Since the beginning of the year, the FIFA World Cup has been in the air. Since then, football fans have been counting down the days until the largest football event of the year, the FIFA World Cup. The entire month is full of Drama. The 22nd FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar on November 20th of this year. Argentina won the T20 World Cup for the third time in 36 years, ending a 36-year skid. The FIFA World Cup is held till December 18th. The World Cup in Messi`s hands was the biggest attraction this year.
Apart from the World Cup, there were no other big international football events this year. As a result, the year 2022 concluded with the World Cup. The World Cup in the hands of Lionel Messi, the greatest footballer of all time; the entire world has witnessed such a stunning spectacle. This year, there may be no greater thrill in the world of athletics. Argentina won the 2022 Qatar World Cup final in a tiebreaker over France. The year 2021 is busier in the international football arena, but it declines dramatically in 2022. This year, aside from the World Cup, there were no notable international events.
The transfer window of Premier League, Bundesliga and League One started in January this year. The same month saw the opening of the transfer window for La Liga, the Serie A league. At the beginning of the year, Sadio Mane`s Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time after defeating Mohamed Salah`s Egypt. Senegal won the African Nations Cup after beating Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shootout. As there was no goal in the extra 30 minutes after the scheduled time of the match, the match was decided in a penalty shootout. Senegal defeated seven-time African champions Egypt there. Then the Spanish Super Cup final was held in January.
In that match held in Saudi, Real Madrid won the championship by defeating Athletico Bilbao. The Champions League starts in February itself. Real Madrid beat Liverpool in the final to become champions.
Meanwhile, after the World Cup football, the ball is rolling in European football. The Carabao Cup match between the two leading clubs of the EPL, Manchester City and Liverpool. As the Carabao Cup match was dropped four days after the World Cup final, both teams could not field full strength teams. However, Guardiola`s men were ahead in strength.
Because they got Fera de Bruyne, Laporte, Gundogan by playing the World Cup. City has the last laugh. Sky Blues beat Liverpool 3-2 in the fourth round to reach the quarter-finals. Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Riyad Mahrez were deprived of Qatar World Cup. Their country did not get a chance to play the World Cup. These three stars scored goals in club football. Erling Bræt Haaland`s goal gave the host city the lead in the first ten minutes of the game. However, after 20 minutes Fabio Carvalho`s goal regained parity with the Allreds. The first half ended 1-1. With the start of the second half, Guardiola`s team went ahead once again. Riyad Maharej scored from Rodri`s pass. Jürgen Klopp`s team regained parity in the next minute. Mohamed Salah scored from Darwin Nunez`s pass in the 48th minute. Nathan Ake scored the winning goal for City in the 58th minute. After City took a 3-2 lead, Liverpool were unable to equalize. City dominated Liverpool throughout the match. Liverpool could not shine after the World Cup because they did not have a full strength team. However, Salah fought for the win until the last minute.
On the other hand, since 1976, Bangladesh has been a member of FIFA, the highest organization of football, and since 1974, its regional organization, Asian Football Confederation. On July 26, 1973, Bangladesh participated in an international game for the first time against Thailand. However, the match ended in a 2-2 draw. But Bangladesh football team has no big achievement. Bangladesh`s achievement this year is the 5th place in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. On the other hand, Bangladesh women`s football team has another big achievement. Bengal Tigresses returned home with the clean championship title this year. They were welcomed in an open-top bus with various arrangements. Bangladesh has never participated in the FIFA World Cup so far. On the other hand, Bangladesh has only participated in the AFC Asian Cup 1 time so far, where they have only participated in the group stage. Also, Bangladesh has participated in the Asian Games 5 times so far, with the best achievement being reaching the Round of 16 at the 2018 Asian Games, where they lost 3–1 to North Korea. Bangladesh is one of the most successful teams in the history of SAFF Championship, who have won 1 time so far. That too in 2003.
