World Cup History

Every tournament from 1930 to 2022

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🇦🇷

Argentina 🏆

Qatar 🇶🇦 · 32 teams · 172 goals · 2.69/game

3–3 (4–2 pens)

vs 🇫🇷 France

🥇 Golden Boot🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé8 goals2.69 goals/game

Tournament firsts & milestones

🌍First World Cup in the Middle East — played Nov–Dec (winter) for the first time in history.

🔄Five substitutes per team allowed per match for the first time at a World Cup.

📡Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) used for the first time — instant, millimetre-precise calls.

🏳️Morocco became the first African and Arab nation to reach the semi-finals.

Group A
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🇳🇱Netherlands
3210+47
🇸🇳Senegal
3201+16
🇪🇨Ecuador
3111+14
🇶🇦Qatar
3003-60
Group B
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England
3210+77
🇺🇸USA
3120+15
🇮🇷Iran
3102-33
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales
3012-51
Group C
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🇦🇷Argentina
3201+36
🇵🇱Poland
311104
🇲🇽Mexico
3111-14
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
3102-23
Group D
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🇫🇷France
3201+36
🇦🇺Australia
3201-26
🇹🇳Tunisia
311104
🇩🇰Denmark
3012-21
Group E
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🇯🇵Japan
3201+16
🇪🇸Spain
3111+64
🇩🇪Germany
3111+14
🇨🇷Costa Rica
3102-83
Group F
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🇲🇦Morocco
3210+37
🇭🇷Croatia
3120+35
🇧🇪Belgium
3111-14
🇨🇦Canada
3003-50
Group G
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🇧🇷Brazil
320106
🇨🇭Switzerland
3201+16
🇨🇲Cameroon
311104
🇷🇸Serbia
3012-31
Group H
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🇵🇹Portugal
3201+26
🇰🇷South Korea
311104
🇺🇾Uruguay
311104
🇬🇭Ghana
3102-23

First World Cup held in the Middle East. Morocco became the first African/Arab nation to reach the semi-finals.