The clock is ticking down on the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with a mouth-watering finale on Sunday between Argentina and defending champions France.
This 12 months’s occasion has been “the very best ever”, mentioned Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, soccer’s international governing physique, talking of its “distinctive, cohesive energy” and “transformative legacy”.
A large unfold of nations made it to the event’s knockout part. Morocco had a historic run, changing into the primary Arab and African group to achieve a World Cup semifinal.
Cristiano Ronaldo turned the primary man to attain at 5 World Cups, kicking in a penalty towards Ghana in a Group H match that Portugal received 3-2.
Lionel Messi turned the top-scorer for Argentina in World Cups with 11 targets, surpassing the earlier document of Gabriel Batistuta (10), after scoring his fifth purpose on this version towards Croatia.
France’s Olivier Giroud turned his nation’s prime goalscorer with 52 targets, within the recreation towards Poland, and prolonged that document to 53 targets through the quarterfinal towards England.
Right here, we have now highlighted the very best moments of the attractive recreation as seen by Al Jazeera photographers.