Meanwhile, the achievement of the Bangladesh national football team this year is the World Cup qualifiers. Qatar, Afghanistan, India and Oman joined Bangladesh in Group (E) of the Asian World Cup Qualifiers. Each team plays 2 matches among themselves. Bangladesh earned 2 points after 1-1 draw with India and Afghanistan in 8 matches. They lost 1-0 to Afghanistan in the 1st match but drew 1-1 in the return match. Bangladesh drew 1-1 at India`s home ground, but lost 2-0 at their own home ground. Bangladesh conceded goals in the last 2 matches against India. In India`s home ground match, Bangladesh was leading 1-0 till the 87th minute, but India`s Adil Khan equalized with a goal in the 88th minute. Scored a goal for Bangladesh. Saad Uddin Bangladesh lost the match 2-0 after conceding goals in the 79th and 92nd minutes of the return match. (E) Group champions Qatar with 22 points, Bangladesh occupy 5th place with 2 points.
This is the highest achievement of Bangladesh national football team this year. On the other hand, Bangladesh won the South Asian Football Federation Women`s Championship this year by defeating Nepal 3-1. Last September, Bangladesh won the title for the first time by defeating the hosts at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. They won the South Asian crown of excellence.
A couple of hours before the start of the match, the field became muddy due to heavy rain. As a result, both teams have problems controlling the ball. Still, the members of the Bangladesh team continued to attack one after the other from the beginning. Sapna was showing fitness problems after taking the field against Nepal due to some injury. Due to which Coach Golam Rabbani Chotan picked him up. Shamsunnahar junior came to play instead. In the 14th minute of the match, he sent a high shot sent by Manika Chakma from the left corner with a light touch of his foot and sent the team to the Nepalese goal to lead the team by 1-0. In the 41st minute of the game, Krishna scored the second goal after receiving the ball from captain Sabina to give the team a 2-0 lead. The forward sends the ball over the goalkeeper`s head with a perfect left-footed shot into the net. In the second half of the match, the host Nepal team put a lot of pressure on the Bangladesh team. In continuation of that pressure, Nepal`s Anita Besant got a chance to pay a goal for the team in the 70th minute of the game. At the end of the game in the 77th minute, the forward Krishna Rani Sarkar of Bangladesh beat the opponent`s goalkeeper with a throw from the midfield. As a result, Bangladesh won by 3-1. On the other hand, Real Betis shared Barcelona`s title reign at the beginning of this year. The Spanish domestic cup - the Copa del Rey - is the property of Barcelona. Barca, the record 31-time champion of the tournament, left in the early stages. Real Madrid also withdrew from the tournament. After 17 years, the Copa del Rey title went to Real Betis again. Nabil Fekir`s side won the title by beating Valencia 5-4 in a tiebreaker in the final of the tournament. It was Betis` third title in the Copa del Rey. Betis had previously won the tournament title in 1977 and 2005. This was the first final of the tournament since 2010 where neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona were present. It was Betis` first major title since 2005-2006. Inter won their first Copa Italia since 2011 at the Stadio Olympiaco in the middle of the year.
In the 80th minute of the match, Hakan Çalhanoğlu penalty goal equalized Inter. With no more goals later, the fate of the match was decided in extra time. Ivan Perisic scored a pair of goals three minutes apart in extra time. That`s why Inter lifted the trophy for the eighth time. However, it was Inter who took the early lead through Niccolò Barella`s goal. But Juventus took the lead with the goals of Alex Sandro and Dusan Vlahovic. It didn`t help. Inter has the last laugh. German club Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 in the tiebreaker in the UEFA Europa League final in May this year. And through this victory, the club is winning the title after 42 years of regret.
José Mourinho’s Roma face Dutch giants Feyenoord in the first ever Conference League final in Tirana, Albania. The club from the Italian capital won their first trophy in 14 years by defeating Feyenoord in `typical` Mourinho style in a hard-fought final. Niccolo Zaniolo scored the only goal in a tightly contested match. The Roma forward became the first Italian footballer since Filippo Inzaghi in 2007 to score in the final of a European club football competition.
