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The knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from 3 to 18 December, the knockout stage will end with the final, held at Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There are sixteen matches in the knockout stage, including a third place play-off played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).

Format[]

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Qualified teams[]

The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups will qualify for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Netherlands Netherlands Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
B England England Flag of the United States United States
C Flag of Argentina Argentina Flag of Poland Poland
D Flag of France France Flag of Australia Australia
E Flag of Japan Japan Flag of Spain Spain
F Morocco Morocco Croatia Croatia
G Brazil Brazil Switzerland rectangle Switzerland
H Flag of Portugal Portugal South Korea South Korea

Bracket[]

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winner of each match.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
3 December – Al Rayyan (Khalifa)
 
 
Netherlands Netherlands3
 
9 December – Lusail
 
Flag of the United States United States1
 
Netherlands Netherlands2 (3)
 
3 December – Al Rayyan (Ahmad bin Ali)
 
Flag of Argentina Argentina (p)2 (4)
 
Flag of Argentina Argentina2
 
13 December – Lusail
 
Flag of Australia Australia1
 
Flag of Argentina Argentina3
 
5 December – Al Wakrah
 
Croatia Croatia0
 
Flag of Japan Japan1 (1)
 
9 December – Al Rayyan (Education)
 
Croatia Croatia (p)1 (3)
 
Croatia Croatia (p)1 (4)
 
5 December – Doha (974)
 
Brazil Brazil1 (2)
 
Brazil Brazil4
 
18 December – Lusail
 
South Korea South Korea1
 
Flag of Argentina Argentina3 (4)
 
4 December – Al Khor
 
Flag of France France3 (2)
 
England England3
 
10 December – Al Khor
 
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal0
 
England England1
 
4 December – Doha (Al Thumama)
 
Flag of France France2
 
Flag of France France3
 
14 December – Al Khor
 
Flag of Poland Poland1
 
Flag of France France2
 
6 December – Al Rayyan (Education)
 
Morocco Morocco0 Third place play-off
 
Morocco Morocco (p)0 (3)
 
10 December – Doha (Al Thumama)17 December – Al Rayyan (Khalifa)
 
Flag of Spain Spain0 (0)
 
Morocco Morocco1Croatia Croatia2
 
6 December – Lusail
 
Flag of Portugal Portugal0 Morocco Morocco1
 
Flag of Portugal Portugal6
 
 
Switzerland rectangle Switzerland1
 

Round of 16[]

Netherlands vs United States[]

The Netherlands had met the United States five times, with the former winning the first four meetings. They most recently met in June 2015, with the United States winning 4–3.

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)
18:00
Netherlands Netherlands 3–1 Flag of the United States United States Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,846
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Depay Goal 10'
Blind Goal 45+1'
Dumfries Goal 81'
Report Wright Goal 76'
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GK 23 Andries Noppert
CB 2 Jurriën Timber
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
CB 5 Nathan Aké Substituted off in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
RM 22 Denzel Dumfries
CM 15 Marten de Roon Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong Booked in the 87th minute 87'
LM 17 Daley Blind
AM 14 Davy Klaassen Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CF 8 Cody Gakpo Substituted off in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
CF 10 Memphis Depay Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Teun Koopmeiners Booked in the 60th minute 60' Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 7 Steven Bergwijn Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 25 Xavi Simons Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
DF 3 Matthijs de Ligt Substituted on in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
FW 19 Wout Weghorst Substituted on in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
NED-USA 2022-12-03
GK 1 Matt Turner
RB 2 Sergiño Dest Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CB 3 Walker Zimmerman
CB 13 Tim Ream
LB 5 Antonee Robinson Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
DM 4 Tyler Adams (c)
CM 6 Yunus Musah
CM 8 Weston McKennie Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
RF 21 Timothy Weah Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
CF 9 Jesús Ferreira Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
LF 10 Christian Pulisic
Substitutions:
FW 7 Giovanni Reyna Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 11 Brenden Aaronson Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
FW 19 Haji Wright Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
DF 22 DeAndre Yedlin Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 16 Jordan Morris Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter

Man of the Match:
Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Ashley Beecham (Australia)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)

Argentina vs Australia[]

Argentina had met Australia seven times, winning five, drawing one, and losing one. They met in the 1994 FIFA World Cup inter-confederation play-off, which Argentina won 2–1 on aggregate. Both teams also met in Argentina's 4–2 win in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. They most recently met in September 2007, with Argentina winning 1–0.

