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2022 FIFA Rimet Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Dates	4 June – 5 July (31 days)
Teams	32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)

The 2022 FIFA Rimet Cup was the 13th FIFA Rimet Cup, a quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA, for the top teams in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification that do not qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will take place in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from 16 November to 16 December 2022, after the countries were awarded the hosting rights in 2020. It is the first Rimet Cup to have multiple hosts.

Hungary are the defending champions, having won the 2022 edition. It has yet been determined whether they will play in the Rimet Cup or the FIFA World Cup.

Format

The tournament will feature 32 teams.

Prize money

In April 2024, FIFA announced the prizes for all participating nations. Each qualified team received $1.5 million before the competition to cover preparation costs with each team receiving at least $9 million in prize money. This edition's total prize pool was $106 million, $10 million greater than the prize pool of the previous tournament.

Place	Teams	Amount (in millions)
		Per team	Total
Champions	1	$15	$15
Runners-up	1	$10	$10
Third place	1	$7	$7
Fourth place	1	$6.5	$6.5
5th–8th place (quarter-finals)	4	$5	$20
9th–16th place (round of 16)	8	$3	$24
17th–32nd place (group stage)	16	$1.5	$24
Total	32	$106.5

Host selection

Voting

The voting took place on June 13, 2018, during the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, and it was opened to all 203 eligible members. The Estonia, Lativa, and Lithuania bid won with 140 valid ballots, while the Gambia and Senegal bid received 60 valid ballots. Cuba, Iran, Russia, Slovenia, and Spain abstained from voting. Ghana was suspended by FIFA due to a corruption scandal and was therefore ineligible to vote.

Nation	Vote
	Round 1
Estonia, Lativa, Lithuania	140
Gambia, Senegal	60
None of the bids	0
Abstentions	5
Total votes	200
Majority required	101

Venues

Twelve total venues were selected for the Rimet Cup, four in each of the three host countries.

Tallinn (Kristiine)	Tallinn (Kesklinn)	Dallas (Arlington, Texas)	Kansas City
Lilleküla Stadium†	Kalevi Keskstaadion	AT&T Stadium‡ (Dallas Stadium)	GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Stadium)
Capacity: 14,336	Capacity: 12,000 (Bid book capacity: 14,757)	Capacity: 80,000 (Bid book capacity: 92,967) (expandable to 105,000)	Capacity: 76,416 (Bid book capacity: 76,640)
Riga (Grīziņkalns)	Riga (Skanste)	Ventspils	Liepāja
Daugava Stadium	Skonto Stadium	Ventspils Stadion	Liepāja Stadium
Capacity: 10,461 (expandable to 13,128)	Capacity: 8,097 (Bid book capacity: 9,150)	Capacity: 3,200 (expandable to 6,700)	Capacity: 4,022 (Bid book capacity: 7,144)
Kaunas	Panevėžys	Marijampolė	Vilnius
Girėnas Stadium	Aukštaitija Stadium	Sūduva Stadium	LFF Stadium
Capacity: 15,315	Capacity: 6,600 (Bid book capacity: 7,355)	Capacity: 6,250 (Bid book capacity: 10,140)	Capacity: 5,067 (Bid book capacity: 5,900)

Team base camps

Base camps will be used by the 48 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. In June 2024, FIFA announced the hotels and training sites for each participating team. Over the next months, the list of potential Team Base Camps will grow, with further options across Canada, Mexico and the USA to be added.

Team base camps

Training site	Hotel
Atlanta United Training Centre, Marietta	JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead, Atlanta
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw	InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, Atlanta
Baylor School, Chattanooga	The Read House Hotel, Chattanooga
FC Cincinnati, Cincinnati	To be confirmed
Dallas Baptist University, Dallas	Westin Dallas Downtown, Dallas
FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco	Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West, Plano
University of Dallas, Irving	Omni Las Colinas Hotel, Irving
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth	Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel, Fort Worth
Lambeau Field, Green Bay	Lodge Kohler, Green Bay
Chivas Verde Valle, Zapopan	Hard Rock Hotel Guadalajara, Zapopan
Grand Park Sports Campus, Westfield	Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel, Carmel
Orange County Great Park, Irvine	Marriott Irvine Spectrum, Irvine
KC Current Training Facility, Riverside	Hotel Kansas City – The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Kansas City
Sporting KC Training Centre, Kansas City	Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center, Overland Park
University of Kansas, Lawrence	Stonehill Lawrence, Trademark Collection by Wyndham, Lawrence
Louisville City FC, Louisville	Omni Louisville Hotel, Louisville
Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City	On-site accommodation, Mexico City
La Nueva Casa del Futbol - Toluca, Toluca	DoubleTree by Hilton Toluca, Toluca
Rayados Training Centre, Santiago	The Westin Monterrey Valle, San Pedro Garza García
Philadelphia Union Stadium, Chester	Hotel Du Pont, Wilmington
Saint Louis University, St. Louis	Magnolia Hotel St. Louis, St. Louis
RSL Training Centre, Herriman	RSL Training Academy Residence, Herriman
University of Utah, Salt Lake City	Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City
San Antonio Stadium, San Antonio	Kimpton Santo Hotel, San Antonio

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout round
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIFA.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout round
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIFA.com

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout round
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIFA.com

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout round
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIFA.com

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout round
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIFA.com

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout round
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIFA.com

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout round
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIFA.com

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout round
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIFA.com