FIFA WORLD CUP
A tournament for which the whole world eagerly waits to watch their favourite teams and players A All in-one pack of thrills, excitement, emotions, and surprises 2022 Fifa World Cup is an ideal example that how the underdogs thrashed the giants and showcased there capability at this global stage. Also 2022 World Cup is the most expensive and controversial World Cup ever, Let's deep dive into it :-
This all started at FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2010, when Qatar was named as the host country for the 2022 WC. The whole world was shocked by FIFA's decision to choose Qatar as the host nation. This looks more unbelievable because in the race to host the World Cup, there were big sporting giants like the USA, Australia, and Japan. Also at that time Qatar only had 1 Major Stadium in whole country, eleven new stadiums to be constructed but later it was reduced to seven. During the construction of these stadiums and other infrastructures like a separate Metro line, hotels, etc., Qatar abused human rights. The migrant workers (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.) had to work in severe heat (45–48 °C) with no safety equipment, their passports were taken by their hiring company, so they couldn't leave the country without permission; there were no food and water facilities; they didn't receive timely wages, etc.. According to the report of The Guardian approx. 6600 people died since the world cup awarded. Sunday Times (UK) and USA accused Qatar for bribing FIFA Members for choosing them as host.
After all these controversies, Qatar finally hosted the World Cup successfully. The nation that didn't participate in a single World Cup edition is now hosting it. But unfortunately, Qatar was eliminated at the group stage and became only the second nation after South Africa (in 2010) to be eliminated at the group stage while hosting the World Cup.
The Group Stage of this world cup was very surprising and shocking as Germany once again eliminated from group stage in second time in row, Tunisia shocking win over france, Japan defeated Spain, Saudi Arabia's stunning win over Argentina and so on. But the standout performance was given by Morocco, which became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final. This is not just luck, but hard work, they defeated big teams like Portugal, Spain, Belgium, etc..
Now the next hurdle is Round of 16. Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, England, and France won their matches convincingly; Croatia had to struggle with Japan to win on penalties; and Spain's early exit against Morocco. In Quarter- Finals the portuguese are sent back to home by the Moroccan Champs, Argentina's desperate win over Netherlands on penalties, Brazil's painful loss to Croatia, England's wait for world cup continues as they lost to France.
Now the most toughest hurdle- the Semi-Finals of the World Cup. Four contenders and one champion. Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 and entered the final; France defeated Morocco 2-0 to get into the WC final for the second time in a row. Before the final clash, the power-packed Third-Place Playoff between Croatia and Morocco took place, which Croatia won 2-1 over Morocco to clinch their second consecutive WC medal. But Morocco, the first African team to reach the WC Semi-Finals, shocked the whole world with its game and capabilities.
The FINAL of the FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 is being hosted at Lusail Iconic Stadium on December 18, between France and Argentina. The best football match I have watched in my life—what an extraordinary comeback from France and the Fighting Spirit of Argentina But, from my side, the most crucial moment of the match was the save by Emiliano Martinez of Argentina in 120+3 minutes of extra time, because the match was decided by a penalty shootout, which ARGENTINA won and are the WORLD CHAMPIONS. Lionel Messi's childhood dream of winning the World Cup has come true, and the entire world (particularly Argentina) has celebrated this extraordinary achievement.
Also a fantastic performance by France. The starting of Mbappe Era.
Sarthak P. Khode ЁЯШК
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