Frenkie de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays primarily as a central-midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. Considered as one of the best midfielders in the world, De Jong is known for his vision, passing, dribbling, attacking-prowess and technique.
De Jong playing for Ajax in 2019.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the 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 Arab world and Muslim world, and the second held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan.
Seven of the eight venues, such as the venue for the final, Lusail Stadium, were new stadiums built specifically for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The eight was heavily renovated
Some venues, such as the 68,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium, had its upper tier of seating removed to reduce capacity after the tournament.
France forward Kylian Mbappé won the Golden Boot award after scoring eight goals in the tournament, the most since Ronaldo in 2002.
Argentina captain and forward Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball award, becoming the first player to win it twice.