Back to Qatar World Cup-22
Qatar WorldCup is Messi`s last world Cup; Such a rumor was spreading in the football arena. Messi, however, announced before the final that this might be his last World Cup. But it is still not sure whether Messi will play in the next World Cup or not. Argentina entered the World Cup in Qatar as favourites. But lost to Saudi Arabia in the first match. That was a shocking incident. Not only Qatar, it is also one of the biggest incidents in the history of the World Cup. The beginning of the World Cup was an accident. The entire World Cup was full of shocking incidents. Tunisia made history in Qatar. They won an incredible victory over the world`s best France. The incidents in the World Cup have increased the frenzy. The outcome of every match is nervous tension, tension, word battle, or sadness.
Organizing the World Cup in the heart of the desert was a surprise to many.
Even after the inauguration, there have been various discussions and criticisms. The regular start time of the World Cup has been changed to be held in the winter, which is a surprise to many. In the beginning, where there is criticism about the organization, there is an expectation of an eventful World Cup. Overshadowing all the previous events, this time it was like a jump of events.
Argentina`s loss to Saudi Arabia: Argentina`s loss to Saudi Arabia was the first heart breaking incident of the World Cup. After trailing 1-0 in the first half, Saudi Arabia won the match 2-1. Argentina came to the World Cup with 36 consecutive matches unbeaten. They last lost to Brazil in the Copa America in 2019 before losing against Saudi Arabia. Having not lost a match in two-and-a-half years, the team lost to Saudi Arabia in the wee hours of the season. Saudi Arabia ended Argentina`s record in the first match of the World Cup. After the incredible defeat, speculations began about Argentina`s World Cup trajectory. But that match makes Argentina strong. The team played well and made it to the finals again. Japan`s incredible victory over Germany: The second big event in the World Cup was the incredible victory of Japan by crushing the Germans. Germany was also eliminated from the first round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. They did not get off to a good start in the World Cup in Qatar. German footballers were practically forced to bow their heads in front of Japan`s tremendous well performance. They lead 1-0 in the first half. But Germany lost in the eight minutes in the second half. After this loss to Japan, the four-time world champions could not turn around. They were eliminated from the first round!
Australia`s surprise after defeating Denmark: After 16 years after defeating Denmark, Australia reached the knockout stage. After 2006, they could not confirm the knockout stage. Qatar ended their 16-year World Cup drought. The Aussies beat Denmark, one of the favorites in the group, 1-0. In the second round, however, they could not fight against the opponent Argentina.
Japan beat Spain to win group Champion: After defeating Germany, Japan lost to a weak Costa Rica. However, the Asian team beat Spain 1-0 in a life-and-death match. Japan`s defeat of Spain to become group champion is no less a coincidence. However, in the second round, they made themselves known very well. Japan draw in scheduled time against Croatia. Later, however, they were eliminated after losing the tiebreaker.
Dramatic victory of South Korea against Portugal: On the other hand, the football world witnessed the dramatic victory of South Korea against Portugal. South Korea won the match 2-1 with a goal in injury time. Then they look at the results of other matches in the field. Even though Uruguay won, they had to leave after falling behind on goal difference. South Korea confirmed the second round as the second team in Asia.
Brazil`s loss to Cameroon: Neymar`s leadership in Brazil looked very good this time. They lost to Croatia in the quarter finals. But the big incident happened when they lost against Cameroon. Although Brazil did not drop the first team in that match. Lost 1-0. Cameroon beat Brazil for the first time in the history of the World Cup as an African team.
Rise of African power Morocco: Morocco was drawn in the group of Croatia and Belgium. They did not lose any match in the group stage. In the beginning, Morocco seemed to have given birth to the incident. They eliminated Belgium, one of the favorites of the World Cup, from the group stage. The dominance of the African country continues even in the knockout phase. They played well and made it to the semi-finals. But there he left after playing well against France.
Controversial Referee: The quarter-final between Argentina and the Netherlands has been extremely controversial refereeing. At the end of the match, the players of both teams criticized the referee. The referee showed 18 cards including one red card to the players and coaching staff.
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