The football in Qatar was great but Fifa had a stinker. It must do better for 2026 | Anita Asante


Argentina deserved to win the World Cup and it was lovely to see Morocco do well but the world’s governing body must learn from the lessons

So this is it. Qatar 2022 has been and gone and there is a lot to reflect on. In terms of the football it was a great tournament with a great final. Argentina were deserved winners for the way they dominated a large part of the final against France. One could see they were up for it from the start, with their body language, their tackles, their transitions and the way they used the crowd to create energy.

And so Lionel Messi got to crown his career with the one trophy he did not have, the big one, and it is what his great career deserves (says someone who has always been on his side in the big Messi-Ronaldo debate).

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