World Cup 2022: Qatar Venues
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.