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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said that football is becoming truly global and emphasised how fans from all over the world enjoyed the 2022 FIFA World Cup peacefully together in Qatar.
Describing the tournament as the best FIFA World Cup ever, Gianni Infantino congratulated winners Argentina, runners-up France, third-placed Croatia and Morocco, who became the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the competition.
The FIFA President recalled that, for the first time, teams from the five continents participating in the tournament in Qatar had progressed from the group stage.
“The level of competition has been incredibly high with, for the first time in history, teams from every continent reaching the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup,” he said.” So, we are seeing that football is becoming truly global.”
He thanked Qatar for their hosting of the tournament. “What you have done and what they have done to welcome the world to this country – this beautiful country – has been unbelievable, and everyone felt at home,” he said.