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)
22:00
Argentina Flag of Argentina 2–1 Flag of Australia Australia Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 45,032
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Messi Goal 35'
Álvarez Goal 57'
Report Fernández Goal 77' (o.g.)
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GK 23 Emiliano Martínez
RB 26 Nahuel Molina Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
CB 13 Cristian Romero
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 8 Marcos Acuña Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
DM 24 Enzo Fernández
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul
CM 20 Alexis Mac Allister Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
RF 9 Julián Álvarez Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
LF 17 Papu Gómez Substituted off in the 50th minute 50'
Substitutions:
DF 25 Lisandro Martínez Substituted on in the 50th minute 50'
FW 22 Lautaro Martínez Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
DF 3 Nicolás Tagliafico Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 14 Exequiel Palacios Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
ARG-AUS 2022-12-03
GK 1 Mathew Ryan (c)
RB 2 Miloš Degenek Booked in the 38th minute 38' Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CB 19 Harry Souttar
CB 4 Kye Rowles
LB 16 Aziz Behich
RM 7 Mathew Leckie Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 26 Keanu Baccus Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
CM 13 Aaron Mooy
LM 14 Riley McGree Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
CF 15 Mitchell Duke Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CF 22 Jackson Irvine Booked in the 15th minute 15'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Ajdin Hrustic Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
FW 23 Craig Goodwin Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
FW 21 Garang Kuol Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 9 Jamie Maclaren Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
DF 5 Fran Karačić Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Benoît Millot (France)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)

France vs Poland[]

France has met Poland 16 times, winning eight, drawing five, and losing three. The three defeats included the 1982 World Cup third place play-off which Poland won 3–2.

4 December 2022 (2022-12-04)
18:00
France Flag of France 3–1 Flag of Poland Poland Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 40,989
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Giroud Goal 44'
Mbappé Goal 74'90+1'
Report Lewandowski Goal 90+9' (pen.)
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GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 5 Jules Koundé Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 18 Dayot Upamecano
LB 22 Theo Hernandez
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni Booked in the 32nd minute 32' Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
CM 14 Adrien Rabiot
RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 10 Kylian Mbappé
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Youssouf Fofana Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
FW 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
FW 26 Marcus Thuram Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
DF 3 Axel Disasi Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
FRA-POL 2022-12-04
GK 1 Wojciech Szczęsny
RB 2 Matty Cash Booked in the 88th minute 88'
CB 15 Kamil Glik
CB 14 Jakub Kiwior Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
LB 18 Bartosz Bereszyński Booked in the 47th minute 47'
DM 10 Grzegorz Krychowiak Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 20 Piotr Zieliński
CM 19 Sebastian Szymański Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
RW 13 Jakub Kamiński Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
LW 24 Przemysław Frankowski Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
FW 7 Arkadiusz Milik Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
MF 21 Nicola Zalewski Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 6 Krystian Bielik Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
DF 5 Jan Bednarek Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
MF 11 Kamil Grosicki Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Czesław Michniewicz

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)

England vs Senegal[]

This was the first ever meeting between the sides.

4 December 2022 (2022-12-04)
22:00
England England 3–0 Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 65,985
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Henderson Goal 38'
Kane Goal 45+3'
Saka Goal 57'
Report
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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 John Stones Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
CB 6 Harry Maguire
LB 3 Luke Shaw
DM 4 Declan Rice
CM 8 Jordan Henderson Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CM 22 Jude Bellingham Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
RF 17 Bukayo Saka Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
LF 20 Phil Foden Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Marcus Rashford Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
FW 7 Jack Grealish Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 19 Mason Mount Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
DF 15 Eric Dier Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
MF 14 Kalvin Phillips Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
ENG-SEN 2022-12-04
GK 16 Édouard Mendy
RB 21 Youssouf Sabaly
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly (c) Booked in the 76th minute 76'
CB 22 Abdou Diallo
LB 14 Ismail Jakobs Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CM 11 Pathé Ciss Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 6 Nampalys Mendy
RW 15 Krépin Diatta Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
AM 13 Iliman Ndiaye Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
LW 18 Ismaïla Sarr
CF 9 Boulaye Dia Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Pape Matar Sarr Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 20 Bamba Dieng Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 26 Pape Gueye Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 19 Famara Diédhiou Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
DF 12 Fodé Ballo-Touré Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England)

Assistant referees:
David Morán (El Salvador)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Helpys Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Ashley Beecham (Australia)
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)

Japan vs Croatia[]

Japan has met Croatia three times, winning one, drawing one, and losing one. From the three, two happened in the World Cup group stages: Croatia won 1–0 in 1998 and drew 0–0 in 2006. The latter was their most recent encounter.

