00:06the 2026 world cup in north america follows on from the 2022 edition in qatar
00:14the tiny middle eastern nation with little football heritage was a surprising choice to
00:18host such a massive event but fifa was keen to promote the tournament
00:22as an opportunity to deepen football's engagement with the arab world
00:29we cannot just transplant part of the world to another planet we are all living here but we need
00:35to know each other we need to meet each other we need to understand each other even if we don't
00:41agree sometimes or often with what is happening in some parts of the world but this world cup
00:46is a unique opportunity for qatar for the arab world but for the entire world by the time the
00:54tournament got underway in the northern hemisphere winter to avoid the qatari summer heat fans from
00:59around the world were treated to state-of-the-art facilities and football to remember it's been 10
01:08years in the making and this is the biggest event in the middle east and the biggest event that has
01:14ever happened in the middle east it brings the world together it brings the arab world together
01:18it's a moment of pride and the history of this part of the world the group stage delivered plenty of
01:26eye-catching results including saudi arabia defeating argentina and cameroon downing brazil but the big
01:33losers were belgium and germany with both pre-tournament favorites failing to reach the knockout phase
01:44here morocco became the story of the world cup beating spain on penalties then portugal to become
01:51the first african nation to reach a world cup semi-final whereupon defending champions france restored order
02:03to go back to back the french would have to rain on leonor messi's parade after argentina overcame
02:09their opening match upset squeeze past the netherlands in a quarter-final penalty shootout
02:14before finding form in a semi-final cruise against croatia
02:22the final may well be the greatest in world cup history argentina stalwarts messi and angel de maria
02:28scored in the first half only for killian mbappe to send the match to extra time with a late brace
02:34messi restored his side's advantage but mbappe still had time to become only the second man to
02:40score a world cup final hat-trick and send the fate of the world cup trophy to a penalty shootout
02:52this was emiliano martinez's opportunity to shine the argentina goalkeeper a penalty specialist
02:59saved kingsley coman's effort then bewitched a really ensure many into firing wide
03:09after years of build-up the landmark 2022 world cup had its defining moment
03:15leonor messi the greatest player in football's history finally lifted the most precious trophy
03:22in the sport above his head at the fifth time of asking
03:27it was a world cup triumph for messi but also for africa thanks to morocco and also to asia
03:34with qatar with qatar reveling in a job well done
03:40a big uh shukran to uh qatar for having been a fantastic incredible host congratulations
03:47thank you and uh mabruk as well to qatar because what that you have done what they have done to
03:57welcome the world in this country this beautiful country has been unbelievable and everyone felt home
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