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48-497: FENIFUT comprises 19 departmental and 153 municipal federations. It oversees all national men's, women's, futsal and youth championships. It is additionally responsible for appointing the management of the men's , women's , and various youth national football teams. This article about sports in Nicaragua is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an association football -related organization

96-572: A men's World Cup. Frappart previously oversaw the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final . They were joined by three female assistant referees, Neuza Back, Kathryn Nesbitt, and Karen Díaz Medina. Frappart then officially became the first-ever female referee to officiate a World Cup match when she worked the Costa Rica vs Germany match in Group E on 1 December. Gambian referee Bakary Gassama and Argentine assistant referee Juan Pablo Belatti were among

144-667: A record for the highest number of goals scored in the 32-team format, with every participating team scoring at least one goal. The choice to host the World Cup in Qatar attracted significant criticism , with concerns raised over the country's treatment of migrant workers , women , and members of the LGBT community , as well as Qatar's climate, lack of a strong football culture , scheduling changes, and allegations of bribery for hosting rights and wider FIFA corruption . The FIFA World Cup

192-614: A second successive World Cup for the first time in their history, losing in the qualification play-off semi-finals . The Italians were the only former champions and the highest ranked team in the FIFA Men's World Rankings that failed to qualify. Italy were also the fourth team to have failed to qualify for the upcoming World Cup after having won the previous UEFA European Championship , following Czechoslovakia in 1978 , Denmark in 1994 , and Greece in 2006 . The previous World Cup hosts, Russia , were disqualified from competing due to

240-579: A team's quota of regular substitutions. Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand suffered a concussion in his country's opening match against England and was replaced by Hossein Hosseini . This was the first use of a dedicated concussion substitute during a World Cup. The bidding procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups began in January 2009. National associations had until 2 February 2009 to register interest. Initially, 11 bids were made for

288-505: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nicaragua national football team The Nicaragua national football team ( Spanish : Selección de fútbol de Nicaragua ) represents Nicaragua in men's international football and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation . Nicaragua achieved their first qualification into a major international competition in 2009, as they qualified for

336-468: Is a professional football tournament held between national football teams, organised by FIFA . The tournament, held every four years, was first played in 1930 in Uruguay, and has been contested by 32 teams since the 1998 event . The tournament was contested with eight round-robin groups followed by a knockout round for 16 teams. The defending champions were France , who defeated Croatia 4–2 in

384-534: The 2009 Gold Cup as the last entrant from Central America , after a 2–0 victory against Guatemala in the fifth place match in the 2009 Nations Cup . However, the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup . Due to American influence throughout the country's history, baseball has more of a following as both a pursuit and spectator event in Nicaragua than football. Nicaragua traveled to El Salvador for their first ever international, losing 9–0 to

432-548: The 2018 FIFA World Cup , but Mexico withdrew from proceedings, and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian Football Association failed to submit a letter of Indonesian government guarantee to support the bid. After UEFA were guaranteed to host the 2018 event, members of UEFA were no longer in contention to host in 2022. There were five bids remaining for

480-619: The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final . The event was scheduled to take place under a reduced length, from 20 November to 18 December in Qatar. Being held in Qatar, it was the first World Cup tournament to be held in the Arab world . Spectators were not required to follow most COVID-19 restrictions such as social distancing, wearing masks, and negative tests. Unlike previous FIFA World Cups, which are typically played in June and July, because of Qatar's intense summer heat and often fairly high humidity ,

528-483: The 2019 Gold Cup on the back of finishing ninth in Nations League qualifying , they would go on to finish bottom of the group with losses to Costa Rica, Haiti and Bermuda . Nicaragua qualified directly for the 2023 Gold Cup and was promoted to Nations League A as group winners in Nations League B but was disqualified on 12 June 2023 for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, they were replaced in

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576-499: 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. France , the reigning World Cup champions , qualified for the event through European qualification. Saint Lucia initially entered CONCACAF qualification but withdrew from it before their first match. North Korea withdrew from the AFC qualifying round due to safety concerns related to

