Fifa World Cup 2022

Messi to Bonmati: Check the full list of Ballon d'Or nominees this year

Interestingly, Cristinao Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. could not make it to the list. In women, two-time winner Alexia Putella is a notable exclusion

Attendance and ticket records keep growing at 2023 Women's World Cup

With Matildas' matches becoming hot tickets, Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals and the expanded 32-team format have helped set records for attendance at the tournament. Soccer's international governing body said Tuesday that 1.77 million tickets have been sold for the tournament being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with a total 1,734,028 attendance for the 60 games. The record match attendance for the 2023 edition is 75,784 for three games under a restricted capacity at Sydney's Stadium Australia, which was built for the 2000 Olympics. FIFA said the average crowd for games across the 10 venues has been 28,900, more than 7,000 above the average for games at the 2019 edition in France and more than 4,000 above the historical average at the eight previous Women's World Cups. The competition was expanded from 24 to 32 teams for this edition. Australia reached the semifinals for the first time with a 7-6 penalty shootout win over France in Brisbane last Satur

Shah Rukh Khan among most searched actors on Amazon Fire TV devices in 2022

T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in 2022 recorded the highest viewership on a single day, said Amazon in its Fire TV streaming trends report

FIFA reviews celebrity chef's 'undue access' to hold World Cup trophy

FIFA is taking appropriate internal action to address breaches of World Cup protocol by a celebrity chef who held the gold trophy on the field, soccer's governing body said. The chef, who is known as Salt Bae and is regularly seen with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, mingled with Argentina players and posed for photos after their victory over France in an epic game on Sunday in Qatar. FIFA describes the trophy as a priceless icon which can only be touched and held by a very select group of people, which includes former winners of the FIFA World Cup and heads of state. Following a review, FIFA has been establishing how individuals gained undue access to the pitch after the closing ceremony at Lusail stadium on Dec. 18, the world soccer body said. The appropriate internal action will be taken. The chef, who has a restaurant in Doha, was a regular guest of FIFA with VIP access during the World Cup and posted photos and video clips on social media. After Argentina's win in a penalty

Argentina govt defends chaotic parade to welcome team post FIFA WC win

Argentina's government has defended the mammoth parade held to welcome home the World Cup winners even though the event was abruptly cut short amid organisational chaos. After days of high-profile activity, team captain Lionel Messi and most of the other members of the national soccer squad were largely staying out of sight and spending time with family and friends. There had been speculation that Rosario, Argentina's third-largest city, would put on its own celebration for hometown hero Messi. But after Tuesday's chaos in Buenos Aires, where millions swamped the streets eager to get a glimpse of the winning team, officials were emphasising that the players preferred to rest. In talking about the early end to Tuesday's parade, Security Minister Anbal Fernndez said on Wednesday: The objective was to protect the players not because they were going to be harmed, but rather because anything could help when so many people were trying to get close to them." The World Cup and the success

Viacom18 bags 2024 Paris Olympics broadcasting rights for Rs 250 cr

Deal also includes 2024 Youth Olympics; will cover India and neighbouring countries

Kerala Bevco records sale of liquor worth Rs 50 cr on World Cup final day

Tipplers in Kerala celebrated the football World Cup final held in Qatar on Sunday contributing around Rs 50 crore to the state's coffers by purchasing liquor. The Kerala State Beverages Corporation (KSBC), also known as Bevco, registered a sale of around Rs 50 crore on December 18, more than the usual Rs 33 crore to 34 crore, collected on Sundays. Bevco CMD, Yogesh Gupta said around Rs 15 crore additional revenue came on last Sunday. However, this does not include the details of sale of liquor from private bars. "It was a Sunday and the World Cup final match might have also contributed to the increase in revenue," Gupta told PTI. He said the corporation expects over Rs 600 crore sales during the upcoming Christmas holiday season for ten days starting from December 21. During the last Onam season, the Bevco collected Rs 624 crore registering a record sales from September 1-7. Thousands of Malayalees across Kerala celebrated Argentina's penalty shootout win over France in the 202

Google Search hit highest ever traffic in 25 years during Fifa WC final

The six-goal madness of the final between Argentina and France means that the Qatar Fifa World Cup is the tournament with the highest number of goals ever scored

32 mn tune into JioCinema to watch Fifa World Cup final match: Viacom18

If viewership of television (Sports18) and digital (JioCinema) were combined, the broadcaster said, then the Fifa World Cup saw 40 billion minutes of watch time being registered during the tournament