5 December 2022 (2022-12-05)
18:00
Japan Flag of Japan 1–1 Croatia Croatia Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 42,523
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Maeda Goal 43' Report Perišić Goal 55'
  Penalties  
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1–3 Soccerball shad check Vlašić
Soccerball shad check Brozović
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Soccerball shad check Pašalić
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GK 12 Shūichi Gonda
CB 16 Takehiro Tomiyasu
CB 22 Maya Yoshida (c)
CB 3 Shogo Taniguchi
RM 14 Junya Ito
CM 6 Wataru Endo
CM 13 Hidemasa Morita Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
LM 5 Yuto Nagatomo Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
RF 8 Ritsu Dōan Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
CF 25 Daizen Maeda Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
LF 15 Daichi Kamada Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
Substitutions:
MF 9 Kaoru Mitoma Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
FW 18 Takuma Asano Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
DF 19 Hiroki Sakai Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
MF 10 Takumi Minamino Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
MF 17 Ao Tanaka Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
Manager:
Hajime Moriyasu
JPN-CRO 2022-12-05
GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 22 Josip Juranović
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 20 Joško Gvardiol
LB 3 Borna Barišić Booked in the 116th minute 116'
DM 11 Marcelo Brozović
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c) Substituted off in the 99th minute 99'
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić Booked in the 90th minute 90' Substituted off in the 99th minute 99'
RF 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
CF 16 Bruno Petković Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
LF 4 Ivan Perišić Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Ante Budimir Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62' Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
MF 15 Mario Pašalić Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 13 Nikola Vlašić Substituted on in the 99th minute 99'
MF 7 Lovro Majer Substituted on in the 99th minute 99'
FW 14 Marko Livaja Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
FW 18 Mislav Oršić Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Dominik Livaković (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Corey Parker (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fourth official:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

Brazil vs South Korea[]

Brazil has met South Korea seven times, winning six and losing one. They most recently met in June 2022, which Brazil won 5–1.

5 December 2022 (2022-12-05)
22:00
Brazil Brazil 4–1 South Korea South Korea Stadium 974, Doha
Attendance: 43,847
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Vinícius Goal 7'
Neymar Goal 13' (pen.)
Richarlison Goal 29'
Paquetá Goal 36'
Report Paik Seung-ho Goal 76'
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GK 1 Alisson Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
RB 14 Éder Militão Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CB 4 Marquinhos
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
LB 2 Danilo Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CM 5 Casemiro
CM 7 Lucas Paquetá
RW 11 Raphinha
AM 10 Neymar Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
LW 20 Vinícius Júnior Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CF 9 Richarlison
Substitutions:
DF 13 Dani Alves Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
FW 26 Gabriel Martinelli Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
DF 24 Bremer Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
GK 12 Weverton Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
FW 21 Rodrygo Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
Manager:
Tite
BRA-KOR 2022-12-05
GK 1 Kim Seung-gyu
RB 15 Kim Moon-hwan
CB 4 Kim Min-jae
CB 19 Kim Young-gwon
LB 3 Kim Jin-su Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
RM 10 Lee Jae-sung Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CM 5 Jung Woo-young Booked in the 44th minute 44' Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 6 Hwang In-beom Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
LM 11 Hwang Hee-chan
CF 9 Cho Gue-sung Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
CF 7 Son Heung-min (c)
Substitutions:
DF 14 Hong Chul Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 13 Son Jun-ho Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 8 Paik Seung-ho Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 18 Lee Kang-in Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 16 Hwang Ui-jo Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal Paulo Bento

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Benoît Millot (France)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)

Morocco vs Spain[]

Morocco has met Spain in three full international matches, drawing one and losing two. Spain won both the 1962 World Cup inter-continental play-off legs, while the most recent meeting ended in a 2–2 draw in the 2018 World Cup group stage.

