| Official name | : | 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ |
| Host country | : | |
| Mascot | : | Laʼeeb |
| Edition | : | 22nd |
| Dates | : | 20 November – 18 December 2022 |
| Teams | : | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Total matches | : | 64 |
| Venue | : | 8 (in 5 host cities) |
| Champions | : | Argentina (2022) (3rd titles) |
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd running of the FIFA World Cup competition, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the senior national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world, and the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. In addition, the tournament will be the last to involve 32 teams, with an increase to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Due to Qatar's intense summer heat, this World Cup will be held from late-November to mid-December, making it the first tournament not to be held in May, June, or July and to take place in the northern autumn; it will be played in a reduced timeframe of around 29 days. The first match played at the tournament will be contested between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. The final is due to be held on 18 December 2022, which also is Qatar National Day. The reigning World Cup champions are France.
Team Nicknames
| No. | Team | Nicknames |
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| 1 | | Al-Annabi (The Maroons) (العنابي), Al-Ad'am (الادعم) |
| 2 | | Nationalelf, DFB-Elf, Die Mannschaft |
| 3 | | De Rød-Hvide (The Red-White), Danish Dynamite |
| 4 | | Canarinho (Little Canary) |
| 5 | | Les Bleus, Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors) |
| 6 | | De Rode Duivels, Les Diables Rouges, Die Roten Teufel |
| 7 | | Vatreni (The Blazers) |
| 8 | | La Furia Roja, La Furia, La Roja |
| 9 | | Орлови / Оrlovi (The Eagles) |
| 10 | | The Three Lions |
| 11 | | Schweizer Nati, La Nati, Rossocrociati |
| 12 | | Oranje, Holland, Clockwork Orange, The Flying Dutchmen |
| 13 | | La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) |
| 14 | | Team Melli تیم ملی |
| 15 | | Taegeuk Warriors, The Reds, Red Devils (붉은 악마) |
| 16 | | サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue) |
| 17 | | الصقور الخضر (Green Falcons) |
| 18 | | La Tricolor, La Tri, Los Amarillos (the Yellows) |
| 19 | | La Celeste (The Sky Blue One), Los Charruas |
| 20 | | The Canucks, Les Rouges (The Reds) |
| 21 | | Black Stars |
| 22 | | Les Lions de la Teranga (Lions of Teranga) |
| 23 | | A Selecção, A Selecção das Quinas |
| 24 | | Biało-czerwoni, Orły (The Eagles) |
| 25 | | Les Aigles de Carthage (Eagles of Carthage) |
| 26 | | أُسُودالأطلس / Igrzamn n Atlasi (Atlas Lions) |
| 27 | | Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions) |
| 28 | | USMNT, The Stars and Stripes, The Yanks |
| 29 | | El Tri (The Tri), El Tricolor (The Tricolor) |
| 30 | | The Dragons (Welsh: Y Dreigiau) |
| 31 | | Socceroos |
| 32 | | La Sele, La Tricolor, The Ticos |
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