Qatar warns World Cup fans about sneaking alcohol into country

At the time of the FIFA hosting vote in 2010, those World Cup deals included MATCH Hospitality selling corporate packages and AB InBev. But Qatar 2022 chief executive Nasser Al Khater has urged fans to consume alcohol in the specific areas that have been given permission to serve drinks. "There are locations where alcohol will be sold throughout the country." For a list of FIFA Women's World Cup finals, see List of FIFA Women's World Cup finals.

Brazil were also the first team to win the World Cup for the third , fourth and fifth time. West Germany (1982–1990) and Brazil (1994–2002) are the only nations to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals. Germany has made the most top-four finishes , medals , as well as the most finals . Of these, eight national teams have won the World Cup, and they have added stars to their badges, with each star representing a World Cup victory.

Uruguay , Italy , Argentina , andFrance won their first titles as host nations but have gone on to win again, while Germany won their second title on home soil. Four matches will be played each day during the group stage, which will run over a 12-day period and see winners and runners-up progress to the round of 16. The West Germany victory over France is often regarded as one of the finest games ever played. Four years on, Pele got injured against Czechoslovakia, but the Brazil team still continued to win largely due to the genius of Garrincha. Two goals against England and then two more against Chile set up a rematch with Czechoslovakia.

All FIFA member associations, of which there are currently 211, were eligible to enter qualification. However, the AFC obliged Qatar to participate in the Asian qualifying stage as the first two rounds also act as qualification for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Since Qatar reached the final stage as winners in their group, Lebanon, the fifth-best second place team, advanced instead.

Since 1998, constraints have been applied to the draw to ensure that no group contains more than two European teams or more than one team from any other confederation. World Cup winners retain the trophy only until the post-match celebration is finished. They are awarded a gold-plated replica rather than the solid gold original immediately afterwards. From 1930 to 1970, the Jules Rimet Trophy was awarded to the World Cup winning team. It was originally simply known as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, but in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president Jules Rimet who set up the first tournament.

The accusations of corruption have been made relating to how Qatar won the right to host the event. On 6 August 2018, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claimed that Qatar had used "black ops", suggesting that the bid committee had cheated to win the hosting rights. For the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, the final tournament is rotated between confederations, allowing only countries from the chosen confederation to bid to host the tournament.