6 December 2022 (2022-12-06)
18:00 AST (UTC+3)
Morocco Morocco 0–0
(a.e.t.)
Flag of Spain Spain Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,667
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Report
  Penalties  
Sabiri Soccerball shad check
Ziyech Soccerball shad check
Benoun Missed
Hakimi Soccerball shad check
3–0 Missed Sarabia
Missed Soler
Missed Busquets
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GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 5 Nayef Aguerd Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CB 6 Romain Saïss (c) Booked in the 90th minute 90'
LB 3 Noussair Mazraoui Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
DM 4 Sofyan Amrabat
CM 8 Azzedine Ounahi Substituted off in the 120th minute 120'
CM 15 Selim Amallah Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
RF 7 Hakim Ziyech
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
LF 17 Sofiane Boufal Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
Substitutions:
FW 16 Abde Ezzalzouli Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
FW 11 Abdelhamid Sabiri Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
FW 21 Walid Cheddira Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
DF 25 Yahia Attiyat Allah Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
DF 18 Jawad El Yamiq Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
DF 24 Badr Benoun Substituted on in the 120th minute 120'
Manager:
Walid Regragui
MAR-ESP 2022-12-06
GK 23 Unai Simón
RB 6 Marcos Llorente
CB 16 Rodri
CB 24 Aymeric Laporte Booked in the 77th minute 77'
LB 18 Jordi Alba Substituted off in the 98th minute 98'
DM 5 Sergio Busquets (c)
CM 9 Gavi Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CM 26 Pedri
RF 11 Ferran Torres Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CF 10 Marco Asensio Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
LF 21 Dani Olmo Substituted off in the 98th minute 98'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Álvaro Morata Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
MF 19 Carlos Soler Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
FW 12 Nico Williams Substituted on in the 75th minute 75' Substituted off in the 118th minute 118'
DF 14 Alejandro Balde Substituted on in the 98th minute 98'
FW 25 Ansu Fati Substituted on in the 98th minute 98'
FW 22 Pablo Sarabia Substituted on in the 118th minute 118'
Manager:
Luis Enrique

Man of the Match:
Yassine Bounou (Morocco)

Assistant referees:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)

Portugal vs Switzerland[]

Portugal has met Switzerland 25 times, winning 9, drawing 5, and losing 11. They met in several World Cup qualifications, in 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994, and 2018. Both teams most recently met in June 2022, with Switzerland won 1–0 in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A.

6 December 2022 (2022-12-06)
22:00
Portugal Flag of Portugal 6–1 Switzerland rectangle Switzerland Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 83,720
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Ramos Goal 17'51'67'
Pepe Goal 33'
Guerreiro Goal 55'
Leão Goal 90+2'
Report Akanji Goal 58'
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GK 22 Diogo Costa
RB 2 Diogo Dalot
CB 3 Pepe (c)
CB 4 Rúben Dias
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
DM 14 William Carvalho
CM 25 Otávio Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CM 10 Bernardo Silva Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
RF 8 Bruno Fernandes Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
CF 26 Gonçalo Ramos Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
LF 11 João Félix Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Ricardo Horta Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 16 Vitinha Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 18 Rúben Neves Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
FW 15 Rafael Leão Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
POR-SUI 2022-12-06
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Edimilson Fernandes
CB 22 Fabian Schär Booked in the 43rd minute 43' Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
LB 13 Ricardo Rodriguez
CM 8 Remo Freuler Substituted off in the 54th minute 54'
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c)
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri
AM 15 Djibril Sow Substituted off in the 54th minute 54'
LW 17 Ruben Vargas Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
CF 7 Breel Embolo Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
Substitutions:
DF 18 Eray Cömert Booked in the 59th minute 59' Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 6 Denis Zakaria Substituted on in the 54th minute 54'
FW 9 Haris Seferovic Substituted on in the 54th minute 54'
FW 19 Noah Okafor Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 26 Ardon Jashari Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Murat Yakin

Man of the Match:
Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)

Quarter-finals[]

Croatia vs Brazil[]

Croatia has met Brazil four times, losing three and drawing one. Two of these took place in World Cup group stages with Brazil winning both times: 1–0 in 2006 and 3–1 in 2014.

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
18:00
Croatia Croatia 1–1
(a.e.t.)
Brazil Brazil Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 43,893
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Petković Goal 117' Report Neymar Goal 105+1'
  Penalties  
Vlašić Soccerball shad check
Majer Soccerball shad check
Modrić Soccerball shad check
Oršić Soccerball shad check
4–2 Missed Rodrygo
Soccerball shad check Casemiro
Soccerball shad check Pedro
Missed Marquinhos
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GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 22 Josip Juranović
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 20 Joško Gvardiol
LB 19 Borna Sosa Substituted off in the 110th minute 110'
DM 11 Marcelo Brozović Booked in the 31st minute 31' Substituted off in the 114th minute 114'
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
RF 15 Mario Pašalić Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CF 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
LF 4 Ivan Perišić
Substitutions:
FW 16 Bruno Petković Booked in the 117th minute 117' Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 13 Nikola Vlašić Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 7 Lovro Majer Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
FW 17 Ante Budimir Substituted on in the 110th minute 110'
FW 18 Mislav Oršić Substituted on in the 114th minute 114'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
CRO-BRA 2022-12-09
GK 1 Alisson
RB 14 Éder Militão Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
CB 4 Marquinhos Booked in the 77th minute 77'
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
LB 2 Danilo Booked in the 25th minute 25'
CM 7 Lucas Paquetá Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
CM 5 Casemiro Booked in the 68th minute 68'
RW 11 Raphinha Substituted off in the 56th minute 56'
AM 10 Neymar
LW 20 Vinícius Júnior Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
CF 9 Richarlison Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Antony Substituted on in the 56th minute 56'
FW 21 Rodrygo Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
FW 25 Pedro Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
DF 6 Alex Sandro Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
MF 8 Fred Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
Manager:
Tite

