World Cup News Results, Fixtures, Scores and Stats

Every step of the way, the event has been, and continues to be, a celebration of culture and excellence, and stands as a lasting legacy of former Enactus CEO Alvin Rohrs who led the organization and our initial global expansion efforts from 1982 to 2016. Tuck into the tastiest global and local cuisine, bag your official FIFA merchandise and dance away to the live music from international and regional artists. The WNT reached its 500th win in program history when it defeated Portugal, 1-0, on Nov. 8, 2018. Not only did it mark an incredible milestone in the sporting world, it put the exclamation point on their undefeated 2018 season.

In response, Gargash clarified that Qatar's hosting of World Cup 2022 "should include a repudiation of policies supporting extremism & terrorism." The notion of staging the tournament in November is controversial since it would interfere with the regular season schedules of some domestic leagues around the world. Commentators have noted the clash with the Western Christmas season is likely to cause disruption, whilst there is concern about how short the tournament is intended to be.

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. Other nations have also been successful when hosting the tournament.

แข่งขันบอลโลก winners retain the trophy only until the post-match celebration is finished. They are awarded a gold-plated replica rather than the solid gold original immediately afterwards. FIFA also organises international tournaments for youth football (FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA U-17 World Cup, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup), club football , and football variants such as futsal and beach soccer . The latter three do not have a women's version, although a FIFA Women's Club World Cup has been proposed.

For decades, the USWNT has been topping podiums, making waves and racking up hardware as they prove to the rest of the world what grit and greatness looks like. “ definitely has the speed, he has that confidence right now,” said the four-time MLS Cup champion. “He has the ability to isolate players 1-v-1 and take them on and create some great chances. De Rosario thinks the world will quickly realize how much quality Canada have elsewhere, singling out winger Tajon Buchanan and striker Jonathan David as potential breakout stars on the global stage. Buchanan’s now with Club Brugge in Belgium after a transfer from the New England Revolution, while David features for Lille in Ligue 1.

In December 2020, Qatar allowed the rainbow flags at the 2022 World Cup. Hassan Abdulla al Thawadi, chief executive of the country's 2022 World Cup bid, said that Qatar would permit alcohol consumption during the event, even though drinking in public is not permitted, as the country's legal system is based on Sharia. The official emblem was designed by Lisbon-based Brandia Central branding agency and unveiled on 3 September 2019 during simultaneous events at the Doha Tower, Katara Cultural Village Amphitheatre, Msheireb Downtown Doha, and Zubarah. It is designed to resemble the tournament trophy, the infinity symbol, and the number "8", reflecting upon the "interconnected" event and the eight host stadiums. It also evokes imagery of shawls to signify the tournament's winter scheduling, and contains waves resembling desert dunes. The typography of the emblem's wordmark incorporates kashida—the practice of elongating certain parts of characters in Arabic script to provide typographical emphasis.

The Italians were the only former champions that failed to qualify. Italy are also the fourth team to have failed to qualify for the upcoming World Cup having won the previous UEFA European Championship, after Czechoslovakia in 1978, Denmark in 1994 and Greece in 2006. The previous World Cup hosts, Russia, were disqualified from competing due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Chile, the 2015 and 2016 Copa América winners also failed to qualify for the second consecutive time. Nigeria went out to Ghana on away goals in CAF's final playoff round, having qualified for the previous three World Cups and six out of the last seven.