3-0Senegal
Al Bayt Stadium - 2022-12-04
Japan1-1Croatia
Al Janoub Stadium - 2022-12-05
Brazil4-1South Korea
Stadium 974 - 2022-12-05
Morocco0-0Spain
Education City Stadium - 2022-12-06
Portugal6-1Switzerland
Lusail Stadium - 2022-12-06
Quarter-finals
Croatia1-1Brazil
Education City Stadium - 2022-12-09
Netherlands2-2Argentina
Lusail Stadium - 2022-12-09
Morocco1-0Portugal
Al Thumama Stadium - 2022-12-10
England1-2France
Al Bayt Stadium - 2022-12-10
Semi-finals
Argentina3-0Croatia
Lusail Stadium - 2022-12-13
France2-0Morocco
Al Bayt Stadium - 2022-12-14
Finals
Croatia2-1Morocco
Khalifa International Stadium - 2022-12-17
Argentina3-3France
Lusail Stadium - 2022-12-18
Top Scorers
#1
Kylian Mbappe
France
8
#2
Lionel Messi
Argentina
7
#3
Julian Alvarez
Argentina
4
Iconic Moments
Quarter-final
Morocco's barrier-breaking run
Morocco's win over Portugal made them the first African team ever to reach a World Cup semi-final.
Final
Messi completes the arc
Argentina's win gave Messi the trophy that had hovered over every World Cup conversation around him.
Final
Mbappe's final hat-trick
Mbappe almost dragged France back from collapse with one of the fiercest final performances ever seen.
Stadium Footprint
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Capacity: 88,966
Final: Argentina 3-3 France
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Capacity: 68,895
Semi-final: France 2-0 Morocco
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Capacity: 44,667
Quarter-final: Croatia 1-1 Brazil