Man of the Match:
Dominik Livaković (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Stuart Burt (England)
Gary Beswick (England)
Fourth official:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Reserve assistant referee:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)

Netherlands vs Argentina[]

The Netherlands has met Argentina nine times, winning four, drawing three, and losing two. Five of those happened in the World Cup: a 4–0 win for the Dutch at the second group stage in 1974 was replied with a 3–1 win for the Argentines in the 1978 final. The Dutch won 2–1 in the 1998 quarter-finals prior to two goalless draws in the 2006 group stage and in their most recent encounter in the 2014 semi-finals, only for the Argentines to win on penalties this time.

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
22:00
Netherlands Netherlands 2–2 Flag of Argentina Argentina Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 88,235
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Weghorst Goal 83'90+11'
Dumfries Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 120+8', 120+9'
Report Molina Goal 35'
Messi Goal 73' (pen.)
  Penalties  
Van Dijk Missed
Berghuis Missed
Koopmeiners Soccerball shad check
Weghorst Soccerball shad check
L. de Jong Soccerball shad check
3–4 Soccerball shad check Messi
Soccerball shad check Paredes
Soccerball shad check Montiel
Missed Fernández
Soccerball shad check La. Martínez
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GK 23 Andries Noppert
CB 2 Jurriën Timber Booked in the 43rd minute 43'
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
CB 5 Nathan Aké
RM 22 Denzel Dumfries Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 120+8', 120+9'
CM 15 Marten de Roon Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong
LM 17 Daley Blind Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
AM 8 Cody Gakpo Substituted off in the 113th minute 113'
CF 10 Memphis Depay Booked in the 76th minute 76' Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CF 7 Steven Bergwijn Booked in the 91st minute 91' Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Steven Berghuis Booked in the 88th minute 88' Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 20 Teun Koopmeiners Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 9 Luuk de Jong Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
FW 19 Wout Weghorst Booked in the 45+2th minute 45+2' Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
FW 12 Noa Lang Booked in the 120+9th minute 120+9' Substituted on in the 113th minute 113'
Manager:
Louis van Gaal
NED-ARG 2022-12-09
GK 23 Emiliano Martínez
CB 13 Cristian Romero Booked in the 45th minute 45' Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi Booked in the 90+12th minute 90+12'
CB 25 Lisandro Martínez Booked in the 76th minute 76' Substituted off in the 112th minute 112'
RWB 26 Nahuel Molina Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
LWB 8 Marcos Acuña Booked in the 43rd minute 43' Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
CM 24 Enzo Fernández
CM 20 Alexis Mac Allister
CF 9 Julián Álvarez Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c) Booked in the 90+10th minute 90+10'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Leandro Paredes Booked in the 89th minute 89' Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
DF 3 Nicolás Tagliafico Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
DF 6 Germán Pezzella Booked in the 112th minute 112' Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
FW 22 Lautaro Martínez Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel Booked in the 109th minute 109' Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
FW 11 Ángel Di María Substituted on in the 112th minute 112'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni Booked in the 90th minute 90'

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Fourth official:
Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Corey Parker (United States)

Morocco vs Portugal[]

This was the first time that Morocco have reached the quarter-finals, the first Arab country to have reached this far, and just the fourth African country – after Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002, and Ghana in 2010 – to reach the last eight. They have met Portugal two times, having won and lost once each. Both of these took place in World Cup group stages with Morocco winning 3–1 in 1986 and Portugal winning 1–0 in 2018.

