File 22: Qatar, 2022

In our twenty-second file, we travel to Qatar, 2022 — where the World Cup entered unfamiliar territory and delivered one of its greatest endings.Played in the middle of the club season and surrounded by debate before a ball was kicked, this was a tournament unlike any before it. Famous teams fell, underdogs rose, and Morocco made history by becoming the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final. Kylian Mbappé produced a final performance for the ages, but Lionel Messi and Argentina were chasing something that had waited a lifetime.In Episode 22: Qatar 2022, we uncover how Argentina recovered from an opening shock, how Morocco inspired the world, and how one extraordinary final gave Messi the ending every football story seemed to be waiting for.Strap in. History never played it safe.