The FIFA World Cup is to begin in Qatar from 20 November 2022 and it will run till 18 December 2022 in which 32 teams will participate. For the first time the World Cup will be played in the month of November-December, as till now the World Cup was held in June-July. The first match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played at the Al Bayt Stadium with an audience capacity of sixty thousand. The matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be played in total eight stadiums where the title match will be held at the Lusail Stadium.
This will be the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East but it will not only be the first tournament to be held in the Arab region, but it will be the most compact, allowing audience to attend more than one game a day. So here we are sharing the FIFA World Cup 2022 Complete Stadium List in tis article so you will get to know about the specialities of all the stadiums.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Complete Stadium List
Each stadium in Qatar, training facility and fan zone is equipped with solar-powered cooling technology to keep moderate temperature. All stadiums in Qatar where the matches are being played are eco-friendly and their temperature will be controllable. Qatar is home for around three million people, so the legacy of the tournament has to be managed carefully. The FIFA World Cup 2022 will start at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor city of Qatar.
The 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament will be organized in 8 football stadiums in Qatar – Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Lusail Stadium, Stadium 974, Education City Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium. The final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played in Lusail on 18 December 2022.
List of Stadiums where FIFA Qatar 2022 Matches will be Played
Al Bayt Stadium
The opening match and opening ceremony will take place at the Al Bayt Stadium. It is the 2nd largest stadium of the Qatar. It was built like a tent used by nomadic peoples in the Gulf region. The stadium was opened on 30 November 2021 for the FIFA Arab Cup after 7 years of construction. It will host 9 matches in the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup. These include three knock out matches. Its audience capacity is around sixty thousand.
| Name of the Host City | Al Khor |
| Capacity of Stadium | 60,000 |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 matches to be played | Opening and all matches through to the FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-finals |
Lusail Stadium
The Lusail Stadium in Doha will be the center of attraction for the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup as this will be the biggest stadium in the World Cup. Special cooling systems have been installed here to deal with the heat, as it will keep the temperature under control inside the stadium. This is where the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played. Its construction started in 2017 and completed in 2021. Its audience capacity is around eighty thousand.
| Name of the Host City | Lusail |
| Capacity of Stadium | 80,000 |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 matches to be played | All matches through to the FIFA World Cup 2022 title match |
Education City Stadium
This stadium was opened on 15 June 2020 and it is considered to be one of the most eco-friendly stadiums in the world. It is surrounded by Qatari educational institutions, and it will continue to use the stadium after the tournament closes. Its audience capacity is is around forty thousand
| Name of the Host City | Al Rayyan (Education City) |
| Capacity of Stadium | 40,000 |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 matches to be played | Group matches, round of 16, FIFA 2022 quarter-finals |
Stadium 974
Stadium 974 is named after the number of shipping containers used in the stadium’s construction and the Qatar’s international dialling code. Its construction work started in 2017 and was completed in 2021. The stadium will be completely destroyed after the FIFA 2022. Its audience capacity is around forty thousand
| Name of the Host City | Doha |
| Capacity of Stadium | 40,000 |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 matches to be played | FIFA 2022- Group matches and round of 16 |
Khalifa International Stadium
Khalifa International Stadium was built in 1976 but its renovation was completed in 2017 and it is part of the Doha SCC. It is named after the former Emir of Qatar, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani. It is the home ground of the national team with the capacity of around forty thousand spectators.
| Name of the Host City | Doha |
| Capacity of Stadium | 40,000 |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 matches to be played | Group matches, round of 16, and play off for 3rd place |
Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium
The Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan was constructed in 2003 and it has capacity of around forty thousand spectators.
| Name of the Host City | Umm Al Afaei |
| Capacity of Stadium | 40,000 |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 matches to be played | Group matches, round of 16 |
Al Thumama Stadium
Al Thumama Stadium was inaugurated on 22 October 2021 and it will be used until the quarter-finals of the FIFA 2022. Qatari architect Ibrahim M Zaidah designed the grounds, taking inspiration from the traditional Taqiyah worn by men and boys in the Middle East with the capacity of around forty thousand spectators
| Name of the Host City | Doha |
| Capacity of Stadium | 40,000 |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 matches to be played | Group matches, round of 16, and quarter finals |
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Janoub Stadium has been designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid and it is also has the capacity of around forty thousand spectators
| Name of the Host City | Al Wakrah |
| Capacity of Stadium | 40,000 |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 matches to be played | Group matches and round of 16 |
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