In a focus match of the 1/8 finals of the World Cup that ended in the early hours of December 7, Beijing time, Spain drew 0-0 with Morocco within 120 minutes of regular time, and lost 0-3 to Morocco in the penalty shootout. After winning the World Cup in 2010, they have missed the top 8 of the World Cup for three consecutive times.

On December 3, Beijing time, in the final round of Group G of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Brazil played against Cameroon. In the end, Abu Bakar scored a goal in stoppage time in the second half to complete the lore. Cameroon defeated Brazil 1-0 and broke the big upset. , but because the Swiss team won another game, the Cameroon team still missed the qualification.