Qatar World Cup stadiums: Paddy's guide to the 8 venues for 2022

Qatar has prepared eight World Cup venues across five cities for the 2022 tournament. All are within 21 miles of central Doha. It will be the first World cup in history to make use of a temporary venue. Most of the other seven are set to be reduced in capacity and repurposed once the competition is done and dusted.

England's group-stage fixtures are spread across three stadiums. Wales will play all three of their matches at the same venue in the outskirts of Doha. Qatar open the tournament against Ecuador on November 20. The final takes place at Lusail Iconic Stadium four weeks later.

Lusail Iconic Stadium will stage 10 matches, including the final, when it's opened in November 2021. The first match at the venue only took place in early September.

Al Bayt Stadium will host nine matches including England's second game in Group B. It was opened in November 2021 and hosted five matches during last year’s Arab Cup. England will play here in the last 16 and last eight if they top their group.

Khalifa International Stadium will host England's first match of the 2022 World Cup. Al Rayyan is a city stadium with a capacity of 45,416. Liverpool fans might recognise the venue from the 2019 Club World cup.

Education City Stadium will be opened in 2020. It will have a capacity of 45,350. England and Wales will not play there.

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium is one of the eight venues for the Qatar World Cup in 2022. Al Wakrah is the venue of Wales' group games.

Al Janoub Stadium in the city of Al Wakrah was opened in 2019 and hosted the 2020 AFC Champions League Final. It boasts an air-conditioning system that cools the stands to 18 degrees celsius and the pitch to 20 degrees.

Al Thumama Stadium in Doha was inaugurated only 12 months ago. It has a capacity of 40,000. The design for the stadium took its inspiration from the taqiyah, a traditional hat worn by men and boys in the Middle East.

Stadium 974 is a temporary stadium in Doha. Its name comes from the number of shipping containers used in its construction and the country’s international dialling code.

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