624-510: The COVID-19 pandemic . Both American Samoa and Samoa withdrew before the OFC qualification draw due to travel restrictions following the pandemic. Tonga withdrew after the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami . Due to COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads, Vanuatu and Cook Islands also withdrew because of the travel restrictions . Of the 32 nations qualified to play at

672-542: The Russian invasion of Ukraine . Chile , the 2015 and 2016 Copa América winners, failed to qualify for the second consecutive time. Nigeria were defeated by Ghana on away goals in Confederation of African Football (CAF) final playoff round, having qualified for the previous three World Cups and six out of the last seven. Egypt , Panama , Colombia , Peru , Iceland , and Sweden , all of whom qualified for

720-532: The capstone of his career, with the win fulfilling for some commentators a previously unmet criterion to be regarded as the greatest player of all time. Teammates Emiliano Martínez and Enzo Fernández won the Golden Glove , awarded to the tournament's best goalkeeper ; and the Young Player Award , awarded to the tournament's best young player, respectively. With 172 goals, the tournament set

768-428: The 2018 World Cup, did not qualify for the 2022 tournament. Ghana were the lowest ranked team to qualify, ranked 61st. The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the FIFA Men's World Ranking before the tournament were: AFC (6) CAF (5) CONCACAF (4) CONMEBOL (4) OFC (0) UEFA (13) Before submitting their final squad for

816-801: The 2022 FIFA World Cup, 24 countries competed at the previous tournament in 2018. Qatar were the only team making their debut in the FIFA World Cup, becoming the first hosts to make their tournament debut since Italy in 1934 . The Netherlands , Ecuador , Ghana , Cameroon , and the United States returned to the tournament after missing the 2018 tournament. Canada returned after 36 years, their only prior appearance being in 1986 . Wales made their first appearance in 64 years—the longest-ever gap for any team, their only previous participation having been in 1958 . Italy , four-time winners and reigning European champions , failed to qualify for

864-534: The 2022 FIFA World Cup: Australia, Japan, Qatar, South Korea, and the United States. The 22-member FIFA Executive Committee convened in Zürich , Switzerland, on 2 December 2010 to vote to select the hosts of both tournaments. Two FIFA executive committee members were suspended before the vote in relation to allegations of corruption regarding their votes. The decision to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which

912-540: The 2022 World Cup was played in November and December. As a result, the World Cup was unusually staged in the middle of the seasons of many domestic association football leagues, which started in late July or August, including all of the major European leagues, which had been obliged to incorporate extended breaks into their domestic schedules to accommodate the World Cup. Major European competitions had scheduled their respective competitions group matches to be played before

960-522: The 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. In July 2022, FIFA announced the hotels and training sites for each participating team. This World Cup was the most compact since the inaugural edition in 1930 , with 24 of the 32 teams being within a 10 km radius of each other, and are concentrated within the Doha area. It was the first Cup since 1930 in which players did not need to take flights to matches and could remain at

1008-683: The Gold Cup and League A by Trinidad and Tobago , who was the best second-place team overall in League B and must stay in Nations League B . The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.    Win    Draw    Loss    Fixture The following players were called up to the squad for 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Jamaica and French Guiana on 10 and 14 October 2024. Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2024, after

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1056-476: The World Cup, to avoid playing group matches the following year. The match schedule was confirmed by FIFA on 15 July 2020. The group stage was set to begin on 21 November, with four matches every day. Later, the schedule was tweaked by moving the Qatar vs Ecuador game to 20 November, after Qatar lobbied FIFA to allow their team to open the tournament. The final was played on 18 December 2022, National Day , at Lusail Stadium . Unlike previous tournaments where

1104-406: The World Cup. Their latest attempt was for the 2022 World Cup , when the side failed to advance from the first round . As of 14 October 2024 after the match against [REDACTED]   French Guiana .    Positive Record    Neutral Record    Negative Record 2022 FIFA World Cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup ,

1152-519: The best seven teams. Pot 2 contained the next best eight teams, with the next best eight teams into pot 3. Pot 4 contained the five lowest-ranked teams, along with the placeholders for the two inter-confederation play-off winners and the UEFA Path A play-off winner. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group except for UEFA teams, for which there was at least one and no more than two per group. This principle also applied to