Messi-Ronaldo GOAT tale comes to an end: Game over, football is complete

FIFA World Cup final was about the man who has inspired a new category to describe brilliance: "Apart from Messi"

Fifa World Cup: Top five iconic finals that lived up to the occasion

Fifa World Cup final: Here's a look at some of the iconic finals of the football World Cup in the history of the game

2022 Fifa WC finale becomes SRK's first stop for 'Pathaan' promotion

'Pathaan', directed by Siddharth Anand, is scheduled to be released on January 25 next year

Fifa World Cup 2022 final: 32 million watched the match on JioCinema

Fifa World Cup 2022: Across Sports18 and Jio Cinema, the total watch time of the tournament was 40 billion minutes

With Mbappe at his heels, Messi may not be football's GOAT for long

Messi, 35, is in sight of the finish line; Mbappe, 23, has a long way to go

Messi's victory celebrations in Kerala takes violent turn, teen dies

In Kannur, the Argentian victory celebrations of supporters turned violent

Messi's hometown of Rosario celebrates after Argentina's World Cup victory

The streets of Lionel Messi's hometown of Rosario erupted in celebration after Argentina beat France to win its third World Cup title. We're champions, which is all we wanted, more than anything for (Messi) and for the whole team, Santiago Ferraris, 25, said. Argentina's three goals in the 3-3 draw were scored by Rosario natives, with Messi, who came up from local team Newell's Old Boys, scoring two and Angel Di Maria, who once played in rival local team Rosario Central, one. Rosario, just like the rest of the country, was paralyzed during the nail-biting match that ended in a penalty shootout, which Argentina won 4-2. Tens of thousands of people descended on the National Flag Memorial, the symbol of Argentina's third-largest city, to celebrate Argentina's victory. People started arriving as soon as Messi lifted the international trophy and were still there well into the evening. The local soccer rivalry between Central and Newell's was set aside Sunday as seemingly the entire cit

'A great future': Argentine president thanks soccer team for World Cup win

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez thanked the national soccer team for winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar sets scoring record with 172 goals

The six-goal final between France and Argentina set a World Cup record of 172 at this year's tournament. The previous tournament record of 171 goals was set in 1998 and 2014. The 1998 tournament in France was the first edition in the current 64-game, 32-team format. A new record is likely to be set at the 2026 World Cup, which has been expanded to 48 teams playing either 80 or 104 games. On Sunday, Argentina and France drew 3-3 through extra time to set the record. Lionel Messi scored two goals for Argentina and Kylian Mbappe got a hat trick for France the first in a World Cup final since 1966. Argentina won the title, its third, by prevailing 4-2 in a penalty shootout. It was the second straight six-goal final. France defeated Croatia 4-2 four years ago in Russia. The 2.63 goals per game average in Qatar is far below the World Cup record of 5.38 goals per game at the 1954 edition in Switzerland.

Argentines erupt in joy after national team beats France to take World Cup

Argentines let loose and streets across the country became places of celebration after an epic World Cup final in which the national team beat France on penalties. It was the country's third World Cup title, and the first since 1986. I'm very happy, we really deserved this. The team suffered quite a bit, but it recovered as time went on, said Josefina Villalba, a 55-year-old nanny who joined hundreds of fans at one of the many public plazas where giant screens were set up to watch the long-awaited match. Millions of Argentines cried, yelled and hugged as they followed the game, which was a roller coaster of emotions. Throughout the match, many watching in a public square in Buenos Aires chanted the name of captain Lionel Messi, often considered the world's greatest soccer player who had long talked about how he yearned for a World Cup victory. I feel an immense happiness in my heart because this is the first World Cup I truly enjoy, Hector Quinteros, a 34-year-old security guard,

'Very sad' Emmanuel Macron congratulates Argentina for FIFA World Cup win

Dejected but still proud of France's World Cup team, French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Argentina and Argentines for their win in Sunday's final. We are first of all very sad, very disappointed, Macron told reporters in Qatar. He sought to console Kylian Mbappe and other France players in the locker room, and said he told them that they made us all immensely proud, and made us all tremble with excitement. He praised Mbappe's extraordinary performance and stressed that he is only 24 and has already had the rare experience of playing in two World Cup finals. Bravo to Argentina, to the Argentine players and their people, Macron said after recounting his emotions while watching the game. Macron said the French players are expected to return to France on Monday and parade down the Champs-Elysees in Paris despite the loss. Macron will be visiting French troops stationed abroad for the holidays.