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)
18:00
Morocco Morocco 1–0 Flag of Portugal Portugal Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 44,198
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
En-Nesyri Goal 42' Report
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GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 18 Jawad El Yamiq
CB 6 Romain Saïss (c) Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
LB 25 Yahia Attiyat Allah
DM 4 Sofyan Amrabat
CM 8 Azzedine Ounahi
CM 15 Selim Amallah Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
RF 7 Hakim Ziyech Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
LF 17 Sofiane Boufal Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
Substitutions:
DF 20 Achraf Dari Booked in the 70th minute 70' Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
FW 21 Walid Cheddira Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 90+1', 90+3' Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
DF 24 Badr Benoun Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 14 Zakaria Aboukhlal Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
MF 26 Yahya Jabrane Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Walid Regragui
MAR-POR 2022-12-10
GK 22 Diogo Costa
RB 2 Diogo Dalot Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CB 3 Pepe (c)
CB 4 Rúben Dias
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro Substituted off in the 51st minute 51'
DM 18 Rúben Neves Substituted off in the 51st minute 51'
CM 10 Bernardo Silva
CM 25 Otávio Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
RF 8 Bruno Fernandes
CF 26 Gonçalo Ramos Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
LF 11 João Félix
Substitutions:
DF 20 João Cancelo Substituted on in the 51st minute 51'
FW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo Substituted on in the 51st minute 51'
FW 15 Rafael Leão Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
MF 16 Vitinha Booked in the 87th minute 87' Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
FW 21 Ricardo Horta Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Yassine Bounou (Morocco)

Assistant referees:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Reserve assistant referee:
David Morán (El Salvador)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)

England vs France[]

England had met France 31 times, winning 17 times, drawing five and losing nine. Two of these took place during a World Cup with England winning both times: a 2–0 win during the 1966 group stage and a 3–1 win during the 1982 first group stage.

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)
22:00
England England 1–2 Flag of France France Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 68,895
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Kane Goal 54' (Pen) Report Tchouaméni Goal 17'
Giroud Goal 78'
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GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 John Stones Substituted off in the 90+8th minute 90+8'
CB 6 Harry Maguire Booked in the 90th minute 90'
LB 3 Luke Shaw
DM 4 Declan Rice
CM 8 Jordan Henderson Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CM 22 Jude Bellingham
RF 17 Bukayo Saka Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)
LF 20 Phil Foden Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Mason Mount Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
FW 10 Raheem Sterling Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
FW 11 Marcus Rashford Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
FW 7 Jack Grealish Substituted on in the 90+8th minute 90+8'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate
ENG-FRA 2022-12-10
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 5 Jules Koundé
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 18 Dayot Upamecano
LB 22 Theo Hernandez Booked in the 82nd minute 82'
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 14 Adrien Rabiot
RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Booked in the 46th minute 46' Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Booked in the 43rd minute 43'
LW 10 Kylian Mbappé
CF 9 Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
FW 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Olivier Giroud (France)

Assistant referees:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)

Semi-finals[]

Argentina vs Croatia[]

Both sides have met five times, winning twice each and drawing once. Two of these matches took place in the World Cup group stages, a 1–0 win for Argentina in 1998 was followed by Croatia's 3–0 win in 2018.

Both teams approached each other carefully in the first 30 minutes, until Dejan Lovren and Joško Gvardiol mistakenly let Julián Álvarez pass through the defense, causing Dominik Livaković to collide with Álvarez in the 34th minute. Match referee Daniele Orsato booked Livaković and awarded a penalty kick to Argentina, in which Lionel Messi converted high to the right of the net. The collision also sparked a feud between Orsato and some Croatia players, in which Orsato booked Mateo Kovačić and sent off assistant coach Mario Mandžukić as a result. In the 39th minute, five minutes after Messi's penalty, Álvarez passed through the defense and scored a second goal for Argentina. During the second half of the match, Croatian coach Zlatko Dalić substituted out a lot of players, including team captain Luka Modrić, and substituted in all of reserved substitutions in order to boost the attacking ability of the team, but this didn't stop Messi and Álvarez from providing another goal for the Argentinians. In the 69th minute, Messi dribbled through Gvardiol and passed the ball to Álvarez from the right, enabling Álvarez to score a second goal. The match ended with the scoreline of 3–0 in favour of Argentina. Messi's penalty goal took him ahead of fellow countryman Gabriel Batistuta as Argentina's most prolific goal-scorer at the World Cup, with 11 goals scored, and this match put him equally with former German player Lothar Matthäus's record for the most matches played, with the final set to be his record-breaking 26th match.

13 December 2022 (2022-12-13)
22:00
Argentina Flag of Argentina 3–0 Croatia Croatia Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 88,966
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Messi Goal 34' (pen.)
Álvarez Goal 39'69'
Report
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GK 23 Emiliano Martínez
RB 26 Nahuel Molina Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CB 13 Cristian Romero Booked in the 68th minute 68'
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi Booked in the 71st minute 71'
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
RM 7 Rodrigo De Paul Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
CM 5 Leandro Paredes Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
CM 24 Enzo Fernández
LM 20 Alexis Mac Allister Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 9 Julián Álvarez Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
DF 25 Lisandro Martínez Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
MF 14 Exequiel Palacios Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 21 Paulo Dybala Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 15 Ángel Correa Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
DF 2 Juan Foyth Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
ARG-CRO 2022-12-13
GK 1 Dominik Livaković Booked in the 32nd minute 32'
RB 22 Josip Juranović
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 20 Joško Gvardiol
LB 19 Borna Sosa Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
DM 11 Marcelo Brozović Substituted off in the 50th minute 50'
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c) Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić Booked in the 32nd minute 32'
RF 15 Mario Pašalić Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CF 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
LF 4 Ivan Perišić
Substitutions:
FW 18 Mislav Oršić Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 13 Nikola Vlašić Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 16 Bruno Petković Substituted on in the 50th minute 50'
FW 14 Marko Livaja Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 7 Lovro Majer Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Kyle Atkins (United States)

