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Iker Casillas has recently announced his retirement from football ? at the age of 39. He belongs to Spain.

Madrid is the capital while Euro is the capital of Spain.

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• The 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held on 3 August 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• The Meeting was chaired by Cambodia
• Theme “ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together.”

• Note: Myanmar was banned after its military rulers declined a proposal to send a non-junta representative instead.

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Anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime in New Zealand, under a law expected to be enacted soon.

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Pakistan remains the largest refugee hosting country in Asia and the Pacific as 1.5 million Afghans still prefer to stay in this country, according to United Nations as of July 2022.

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 Uwe Seeler was a German footballer made 72 appearances for the West Germany national team.

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Senior journalist and editor of Urdu language daily Express Tahir Najmi passed away

Dying date: 10 March 2023

Aged: 68

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Note: A powerful earthquake killed at least 1000 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan in early hours on 22 June 2022.

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The UK, US, Germany, France, Canada, Italy and Japan make up the G7.

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• Know about FIFA World Cup 2022

• Edition: 22

• Held: 20 November 18 December 2022 (Qatar)

• Matches: 64

• Length: 28 days

• First Asian cities to host FIFA world cup: South Korea & Japan (2002)
  
• First Arab country to host FIFA world: Qatar (2022)

• FIFA world cup held in Asia in 2022: Second time

• Venues: 8 (5 cities)

• Country to provide security: Pakistan (sent around 4500 soldiers)
  
• Country to produce ball: Pakistan

• Participating countries from Asia: Qatar, Iran, South Korea, Japan & Saudi Arabia

• Winner: Argentine

• Argentine won: after 36 years (previously won in 1986)

• Runner-up: France

• Argentine won: third time

• Goals scored: 172

• Top scorer: Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)

• Kylian Mbappe belongs: France

• Best player: Lionel Messi (7 goals) (Argentine)

• Golden Ball winner:  Lionel Messi

• Lionel Messi won Ball: Second time

• Lionel Messi won Golden Ball first time: 2014

• Best young player: Enzo Fernendez (Argentine)

• Best goalkeeper : Emiliano Martinez (Argentine)

• Country to get third position: Croatia

• Country to get fourth position: Morocco

• Golden Boot winner: Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)

• Second player to score hat-trick in Final: Kylian Mbappe

• First Arab country to Qualify for semi-final: Morocco

• Final held: Lusail Stadium 

• World Cup trophy showcased by: Deepika Pedukone (Indian actress) & Iker Casillas (Spanish legend footballer)

• Golden Glove winner: Emiliano Martinez (Argentine)

• In 2022, Argentine became the first South American nation to win FIFA World Cup since Brazil in 2002.

• France lost in the final of a World Cup for the second time (First vs Italy in 2006) (second vs Argentine in 2022)