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The International Football Belt · season

The 2022 season

16 belt games · 3 title changes

France carried the belt into the 2022 season. It changed hands 3 times among 4 nations, 1 of those in the playoffs, and Argentina finished the season with it. Most defenses: Croatia, 9.

Who held it, in order

FranceDenmarkCroatiaArgentina

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,003Mar 25, 2022France beat Ivory Coast 2–1 (Friendly)Defense
1,004Mar 29, 2022France beat South Africa 5–0 (Friendly)Defense
1,005Jun 3, 2022Denmark beat France 2–1 (UEFA Nations League)Title change
1,006Jun 6, 2022Denmark beat Austria 2–1 (UEFA Nations League)Defense
1,007Jun 10, 2022Croatia beat Denmark 1–0 (UEFA Nations League)Title change
1,008Jun 13, 2022Croatia beat France 1–0 (UEFA Nations League)Defense
1,009Sep 22, 2022Croatia beat Denmark 2–1 (UEFA Nations League)Defense
1,010Sep 25, 2022Croatia beat Austria 3–1 (UEFA Nations League)Defense
1,011Nov 16, 2022Croatia beat Saudi Arabia 1–0 (Friendly)Defense
1,012Nov 23, 2022Croatia and Morocco tied 0–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupTie · defense
1,013Nov 27, 2022Croatia beat Canada 4–1 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
1,014Dec 1, 2022Croatia and Belgium tied 0–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupTie · defense
1,015Dec 5, 2022Croatia beat Japan 2–1 (FIFA World Cup; Croatia won on penalties) World cupDefense
1,016Dec 9, 2022Croatia beat Brazil 2–1 (FIFA World Cup; Croatia won on penalties) World cupDefense
1,017Dec 13, 2022Argentina beat Croatia 3–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupTitle change
1,018Dec 18, 2022Argentina beat France 4–3 (FIFA World Cup; Argentina won on penalties) World cupDefense

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