FIFA selects the most prominent stars of the 2022 World Cup

 

The curtain fell on the competitions of the 22nd edition of the 2022 World Cup, yesterday evening, Sunday, in the tournament that Qatar hosted from November 20 to December 18, with the participation of 32 teams in 8 different stadiums.

The Argentine national team was crowned the 2022 World Cup title, after defeating its French counterpart, by penalty kicks 4-2, after the end of normal time and extra time with a positive draw 3-3, in the exciting confrontation that took place between them on Sunday evening, at the “Lusail” stadium, in the match. The final of the 22nd edition of the World Cup.

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FIFA, through its official website, shed light on the most prominent stars of the World Cup, and we review them in the following report:

Messi topped the list after he led the Argentine national team to win the title with difficulty at the expense of his French counterpart, as Al-Barghout won the Golden Ball for the best player in the tournament and the runner-up scorer.

Frenchman Kylian Mbappe is considered one of the most prominent players in the Qatar World Cup 2022, as he won the Golden Boot award for the tournament goal with eight goals in seven matches, and he also became the fifth player in the history of the tournament to score in two versions of the final match.

Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou is one of the most prominent stars in the tournament, as the Moroccan champion became the first African goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in three matches in one edition of the World Cup.

Brazilian star Neymar snatched the limelight despite a farewell from the quarter-finals against Croatia with his country, after he equaled the record held by Pele as a historical goal for the Seleção, amounting to 77 goals.

Rising Portuguese star Goncalo Ramos has become the first player to score a hat-trick in his first ever World Cup match since Miroslav Klose achieved it in 2022.

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