2022 FIFA World Cup: Video of The Best and Funniest Memes of the Tournament

• The 2022 FIFA World Cup is unfolding at a terrific speed as 32 teams seek to get their hands on world sport's greatest trophy
• With the drama inevitably comes the funny side of things, whether the humour is light or dark
• Meme generators have pounced on just about every talking point that has emerged in Qatar

Humour is proving to be the biggest winner in what has proved to be an absorbing 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Whether it be on the field of play or off it, the global showpiece in Qatar is proving to be a goldmine of drama. Naturally, there is a funnier side to this, whether it be dark humour or otherwise.

Social media was always going to be awash with memes in response to whatever talking emerged in the first week of the Middle East's first-ever World Cup.

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