2022 UGFA World Cup

The 2022 UGFA World Cup is the 12th UGFA World Cup, the tournament for the association football world championship, which took place at several venues across Japanland.

The tournament began on June 16, 2022 and ended on July 17 when the final took place. It is the first time that Japanland hosted an UGFA world cup. UGFA selected the nation to host the cup in 2018. No more than 24 teams participated in the tournament. A total of 46 matches were played during the course of the tournament, beginning with the group stage, then the knockout stage, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

Host selection
The UGFA contemplated between competing to host the 2018 UGFA World Cup - Japanland and Castilla. Ultimately, Japanland won the right to host the cup over Castilla. Snowzerland were also contemplated to host the cup, but were disqualified due to rumors of doping allegations against the country.