1200-425: The draw are shown below. The eight groups were formed randomly, selecting one team from each of the four pots. Two teams from the same confederation could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of UEFA teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group. The only team whose position in the draw was predetermined was the host Qatar, who were placed into position A1. In May 2022, FIFA announced

1248-531: The eight stadiums were built (some in place of older, outdated venues) and the Khalifa International Stadium was renovated for the tournament. Of these eight stadiums, all but two have since been either dismantled, or have been moderately or heavily modified. The Stadium 974 is used to be dismantled after the tournament, however as of November 2024, this has not happened and the stadium has sat abandoned in its original site—this stadium

1296-554: The event. FIFA's six continental confederations organised their own qualifying competitions . All 211 FIFA member associations were eligible to enter qualification. The Qatari national team , as hosts, qualified automatically for the tournament. However, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) obliged Qatar to participate in the Asian qualifying stage as the first two rounds also act as qualification for

1344-597: The first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 final and won the Golden Boot as he scored the most goals (eight) during the tournament. Mbappé also became the first player to score in two consecutive finals since Vavá of Brazil did the same in 1958 and 1962. Argentine captain Lionel Messi was voted the tournament's best player, winning his second Golden Ball . The tournament has been considered exceptionally poetic as

1392-424: The five stadium projects launched were designed by German architect Albert Speer & Partners . The Al Bayt and Al Wakrah stadiums were the only indoor stadiums of the eight used. In an April 2013 report by Merrill Lynch , the organisers in Qatar requested that FIFA approve a smaller number of stadiums due to the growing costs. Bloomberg said that Qatar wished to cut the number of venues to eight or nine from

1440-443: The following stadiums: FIFA confirmed the group stage venue and kick-off times on 1 April 2022, following the draw. In April 2022, FIFA announced the prizes for all participating nations. Each qualified team received $ 1.5 million before the competition to cover preparation costs with each team receiving at least $ 9 million in prize money. This edition's total prize pool was $ 440 million, $ 40 million greater than

1488-437: The host's national team, alongside 31 teams determined by the qualification process . Argentina were crowned the champions after winning the final against the title holder France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time. It was Argentina's third title and their first since 1986 , as well as being the first nation from outside of Europe to win the tournament since 2002 . French player Kylian Mbappé became

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1536-504: The hosts on 1 May 1929. They did not play another match for over twelve years, until the qualifying group for the 1941 CCCF Championship in Costa Rica . They lost all 4 games: 7–2 to the hosts Costa Rica on 10 May, 8–0 to El Salvador on 13 May, 9–1 to the Netherlands Antilles on 15 May and 5–2 to Panama on 18 May. Therefore, Nicaragua finished bottom of the group and did not make the final group. After qualifying for

1584-424: The likes of Cafu (Brazil), Lothar Matthäus (Germany), Adel Ahmed Malalla (Qatar), Ali Daei (Iran), Bora Milutinović (Serbia/Mexico), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Rabah Madjer (Algeria), and Tim Cahill (Australia). For the draw, 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings of 31 March 2022. Pot 1 contained host Qatar (who were automatically assigned to position A1) and

1632-425: The list of 36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video assistant referees for the tournament. Of the 36 referees, FIFA included two each from Argentina, Brazil, England, and France. For the first time women referees officiated games at a major men's tournament. France's Stéphanie Frappart , Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda, and Yoshimi Yamashita from Japan became the first female referees to be appointed to

1680-412: The match against French Guiana . The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months. Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. Preliminary squad. Player retired from the national team. Player is serving suspension. Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. Ineligible player. The Nicaragua national football team has never qualified for

1728-471: The match venues and kick-off times for each fixture were set prior to the draw, the assignment of group fixtures for each matchday to a specific venue and kick-off time was only made after the final draw, with the teams of each specific fixture known. This was due to the close proximity of the venues, which allowed the organizers to optimize stadium allocation for spectators and kick-off times for television audiences. The matches for each group were allocated to

