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Best of World Cup 2022 in pictures

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has now concluded and Argentina have been crowned the world champions. Winning the world cup has always been the final piece of silverware that Lionel Messi was gunning for in order to prove that he’s truly one of the greatest footballers of all time.

It’s been a tournament full of heartbreak and elation with a looming cloud of politics that could change the way FIFA awards World Cups forever.

But if you’re just here for the football, then look now further as we celebrate the Qatar World Cup with all the best pictures from the past few weeks.

Matt Yau

Matt started off as a live music photographer covering up-and-coming bands in Brighton, and since then has become enamoured by the power of pictures. With a penchant for storytelling, he's on a mission to uncover unique images from the Alamy library and tell the story behind them.

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