1 Qatar became the only Muslim country ever to Host the World Cup. Qatar is the only Muslim country in the history of football to host the World Cup.

2. Morocco became the first ever African nation to get to the semi-final of the World Cup, playing seven matches in the process.

3- The 2022 World Cup recorded the most goals scored with a 172 goals haul

4-  Qatar is the first hosting country to have never played in any previous editions

5- Qatar with a population of 2.931 million is the smallest nation to host World Cup. The previous record holder was Uruguay which hosted the maiden edition in 1930.

6- Qatar is the first host nation with the least number of stadiums

7- The first World Cup in history to be have held within the smallest size of space; all the stadiums in Qatar are within a 60 km radius.

8- Shortest World Cup ever held in 28 Days

9- First ever World Cup to be held during Winter. FIFA has always dedicated the World Cup to hold from May to July and during this period, which was always a season break in most footballing jurisdictions including UEFA, temperature is usually terribly high in Qatar hence the need to push Qatar 2022 to November and December.

10- The most expensive World Cup ever for the host nation. Qatar spent approximately $220 billion for the infrastructure to successfully host the event. This amount is spent on roads, stadiums