1776-451: The placeholder teams, with constraints applying based on the confederation of both potential winners of each play-off tie. The draw started with pot 1 and ended with pot 4, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the team within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the match schedule ), with the pot 1 teams automatically drawn into position 1 of each group. The pots for

1824-434: The prize pool of the previous tournament . The tournament featured new substitution rules whereby teams could make up to five substitutions in normal time, and an additional substitution in extra time . In addition, it was the first World Cup to feature concussion substitutions , whereby each team was permitted to use a maximum of one concussion substitute during a match. A concussion substitution did not count towards

1872-630: The quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA . It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. It was the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East and Persian Gulf countries , and the second held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan . This tournament

1920-537: The same training base throughout the entire tournament. The Qatari government employed about 50,000 security personnel including police departments and military forces from at least thirteen countries, including Poland, Germany, France, Kuwait, Jordan, Italy, Palestine, Spain, Pakistan, Turkey, USA, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. The Turkish government provided about 3,000 riot police personnel, whilst Pakistan provided about 4,500 Army troops to Qatar for

1968-508: The stadium by up to 20 °C (36 °F). Their marketing included statements describing the stadiums as zero waste , and the upper tiers of the stadiums will be disassembled after the World Cup and donated to countries with less developed sports infrastructure. Qatar aspired to be compliant and certified by the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) for all the World Cup stadiums. All of

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2016-465: The tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 55 players. Teams were required to have their 55-player roster submitted to FIFA by 21 October. Teams were required to name their final squads by 13 November. In August 2022, FIFA increased the final squad size to 26 players from a total of 23 players at the 2018 edition . All teams had a total of 26 players in their final squads except for France and Iran , who chose 25 players. The final draw

2064-521: The true cost was $ 8 billion, and other figures related to overall infrastructure development since the World Cup was awarded to Qatar in 2010. The first five proposed venues for the World Cup were unveiled at the beginning of March 2010. Qatar intended that the stadiums should reflect its history and culture, and for the designs to meet the following terms of reference: legacy, comfort, accessibility, and sustainability. The stadiums were equipped with cooling systems that aim to reduce temperatures within

2112-443: The twelve originally planned. By April 2017, FIFA had yet to finalise the number of stadiums Qatar must have readied in five years' time. Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) said it expected there would be eight in and near Doha , with the exception of Al Khor. Eight stadiums in five Qatarian cities were built or renovated for the FIFA World Cup. Between 2010 (when Qatar were announced as hosts) and 2022, seven of

2160-507: Was graded as having "high operational risk", generated criticism from media commentators. It was criticised by many as being part of the FIFA corruption scandals, which led to the 2015 FIFA corruption case . The voting patterns were as follows: At an estimated cost of over $ 220 billion, it is the most expensive World Cup ever held to date; this figure is disputed by Qatari officials, including organising CEO Nasser Al Khater, who said

2208-600: Was held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha , Qatar, on 1 April 2022, 19:00 AST , prior to the completion of qualification . The two winners of the inter-confederation play-offs and the winner of the Path A of the UEFA play-offs were not known at the time of the draw. The draw was attended by 2,000 guests and was led by Carli Lloyd , Jermaine Jenas and sports broadcaster Samantha Johnson, assisted by

2256-593: Was the first planned temporary stadium ever used for a FIFA World Cup. Lusail Stadium , Al Bayt Stadium , Ahmad bin Ali Stadium , Education City Stadium , Al Thumama Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium will be moderately or heavily modified as reduce their capacity by half. The Khalifa International Stadium (latter along with the Stadium 974 ) are the only largely unmodified stadium that were used for this tournament. Team base camps Base camps were used by

2304-447: Was the last with 32 participating teams, with the number of teams being increased to 48 for the 2026 edition . To avoid the extremes of Qatar's hot climate , the event was held in November and December instead of during the traditional months of May, June, or July. It was held over a reduced time frame of 29 days with 64 matches played in eight venues across five cities . Qatar entered the event—their first World Cup—automatically as

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