The closing ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar was held on Dec. 18 at the Lusail Stadium. Xinhua News Agency
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Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the third and fourth place finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar on Dec. 17 to win the third place.Croatian player Luka Modric (L), 37, at the award ceremony.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar came to a close as Lionel Messi lifted the Copa Libertadores high in front of tens of thousands of spectators at the Lusail Stadium.
Thirty-two teams, 28 match days and 64 matches...... hundreds of millions of fans around the globe took soccer as their companion, enjoying the speed and passion of high-level competition and the charm of the World Cup. The Qatar World Cup has also created a number of historical "most" inside and outside the stadium.
The investment is the most in history
This year's tournament is the first time that the World Cup has been held in the Middle East, and the first time that it has been held in the northern hemisphere in winter. As the host of the World Cup, which covers only about 11,500 square kilometers, Qatar has been preparing for the event for 12 years, investing more than 220 billion U.S. dollars in related infrastructure, making it the largest investment in the history of the World Cup, and setting up an unprecedented soccer stage.
A month ago, a Gulf-flavored show kicked off the quadrennial soccer extravaganza. With the theme of human unity, the World Cup's opening ceremony showed the hosts' vision of how soccer can unite mankind to meet the challenges of ****same. The reprise of previous World Cup songs such as "The Cup of Life" and "Waka Waka" brought the thoughts of millions of fans back to the past and present with the classic melodies. One of the most memorable scenes was the one in which the traveler, played by the famous American actor Morgan Freeman, talks to the "miracle boy" Ghanim Al-Muftah, who suffers from congenital caudal degeneration syndrome and has touched the world with his story of self-improvement.
The eight stadiums of the World Cup in Qatar are unique in style, with impressive exterior shapes such as "tents," "hats," "sailboats" and "lanterns "The stadiums have an impressive appearance, reflecting the rich and diverse cultures of the host countries and the regions in which they are located. The courses are equipped with air-conditioning and cooling systems to create a favorable environment for players and spectators. The closest distance between stadiums is only 5 kilometers, and the farthest distance is no more than 75 kilometers, making it the "most compact" World Cup in history. With the conclusion of this year's World Cup, it is expected that more than 170,000 stadium seats*** will be donated for the construction of stadiums in some developing countries.
The mascot "Ra'ib", based on the traditional Qatari dress "robe", is young and energetic, and its name means "skillful player". The mascot is young and energetic, its name means "skillful player", and its vivid and lovely shape is loved by the fans, who affectionately call it "Hundun Pi".
Total goals set a new record
With Mbappe's third goal in the World Cup final dragging the game into a penalty shootout, Qatar's World Cup total reached 172 goals, surpassing the 171 goals scored at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 1998 World Cup in France, setting a new World Cup record for goals scored. Runners-up France scored the most goals with 16, while champions Argentina scored 15.
In the 64 matches, the athletes attacked the goal with relentless running and sharp breakthroughs, playing a stirring new green movement.
Enna Valencia, 33, used two goals to break through the host's undefeated opening game "iron law", and he grew up milking cows to help his family earn money, kicking a soccer ball sewn with rags to break into the professional soccer world; 19 years and 145 days old England Bellingham scored the first goal in the World Cup "after the 00s. "in the World Cup's first goal; Portugal's 21-year-old up-and-comer Goncalo Ramos first World Cup debut on the "hat trick", become the Cup single game scored 3 goals of the first person; body height of 1.86 meters of the Croatian team goalkeeper Livakovi? two penalty kicks *** pounced on the opponents 4 shots, become the first goalkeeper in the history of the World Cup to reach this achievement; there are 17-year-old German player Mukoko, the Netherlands striker Gakpo, Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, the Croatian team center back Gwadior ...... through the World Cup of refinement, some of them may be in this way get to go to the big door clubs.
There are newcomers who have come out of nowhere, and veterans who have retired in a hurry. A number of football players in Qatar jumped out of the World Cup "last dance". 35-year-old Messi, 37-year-old Crow, 37-year-old Modric ...... more than a decade of time and time passes, they have long been not the game on the field of the young boy, but still for the dream of fighting to the final The first time I saw the game, I was able to get the ball rolling. In the end, Messi finally dreamed of the World Cup, he kissed the picture of the Cup will always be fixed in the hearts of millions of fans. Quarter-final, Portugal was eliminated, stubborn C Luo with regret to say goodbye to the World Cup, but he also became the first ever five consecutive World Cup scoring players. The Croatian team won the third place in the World Cup, Modric's "last dance" perfect curtain ...... a generation of celebrities, but also took away a generation of fans of youth.
Asian and African teams record the best performance
This year's World Cup, the results have always been lukewarm Asian and African teams also played a surprising performance. In the first round of the group stage, Saudi Arabia beat Argentina led by Lionel Messi; in the second round, the backwaters of the Iranian team charged for nearly 100 minutes, and finally broke the deadlock in the eighth minute of stoppage time to win a heartening victory; Japan's team in the group stage, even over the world champions, Germany, Spain, to top the group from the "group of death"; South Korea, in the group stage, the team has been the best team in the world. The South Korean team in the final round of the group stage whistling shutout Portugal to advance to the round of 16. Counting the Australian team belonging to the same AFC, *** there are three Asian teams broke into the World Cup 16, creating the best record in the history of the Asian region.
African teams represented by Morocco have also made significant progress in this year's World Cup, with five teams getting seven wins in the group stage and Morocco and Senegal advancing to the round of 16. As the biggest "dark horse" in the World Cup, Morocco used tough defense with subtle counterattacking tactics to overcome their opponents and break into the quarterfinals of the World Cup, creating the best record for an African team to participate in the World Cup and staging a miracle of ordinary heroes.......
This is the first time in the history of the World Cup that an African team has participated in the World Cup. >In the cold winter of the northern hemisphere, the Qatar World Cup lit a fire inside people. The quadrennial World Cup has come to an end and a new soccer story has begun to be written.