2022 World Cup - Opening Day!

Nov 20, 2022

2022 World Cup - Opening Day!

This interactive Doodle celebrates the 2022 World Cup Opening Day.

About the Doodle

2022 World Cup - Opening Day!

On this day in 2022, the World Cup Opening Day kicked off in Qatar.

About the Doodle

Want to get in on the action yourself? Google “ world cup qatar 2022” on your mobile device to compete with fans in our multiplayer online game. People from around the world can work together to help their favorite team score the most goals. Once a real-life match is set in the World Cup schedule, it will appear in the game menu. Pick the game and team you want to support and work with other fans to score the most virtual GOAAAAALLLLS. When the final buzzer sounds in the real-life match, the virtual match will also end and name a winner!

Good luck to all the teams! See you on the (real and virtual 😉) pitch.

Illustration of the letter G with a soccer ball in the center
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About the 2022 World Cup

Players from the national teams of 32 countries competed in a series of elimination games, culminating on December 18, when one national team was crowned the 2022 World Cup Champion.

Where this Doodle appeared

The Doodle 2022 World Cup - Opening Day! launched Nov 20, 2022

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