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The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium will host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final on December 18, 2022, which is also Qatar National Day.
Lusail, Qatar – With a capacity of 80,000, Lusail Stadium will be the biggest tournament venue for the 2022 World Cup that takes place in Qatar from November next year.
According to tournament organizers, the stadium’s concrete works, steel superstructure installation and the roof big lift have been completed.
The stadium which cost $3 billion, will be one of eight venues for the tournament and will host a total of 10 matches, including the final and matches during every stage of the event.
The stadium entrances, interior finishes and progress in concourses, skyboxes and lounges are nearing completion, as are the mechanical, engineering, plumbing and finishing works.
Tournament organizers told Al Jazeera the stadium is set for completion “by the end of 2021”, adding its “concrete works, steel superstructure installation and the roof big lift have been completed”.
The construction site is said to conserve 40 percent more freshwater than conventional stadium developments.
Qatar’s treatment of its migrant workers has been under the spotlight ever since it was awarded hosting rights in 2010. Tournament organizers have said: “Compliance with … all relevant Qatari laws will be a prerequisite to the selection and retention by the SC of its contractors and sub-contractors.”
“The venue’s turf was planted in the precinct’s turf farm in August 2020, with inspections indicating good growth progress and overall health.”
The stadium’s design is inspired by the interplay of light and shadow that characterizes the “fanar” lantern.
Lusail Stadium’s ongoing secondary steel bracings going up, Lusail, Qatar.
The roof membrane is under fabrication, to be installed after completion of the ongoing secondary steel bracings.
To deliver on the legacy commitments by the organizing committee, Lusail Stadium will feature a school, housing, shops, food outlets and health clinics after the end of the World Cup.
A community football pitch will also be built within the premises.
Lusail Stadium is located in the city of Lusail, about 20km (12 miles) from the capital Doha’s city center.
Some installations will be removed from the stadium “to make way for these new amenities”, according to a stadium factsheet produced by Qatar 2022 organizers.
The tournament will be played in November and December next year to avoid Qatar’s summer heat, where temperatures often go past 40C (104F) during the day.
The stadium – one of the eight venues for the tournament – will host 10 matches, including the final and games during every stage of the event.
The stadium entrances, interior finishes and progress in concourses, skyboxes and lounges are nearing completion, as are the mechanical, engineering, plumbing and finishing works.
