The 2022 FIFA World Cup is slowly creeping up on us with kick-off beneath a year away.
With the newness of the event being held in a rustic with out a great deal footballing records, it method even the most die-tough fan might not be aware about the towns and stadiums.
So here's the lowdown of the areas and venues so one can play host to the 2022 World Cup...
City: Al Wakrah Capacity: 40,000 Games hosted: Group stage One of Qatar's diverse home arenas, the Al Janoub Stadium hosted the 2020 AFC Champions League very last and sees a honest share of membership football as the home of Al-Wakrah SC. The wavy designs (literally) of the seating are inspired by using the location's conventional Dhow boats which are utilized by pearl divers in the Persian Gulf.
City: Al Rayyan Capacity: forty,000 Games hosted: Group degree, spherical of 16, 0.33 location playoff Look familiar, Liverpool fans? This is in which you beat Flamengo within the final of 2019 Club World Cup. While seats may be brought to enhance the capacity for occasions, it's still doubtful whether or not the stadium will residence greater than forty,000 enthusiasts for the tournament
City: Doha Capacity: 40,000 Games hosted: Group stage, spherical of 16 Stadium 974 may additionally sound like a planet from the Star Wars franchise, but it's one of the 8 host stadiums for the 2022 World Cup. Who'd have idea? From the outside, Stadium 974 seems extra like a docking bay. Or the stadium from Call of Duty: Warzone. Hey, at least there's layers of character approximately this floor.
City: Doha Capacity: 40,000 Games hosted: Group stage, round of sixteen, region finals One of the event's 4 stadiums situated in Doha, the design of the Al Thumama Stadium is based totally on the traditional Middle Eastern taqiyah hat. Half of the stadium's seats could be donated to other countries at the realization of the World Cup.
City: Al Rayyan Capacity: forty four,740 Games hosted: Group level, spherical of sixteen Al Rayyan's original Ahmed bin Ali Stadium become built in 2003, but reputedly that wasn't up to scratch and became demolished in 2015. Ninety% of the rubble from that old stadium went into constructing the new one or to public art initiatives.
City: Al Rayyan Capacity: forty five,350 Games hosted: Group level, ultimate 16, area finals Education City is simply the call of a improvement in the city of Al Rayyan, but now additionally performs host to a World Cup calibre stadium - which has been nicknamed the 'diamond in the desert'.
City: Al Khor Capacity: 60,000 Games hosted: Group level, round of 16, sector finals, semi finals If you have been lucky enough to ebook a lodge room at Al Bayt Stadium, then you'll be capable of enjoy a balcony view of the pitch. At the end of the World Cup, the stadium might be downscaled by way of almost half of the ability, the hotel expanded, a shopping center opened and some other sport facility constructed.
