Explain how the tournament works. The top two finishers in each group advance to the round of 16, so losing one game at this stage does not eliminate a team. But after that, the World Cup is a straight knockout tournament.
The group stage in its current form actually makes up most of the World Cup, comprising 48 of the 64 games. Within each group of four teams, it's a round-robin-style competition to finish in the top two spots based on points: three points are earned for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss.
FIFA World Cup 2022 final has a total prize pool of $72 million. The winner received the highest prize in the competition, $42 million, while the runner-up will take home $30 million.
So, if team A scores their kick, team B must score theirs to stay in the game. If team A misses, team B must score to win. If both miss or both score, the sudden-death continues until one team has the advantage and therefore eventually progresses to the next round.
The knockout stage is a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with extra time and penalty shootouts used to decide the winner if necessary.
A peculiar fact about the FIFA World Cup is that only once has a nation won it after losing its opening fixture. Spain won the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa after losing their first match against Switzerland in a tough Group H that also had Chile and Honduras.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup continued Wednesday with Group D at the forefront. Australia (2-0-1) defeated Denmark (0-1-2), 1-0, in a tense match at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. With the win, Australia moves on to the knockout stage and Denmark has been eliminated from the World Cup.
Unlike in the National Football League regular season, for example, there is no sudden death rule (known as "golden goal" in soccer) in extra time. Teams play the full 30 added minutes, and the team with the lead at the end of the period wins.
The record number of 0-0 draws at a World Cup is seven, now shared by five different editions of the tournament. That tally was reached in 1982, 2006, 2010, 2014 and now 2022.
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Just 16 teams took part so it was a straight knockout competition. Italy went on to win it and were thus the only team not to lose. They beat USA 7-1, drew 1-1 with Spain then beat them 1-0 in the replay, won 1-0 against Austria and triumphed over Czechoslovakia in the final.
Aside from the pride each nation generates for going on a run at the World Cup, each nation also earns World Cup prize money based on their performance.
How much money do players make at the World Cup? As the key part of any successful team, players also benefit financially from featuring at a World Cup. While base salaries differ between national teams and for different players, they do get a share of whatever prize money their team walks away with.
Canadian rapper Drake (right). Canadian Rapper Drake lost $1 million after placing a bet on the Argentina vs France World Cup final despite backing Lionel Messi's side to lift the trophy. The 36-year-old shared it on his social media accounts. Had he won the bet, Drake would have won $2.75 million.
Cristiano Ronaldo's dream to win the elusive World Cup title is over. The Portuguese superstar and his national side were eliminated on Saturday (10 December) in the quarter-finals at the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Has a team ever won the World Cup after losing a game? Spain had achieved the feat in 2010, when it won the title after losing to Switzerland in the tournament opener. Argentina had began that Qatar World Cup with a shock 1-2 defeat to Saudi Arabia.
Is there a “Golden Goal” rule? There is no “Golden Goal” rule at the World Cup. Even if a team scores, the game continues through all 30 minutes of extra time. The “Golden Goal” rule was used in the World Cup in 1998 and 2002 before FIFA reverted to its current format in 2006.
The highest scoring game in World Cup history was played out during the 1954 tournament, as Austria beat Switzerland 7-5 (yep, 7-5) in a quarter-final tie.
When was it abolished? FIFA tried the silver goal in 2003 as an alternative, which would see sides leading after the first-half of extra-time winning the game. That was poorly received too and they were forced to abandon the experiment. Following Euro 2004, the whole idea was scrapped.
Extra time, which is essentially overtime in soccer, consists of two 15-minute halves, and teams play both full halves even if one team scores -- there is no "Golden Goal" or "sudden death" rule.
Messi won 35 trophies at Barcelona, including 10 La Liga titles, four Champions League trophies, three UEFA Super Cups, seven Copa del Rey crowns, and three FIFA Club World Cups. In 2021, Messi moved to the French club PSG, where he scored 23 goals and recorded 29 assists in 53 appearances.
Yes, a draw when two teams score the same number goals in a 90 minute goal — whether it's 0-0, 1-1, 2-2 and so forth.
Better late than never – Australia were one of the last teams to qualify for this year's World Cup in Qatar after they dramatically beat Peru on penalties in the continental play-off back in June. That match was won in remarkable circumstances.
Australia has qualified for the FIFA World Cup's tournament phase on six occasions: in 1974, 2006 and the four tournaments since. They have also attempted to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 15 times, with their first attempt being in 1966 when they lost to North Korea.
Australia have qualified for the World Cup after beating Peru in a penalty shootout, becoming the penultimate team to reach the tournament. Victory in the inter-confederation play-offs in Qatar ensures Australia will join Group D alongside France, Denmark and Tunisia.