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FIFA World Cup 2022
Argentina's Lionel Messi sits on Sergio 'Kun' Aguero's shoulders as their team celebrates their victory over France in the 2022 World Cup final on Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar. David Ramos/FIFA via Getty Images hide caption
Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates after scoring the team's third goal during the FIFA World Cup Final match between Argentina and France on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images hide caption
Fireworks are pictured before the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium north of Doha on December 18, 2022. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Lionel Messi of Argentina lifts the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Winner's Trophy during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. Julian Finney/Getty Images hide caption
Thuraya, the female Panda sent by China to Qatar as a gift for the World Cup, walks in a shelter at the Panda House Garden in Al Khor, near Doha, Qatar. Lujain Jo/AP hide caption
Croatia's Luka Modrić in action in front of Morocco's Achraf Hakimi during the World Cup third-place playoff match between Croatia and Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Saturday. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP hide caption
Antoine Griezmann celebrates after France's 2-1 win over England in the quarterfinals on December 10, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. Dan Mullan/Getty Images hide caption
Left: France's Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann celebrate after winning a World Cup semifinal match on Wednesday, Dec. 14, in Al Khor, Qatar. Right: Argentina's Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez celebrate after scoring during a World Cup semifinal match with Croatia on Tuesday, Dec. 13, in Lusail, Qatar. Francisco Seco/AP; Martin Meissner/AP hide caption
Theo Hernández of France celebrates after scoring the team's first goal during the 2022 World Cup semifinal between France and Morocco on December 14, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. Dan Mullan/Getty Images hide caption
Fans of Morocco's World Cup team rushed to the streets to celebrate their win over Belgium. on Nov. 27. Montreal is the home of Canada's largest Moroccan community. Abdelali Essaouis hide caption
Grant Wahl with a World Cup replica trophy, in recognition of his achievement covering 8 or more FIFA World Cups, during a ceremony at the Main Media Centre on Nov. 29 in Doha, Qatar. Brendan Moran/FIFA via Getty Images hide caption
Argentina forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team's first goal from the penalty spot during the World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and Croatia in Qatar on December 13, 2022. Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Yassine Bounou of Morocco makes a save during the the World Cup quarterfinal between Morocco and Portugal. Goalkeepers have powered the final four teams left in the tournament. Francois Nel/Getty Images hide caption
Achraf Dari and Walid Cheddira of Morocco celebrate after the 1-0 win during the quarterfinal match between Morocco and Portugal at Al Thumama Stadium on Saturday in Doha, Qatar. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images hide caption
France forward Kylian Mbappe (#10) fights for the ball with England defender Kyle Walker during the World Cup quarterfinal match between England and France at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on December 10, 2022. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Youssef En-Nesyri of Morocco soars high to head the ball and score the team's first goal during Morocco-Portugal quarterfinal at the World Cup in Qatar on December 10, 2022. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images hide caption
In this file photo, sportswriter Grant Wahl speaks during a panel discussion in New York in 2014. He died Friday in Qatar while covering the Argentina-Netherlands World Cup quarterfinal. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images hide caption
Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the 2022 World Cup quarterfinal match against the Netherlands on December 09, 2022. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images hide caption
Neymar of Brazil takes a shot against Dejan Lovren of Croatia during the FIFA World Cup 2022 quarterfinal match between Croatia and Brazil at Education City Stadium on December 09, 2022 in Al Rayyan, Qatar. Michael Steele/Getty Images hide caption
Player of Brazil Vinícius Júnior celebrates after scoring a disallowed goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 group G soccer match between Brazil and Switzerland at Stadium 974 on Nov. 28, in Doha. Florencia Tan Jun/PxImages/Icon Sportwire/Getty Images hide caption
Brazil's soccer star Vinícius Júnior wants to give back to schools in his hometown
Argentina's Julián Álvarez celebrates while holding Lionel Messi after scoring the team's second goal during the 2022 World Cup's Round of 16 match with Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Doha, Qatar. Alex Grimm/Getty Images hide caption
Top left: Luka Modrić of Croatia in action on Dec. 5 in Al Wakrah, Qatar. Bottom left: Lionel Messi of Argentina at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Dec. 3 in Doha, Qatar. Top right: Kylian Mbappé of France celebrates after scoring a goal on Dec. 4 in Doha, Qatar. Bottom right: Neymar of Brazil on Dec. 5 in Doha, Qatar. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images; Tnani Badreddine/DeFodi Images via Getty Images; Francois Nel/Getty Images; Mohammad Karamali/DeFodi Images via Getty Images hide caption
Portugal forward Gonçalo Ramos celebrates scoring his team's fifth goal, his hat-trick, during the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Portugal and Switzerland on December 6, 2022. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images hide caption