France vs Morocco[]

France had met Morocco seven times, winning five and drawing two. They most recently met in a friendly in 2007, with the match ending in a 2–2 draw. This was their first World Cup meeting. This match marked the first ever World Cup semi-final featuring an African team, and also the first involving an Arab country. This was the third time that a team from a confederation other than Europe and South America has made it to the World Cup semi-finals, after the United States in 1930 and South Korea in 2002.

In the fifth minute Théo Hernandez scored with an acrobatic volley from a very tight angle on the left after Kylian Mbappé's shot was diverted into his path, giving France the early lead. Hernandez's goal, timed at four minutes and 39 seconds, was the fastest in a World Cup semi-final since Vavá netted in the second minute of Brazil's 5–2 win against France in 1958. Despite being in possession of the ball for most of the game, Morocco were not rewarded for this pressure and in the 79th minute, with his first touch of the game having come on as a substitute 44 seconds before, Randal Kolo Muani doubled the advantage with a close-range shot, after Mbappé had dribbled into the penalty area.

France won 2–0 and set up a final against Argentina, also continuing to make progress toward becoming the first nation to successfully defend the World Cup in 60 years after Brazil's victories in 1958 and 1962.

14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
22:00
France Flag of France 2–0 Morocco Morocco Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 68,294
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
T. Hernandez Goal 5'
Kolo Muani Goal 79'
Report
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GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 5 Jules Koundé
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 24 Ibrahima Konaté
LB 22 Théo Hernandez
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 13 Youssouf Fofana
RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 10 Kylian Mbappé
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
Substitutions:
FW 26 Marcus Thuram Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
FW 12 Randal Kolo Muani Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
FRA-MAR 2022-12-14
GK 1 Yassine Bounou
CB 20 Achraf Dari
CB 6 Romain Saïss (c) Substituted off in the 21st minute 21'
CB 18 Jawad El Yamiq
RWB 2 Achraf Hakimi
LWB 3 Noussair Mazraoui Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
RM 7 Hakim Ziyech
CM 8 Azzedine Ounahi
CM 4 Sofyan Amrabat
LM 17 Sofiane Boufal Booked in the 27th minute 27' Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Selim Amallah Substituted on in the 21st minute 21' Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
DF 25 Yahia Attiyat Allah Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 14 Zakaria Aboukhlal Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
FW 16 Abde Ezzalzouli Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
Manager:
Walid Regragui

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Corey Parker (United States)

Third place play-off[]

The two teams had previously faced each other twice, including their opening game at this World Cup, which ended 0–0. This marked the second consecutive World Cup where the teams playing in the third place match also played each other in the group stage, following Belgium vs England in 2018.

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)
18:00
Croatia Croatia 2–1 Morocco Morocco Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,137
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Gvardiol Goal 7'
Oršić Goal 42'
Report Dari Goal 9'
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GK 1 Dominik Livaković
RB 2 Josip Stanišić
CB 24 Josip Šutalo
CB 20 Joško Gvardiol
LB 4 Ivan Perišić
CM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
CM 8 Mateo Kovačić
RW 7 Lovro Majer Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
AM 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
LW 18 Mislav Oršić Substituted off in the 90+5th minute 90+5'
CF 14 Marko Livaja Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Nikola Vlašić Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
FW 16 Bruno Petković Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 15 Mario Pašalić Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 26 Kristijan Jakić Substituted on in the 90+5th minute 90+5'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
CRO-MAR 2022-12-17
GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 18 Jawad El Yamiq Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
CB 20 Achraf Dari Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
LB 25 Yahia Attiyat Allah
DM 4 Sofyan Amrabat
CM 23 Bilal El Khannous Substituted off in the 56th minute 56'
CM 11 Abdelhamid Sabiri Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
RF 7 Hakim Ziyech (c)
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri
LF 17 Sofiane Boufal Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Ilias Chair Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 8 Azzedine Ounahi Booked in the 69th minute 69' Substituted on in the 56th minute 56'
MF 10 Anass Zaroury Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
DF 24 Badr Benoun Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
MF 15 Selim Amallah Booked in the 84th minute 84' Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
Manager:
Walid Regragui

