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VIVA – FIFA President Gianni Infantino says that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is the best in history. This is because several new records set since the inaugural matchday on November 20.
Gianni Infantino also described the 2022 World Cup as having more than two billion viewers and for the first time in history, there are representatives from every continent in the round of 16. In addition, the matches broadcast on television also come with high quality.
Well, here are four reasons the 2022 Qatar World Cup is the best in history, as reported by several sources.
1. Big Score Lines
A lot of big scores were scored in this World Cup. Spain was the only team to score seven goals in a match while England and Portugal managed six goals in a match. Costa Rica was next with four goals in a match.
2. A lot of Surprise Matches
Pertandingan Timnas Argentina vs Arab Saudi di Piala Dunia 2022
- AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia
Argentina was the first to score in the game thanks to a well-taken Lionel Messi penalty in the 10th minute. But the match will forever be written in the history books as Saudi Arabia managed to beat Argentina (2-1) with the Saudis equalizing in the 48th minute and scoring the winner in the 53rd minute of the game.
Germany vs Japan
Obviously, before this match, many people thought that Germany would finish the match as the winner. But that prediction was successfully broken by the national team of Japan.
They managed to reply to Ilkay Gundogan's goal (33') in the 75th minute and 83rd minute respectively as the decisive goal to silence Germany's pride that night.
Portugal vs South Korea
The match between Portugal and South Korea was not separated from the surprises presented at the 2022 World Cup. Portugal, which is championed by many parties, must recognize the greatness and agility of the South Korean national team in the group stage match. Son Heung-min cs managed to beat Portugal with a score of 2-1.
3. Big Teams Early Exits from the World Cup
Germany
Germany had one of its worst World Cups ever. Out of three group-stage games, they only managed to win against Costa Rica, which was not enough for them to qualify for the round of 16.
Spain
Maroko vs Spanyol di Piala Dunia 2022
Spain only managed to beat Costa Rica with a huge score line of 7-0. They managed to qualify for the round of 16 but failed to beat Morocco in the Round of 16, going out on penalties.
Belgium
Belgium is another team who disappointed fans in this World Cup. They only managed to beat Canada, which was not enough for them to qualify for the round of 16.
5. Marocco Reaching the Semifinals
Prancis vs Maroko di semifinal Piala Dunia 2022
- AP Photo/Francisco Seco
Morocco reached the round of 16 after beating Belgium and Canada and drawing with Croatia. They surprisingly beat Spain in the last 16 on penalties and in the quarterfinals, they also beat Portugal 1-0. Next up in the semifinals is defending champion France.
