World Cup 2022: Qatar Venues

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The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has all the elements needed to be an amazing tournament with 32 teams playing at 8 different venues. There are going to be a lot of surprises that no one will want to miss. In this article, I will go through the different World Cup 2022 Qatar venues and give a bit of information about each. 

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In order to avoid the oppressive Qatar heat, which is typically over 40 degrees around that time in the summer, the tournament was reschedule to November when the average high temperature is 24 degrees in November and 21 in December.

Al Bayt Stadium

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Al Bayt Stadium
Capacity
60,000 seats
Year Opened
2021
Location
Al Khor

This Stadium is considered one of the most beautiful stadiums in the competition and is also where the opening match between Qatar and Ecuador will occur.

Games

  • 5x Group Matches (incl. Opening Match)
  • 1x Round of 16
  • 1x Quarter-Final
  • 1x Semi-Final

Lusail Stadium

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Lusail Stadium
Capacity
80,000 seats
Year Opened
2022
Location
Lusail

The World Cup final will be held on December 18 in this  Stadium, which is the largest venue of the competition and one of the most recent.

Games

  • 5x Group Matches
  • 1x Round of 16
  • 1x Quarter-Final
  • 1x Semi-Final
  • Final

Al Janoub Stadium

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Stadium for the 2022 World Cup Qatar stadiums
Al Janoub Stadium
Capacity
40,000 seats
Year Opened
2019
Location
Al Wakrah

This stadium has a curvilinear postmodernist and neo-futurist architecture that was influenced by the sails of traditional Dhow boats that local pearl divers used to navigate the Persian Gulf currents.

Games

  • 5x Group Matches
  • 1x Round of 16

Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium

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Stadium for the 2022 World Cup Qatar Stadiums article
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Capacity
40,000 seats
Year Opened
2020
Location
Al Rayyan

The distance between the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium and the centre of Doha is only 22 kilometres. When it hosted the 2020 Amir Cup final on December 18, 2020, the stadium was formally opened.

Games

  • 5x Group Matches
  • 1x Round of 16

Khalifa International Stadium

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Khalifa International Stadium
Capacity
40,000
Year Opened
1976
Location
Doha

Before being renovated for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Khalifa International Stadium was constructed in 1976 and since then has been one of the best stadiums in Qatar. 

Games

  • 5x Group Matches
  • 1x Round of 16
  • Third Place Match

Education City Stadium

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Education City Stadium
Capacity
40,000 seats
Year Opened
2020
Location
Doha

Al Rayyan, Qatar’s Education City Stadium is a football stadium that was constructed as a location for the future Qatar-hosted FIFA World Cup in 2022 and is considered by many has the best stadium ever built in Qatar.  

Games

  • 5x Group Matches
  • 1x Round of 16
  • 1x Quarter-Final

Stadium 974

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Stadium 974
Capacity
40,000 seats
Year Opened
2021
Location
Doha

This stadium honours Qatar’s rich history of international trade and sailing. In addition to being the country code for Qatar, 974 is also the precise quantity of shipping containers used during construction.

Games

  • 5x Group Matches
  • 1x Round of 16

Al Thumama Stadium

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Al Thumama Stadium
Capacity
40,000 seats
Year Opened
2021
Location
Doha

The Al Thumama Stadium has an enormous tent construction surrounding the entire stadium and a name inspired by the traditional tents used by nomadic tribes in Qatar and the Gulf region.

Games

  • 5x Group Matches
    1x Round of 16
    1x Quarter-Final

And there concludes my short Stadia in Qatar article.

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