Man of the Match:
Joško Gvardiol (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Reserve assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)

Final[]

Main article:2022 FIFA World Cup Final

The two sides had met twelve times, with Argentina having won six of them, France three, and the other three matches ending in draws. They had met three times in the World Cup, with two of these in group stages: Argentina winning 1–0 in 1930 (their World Cup debut) and 2–1 in 1978. Their most recent World Cup meeting resulted in France defeating Argentina 4–3 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup round of 16, France's first win over Argentina since 1986.

Both teams were seeking to win their third World Cup title. France were the first title holders to play in the final since Brazil, whom they defeated in 1998, and were seeking to become the first nation to retain the World Cup in 60 years, after Brazil's victories in 1958 and 1962. Their coach Didier Deschamps was attempting to become the first manager to win multiple World Cup titles since Vittorio Pozzo in 1934 and 1938 with Italy. Argentina were seeking to win the title for the first time in 36 years, having won in 1978 and 1986.

Leading 2–0 at half time from Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María, Argentina conceded two goals in two minutes from Kylian Mbappé. In the extra time, Messi scored again only for Mbappé to equalise, thus making him the first player since Geoff Hurst in 1966 to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. Having scored one in 2018, he became the first player to score four goals in multiple World Cup finals as well as the first player to score eight goals in one World Cup since Ronaldo in 2002 en route to the title. Unfortunately for Mbappé, he failed to emulate Hurst's and Ronaldo's successes. Despite scoring the first, France lost 2–4 on penalty shoot-out. Argentina achieved its third world title, surpassing France and Uruguay. They also became the first non-European side to win the title since Brazil in 2002, when the World Cup was also held in Asia. France's loss was their second in a World Cup final, having been defeated by Italy in 2006 in a match which was also decided by penalties.

18 December 2022 (2022-12-18)
18:00 AST
Argentina Flag of Argentina 3–3 Flag of France France Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 88,966
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Messi Goal 23' (pen.)108'
Di María Goal 36'
Report Mbappé Goal 80' (pen.)81'118' (pen.)
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Paredes Soccerball shad check
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4–2 Soccerball shad check Mbappé
Missed Coman
Missed Tchouaméni
Soccerball shad check Kolo Muani
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GK 23 Emiliano Martínez Booked in the 120+5th minute 120+5'
RB 26 Nahuel Molina Substituted off in the 91st minute 91'
CB 13 Cristian Romero
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico Substituted off in the 120+1th minute 120+1'
DM 24 Enzo Fernández Booked in the 45+7th minute 45+7'
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul Substituted off in the 102nd minute 102'
CM 20 Alexis Mac Allister Substituted off in the 116th minute 116'
RF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 9 Julián Álvarez Substituted off in the 102nd minute 102'
LF 11 Ángel Di María Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Marcos Acuña Booked in the 90+8th minute 90+8' Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel Booked in the 116th minute 116' Substituted on in the 91st minute 91'
MF 5 Leandro Paredes Booked in the 114th minute 114' Substituted on in the 102nd minute 102'
FW 22 Lautaro Martínez Substituted on in the 102nd minute 102'
DF 6 Germán Pezzella Substituted on in the 116th minute 116'
FW 21 Paulo Dybala Substituted on in the 120+1th minute 120+1'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
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GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 5 Jules Koundé Substituted off in the 120+1th minute 120+1'
CB 4 Raphaël Varane Substituted off in the 113th minute 113'
CB 18 Dayot Upamecano
LB 22 Théo Hernandez Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 14 Adrien Rabiot Booked in the 55th minute 55' Substituted off in the 96th minute 96'
RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted off in the 41st minute 41'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
LW 10 Kylian Mbappé
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Booked in the 90+5th minute 90+5' Substituted off in the 41st minute 41'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Randal Kolo Muani Substituted on in the 41st minute 41'
FW 26 Marcus Thuram Booked in the 87th minute 87' Substituted on in the 41st minute 41'
FW 20 Kingsley Coman Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 25 Eduardo Camavinga Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 13 Youssouf Fofana Substituted on in the 96th minute 96'
DF 24 Ibrahima Konaté Substituted on in the 113th minute 113'
DF 3 Axel Disasi Substituted on in the 120+1th minute 120+1'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Ismail Elfath (United States)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Corey Parker (United States)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of fifteen named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

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