Every 4 years, football fans from all over the world experience a large-scale celebration. This event is the World Championship. This tournament always attracts a lot of public attention. The best of the best compete at the World Cup.
Regularly, once every 4 years, national teams from Europe, Asia, Latin and Central America, Africa and other continents compete for the most prestigious trophy on the planet - the World Cup.
For the first time in history, the largest football tournament will be held in the Middle East. In this regard, the timing of the matches will change dramatically. Usually the world championship takes place in the summer, but the 2022 World Cup will be held at the end of the year - from November to December.
In Qatar, which will host the World Cup, only at this time the optimum temperature for playing football is within 25 degrees. World Cup 2022 promises to be massive. The hosts are building new stadiums and even small towns especially for the tournament. Everything is for football fans.
Thanks to unique logistics, fans can easily attend two matches on the same day in different cities, avoiding long journeys, as the maximum distance between stadiums is only 75 km. It will take football fans no more than an hour to get from one arena to another.
Tournament games will be held in five cities, Doha, Al Khor, Lusail, Al Rayyan and Al Wakra, at eight stadiums: Khalifa, Al Janub, Al Bayt, Education City, Ahmad Bin Ali", "Al-Tumame", "974" and "Lusail".
Such a tournament as the World Cup does not need additional advertising. World championship matches attract tens of thousands of people to stadiums and millions to TV screens. The best national teams of the planet perform at the world championships. This tournament is a great opportunity to see the world's leading football players live.
32 teams will get to the world championship, which will fight first for the exit from the group, and then for the trophy. Any team that qualifies for the tournament can theoretically win the World Cup. But historically, some national teams are a priori the favorites of every World Cup.
FIFA World Cup Winners
Brazil is the most titled country at the international level. The “Selesao” have won the World Cup 5 times: in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
Germany is in 2nd place in this ranking. The Germans became world champions 4 times: in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014.
The third best team on the planet is Italy. The national teams of this country have won the world championships 4 times: in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006.
Germany and Italy each have 4 World Cup victories, but the Germans are ranked higher due to fewer finals. The Bundesteam played in the World Cup finals 8 times, the Italians - 6 times.
The national teams of Argentina, Uruguay and France have won the World Cup 2 times. The Uruguayans won the first World Cup, which took place in 1930. Their next and their last triumph took place in 1950. “Albiceleste” won the world championships in 1978 and 1986. The French won the World Cup in 1988 and 2018. England and Spain have won the World Cup once each. The British triumphed in 1966, the Spaniards in 2010.
The Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden and Croatia have reached the World Cup final at least once, but have never won the tournament. The main losers in this aspect are the Dutch. The Dutch national team has reached the final of the World Cup three times in its history, but has never won the decisive match.
