Which are the 8 stadiums of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar
Do you know this is the first time when the FIFA World cup is being hosted by a Middle East country and it’s none other than Qatar?
Qatar has built 7 new stadiums for 64 matches of 32 teams of football, which are in a 55 km radius of Doha City so it is easy to transport.
Also, this is the second time the FIFA World Cup has been held in Asia. In 2002, Japan and South Korea co-hosted the FIFA World Cup for the first time in Asia.
There are a total of eight Stadiums where FIFA World cup matches will be held. Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan,
Doha is the existing one that is in operation since 1976, but the remaining seven stadiums mentioned below are the newly constructed ones for this FIFA World cup by Qatar.
Newly Constructed Stadium
- Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail city
- Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor
- Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah
- Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan
- Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan
- Stadium 974 in Ras Abu Aboud, Doha
- Al Thumama Stadium in Doha
Out of these Al Bayt and Al Wakrah are indoor stadiums.
Note that Stadium 974 will be completely dismantled after this world cup making it the first temporary stadium ever to be used for the FIFA world cup.
Rest all stadiums will be reduced to half of their capacity with the exception of Khalifa International stadium.
The schedule of matches to be held for respective stadiums is as follows –
| Al Bayt Stadium | Group A | Group B | Group E | Group F | Round of 16 | Quarter Final | Semi-Final |
| Khalifa International Stadium | Group A | Group B | Group E | Group F | Round of 16 | Third-place playoff. | |
| Al Thumama Stadium | Group A | Group B | Group E | Group F | Round of 16 | Quarter Final | |
| Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | Group B | Group E | Group G | Round of 16 | |||
| Lusail Iconic Stadium | Group C | Group G | Group H | Round of 16 | Quarter Final | Semi-Final | Final |
| Stadium 974 | Group C | Group D | Group G | Group H | Round of 16 | ||
| Education City Stadium | Group C | Group D | Group H | Round of 16 | Quarter Final | ||
| Al Janoub Stadium | Group D | Group G | Group H | Round of 16 |
Datewise Match Schedule
| Match no. | Date | Country | Group | Venues | ET Time |
| 1 | Nov-20 | Qatar vs Ecuador | Group A | Al Bayt Stadium | 11:00 AM |
| 2 | Nov-21 | England vs Iran | Group B | Khalifa International Stadium | 8:00 AM |
| 3 | Nov-21 | Senegal vs Netherlands | Group A | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha | 5:00 AM |
| 4 | Nov-21 | United States vs. Wales | Group B | Al Rayyan Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 5 | Nov-22 | Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia | Group C | Lusail Stadium | 5:00 AM |
| 6 | Nov-22 | Denmark vs. Tunisia | Group D | Education City Stadium | 8:00 AM |
| 7 | Nov-22 | Mexico vs. Poland | Group C | Stadium 974 | 11:00 AM |
| 8 | Nov-22 | France vs. Australia | Group D | Al Wakrah Sports Complex | 2:00 PM |
| 9 | Nov-23 | Morocco vs. Croatia | Group F | Al Bayt Stadium | 5:00 AM |
| 10 | Nov-23 | Germany vs. Japan | Group E | Khalifa International Stadium | 8:00 AM |
| 11 | Nov-23 | Spain vs. Costa Rica | Group E | Al Thumama Stadium | 11:00 AM |
| 12 | Nov-23 | Belgium vs. Canada | Group F | Al Rayyan Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 13 | Nov-24 | Switzerland vs. Cameroon | Group G | Al Wakrah Sports Complex | 5:00 AM |
| 14 | Nov-24 | Uruguay vs. South Korea | Group H | Education City Stadium | 8:00 AM |
| 15 | Nov-24 | Portugal vs. Ghana | Group H | Stadium 974 | 11:00 AM |
| 16 | Nov-24 | Brazil vs. Serbia | Group G | Lusail Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 17 | Nov-25 | Wales vs. Iran | Group B | Al Rayyan Stadium | 5:00 AM |
| 18 | Nov-25 | Qatar vs. Senegal | Group A | Al Thumama Stadium | 8:00 AM |
| 19 | Nov-25 | Netherlands vs. Ecuador | Group A | Khalifa International Stadium | 11:00 AM |
| 20 | Nov-25 | England vs. USA | Group B | Al Bayt Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 21 | Nov-26 | Tunisia vs. Australia | Group D | Al Wakrah Sports Complex | 5:00 AM |
| 22 | Nov-26 | Poland vs. Saudi Arabia | Group C | Education City Stadium | 8:00 AM |
| 23 | Nov-26 | France vs. Denmark | Group D | Stadium 974 | 11:00 AM |
| 24 | Nov-26 | Argentina vs. Mexico | Group C | Lusail Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 25 | Nov-27 | Japan vs. Costa Rica | Group E | Al Rayyan Stadium | 5:00 AM |
| 26 | Nov-27 | Belgium vs. Morocco | Group F | Al Thumama Stadium | 8:00 AM |
| 27 | Nov-27 | Croatia vs. Canada | Group F | Khalifa International Stadium | 11:00 AM |
| 28 | Nov-27 | Spain vs. Germany | Group E | Al Bayt Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 29 | Nov-28 | Cameroon vs. Serbia | Group G | Al Wakrah Sports Complex | 5:00 AM |
| 30 | Nov-28 | South Korea vs. Ghana | Group H | Education City Stadium | 8:00 AM |
| 31 | Nov-28 | Brazil vs. Switzerland | Group G | Stadium 974 | 11:00 AM |
| 32 | Nov-28 | Portugal vs. Uruguay | Group H | Lusail Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 33 | Nov-29 | Netherlands vs. Qatar | Group A | Al Bayt Stadium | 10:00 AM |
| 34 | Nov-29 | Ecuador vs. Senegal | Group A | Khalifa International Stadium | 10:00 AM |
| 35 | Nov-29 | Wales vs. England | Group B | Al Rayyan Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 36 | Nov-29 | Iran vs. United States | Group B | Al Thumama Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 37 | Nov-30 | Tunisia vs. France | Group D | Education City Stadium | 10:00 AM |
| 38 | Nov-30 | Australia vs. Denmark | Group D | Al Wakrah Sports Complex | 10:00 AM |
| 39 | Nov-30 | Poland vs. Argentina | Group C | Stadium 974 | 2:00 PM |
| 40 | Nov-30 | Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico | Group C | Lusail Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 41 | Dec-01 | Croatia vs. Belgium | Group F | Al Rayyan Stadium | 10:00 AM |
| 42 | Dec-01 | Canada vs. Morocco | Group F | Al Thumama Stadium | 10:00 AM |
| 43 | Dec-01 | Japan vs. Spain | Group E | Khalifa International Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 44 | Dec-01 | Costa Rica vs. Germany | Group E | Al Bayt Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 45 | Dec-02 | South Korea vs. Portugal | Group H | Education City Stadium | 10:00 AM |
| 46 | Dec-02 | Ghana vs. Uruguay | Group H | Al Wakrah Sports Complex | 10:00 AM |
| 47 | Dec-02 | Cameroon vs. Brazil | Group G | Lusail Stadium | 2:00 PM |
| 48 | Dec-02 | Serbia vs. Switzerland | Group G | Stadium 974 | 2:00 PM |
