Capacity: 40,000 seats | Opening: 1976 | Club: none
MATCHES
Group B: M3 – England vs Iran (Monday, Nov 21 @ 9pm)
Group E: M11 - Germany vs Japan (Wednesday, Nov 23 @ 9pm); M43 – Japan vs Spain (Friday, Dec 2 @ 3am)
Group A: M19 – Netherlands vs Ecuador (Saturday, Nov 27 @ 12.01am); M35 – Ecuador vs Senegal (Tuesday, Nov 29 @ 11pm)
Round of 16: M49 – Group A1 vs Group B2 (Saturday, Dec 3 @ 11pm)
Third Place: M63 – Runner-up M62 vs Runner-up M63 (Saturday, Dec 17 @ 11pm)
• This stadium has been Qatar’s principal football stadium since 1976. The stadium was built to serve as the flagship venue for the 1976 Gulf Cup that was held in Qatar and could initially hold 20,000 spectators.
• The stadium has been upgraded several times, most notably for the 2006 Asian Games, which increased capacity to 40,000 seats.
• It has been the standard playing venue of the Qatar national team and has furthermore occasionally hosted international friendlies of other teams such as Argentina and Brazil.
• Works on the stadium started in 2014, and included a refurbishment of all stands, additional seating, additional hospitality facilities, and the construction of a large innovative roof membrane that covers 70% of the stadium. The iconic arch of the stadium was replaced with a new one and complemented with a second one.
• Works were completed in the summer of 2017, which made it the first 2022 World Cup stadium to be finished.
