A WORLD CUP TO REMEMBER

 

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The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup took place in Qatar from November 20, 2022, to December 18, 2022.  This was the first World Cup which took place in the Arab world and second World Cup to take place in Asia. Furthermore, this was also the first World Cup which took place in the winter season. Something which has not happened before.

The World Cup was full of surprises and excitement. The heavyweights like Germany, Uruguay and Belgium were knocked out in the group stage itself. On the other hand, teams like Japan, South Korea, Morocco, Australia went into the knockout stage. Furthermore, Morocco became the first African nation to play in the World Cup semi-finals [Heroics of Morocco has been separately dealt in the previous blog]. Apart from this there were many more upsets in the tournament [Saudi Arabia defeating Argentina. Tunisia defeating France etc...].  

However, what made this world cup a classic was the heroics of two best players of the world. Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. One was adamant to defend his title. The other wanted to win the only trophy which was missing in his trophy cabinet. Both gave their best to win the cup for their respective teams. 

Eventually it was Lionel Messi and his Argentina who lifted the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Argentine captain lead from the front in every game and made sure that it's a happy ending for the Argentines this time. For his efforts on the pitch, he was also awarded the Golden Ball. Frenchmen Kylian Mbappe gave his best but failed to stop Argentines this time from lifting the cup.

At the end of the day, it was all about Messi magic.