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The Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar was one of eight stadiums used in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, [14] the second largest after Lusail Stadium. [15] The stadium was designed by Dar Al-Handasah . [ 16 ] Following the World Cup, it is expected to be reconfigured into a 32,000-seat stadium.
Lusail Stadium [3] (Arabic: استاد لوسيل, [4] ALA-LC: Istād Lūsayl) is a football stadium in Lusail, Qatar.Owned by the Qatar Football Association, [5] it is the largest stadium in Qatar and the Middle East by capacity; one of eight stadiums built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup final game between Argentina and France on 18 December 2022.
At an estimated cost of over $220 billion, [53] it is the most expensive World Cup ever held to date; this figure is disputed by Qatari officials, including organising CEO Nasser Al Khater, who said the true cost was $8 billion, and other figures related to overall infrastructure development since the World Cup was awarded to Qatar in 2010. [54]
The Guardian reported in early 2021 that more than 6,500 of the reported 1.7 million migrant workers died in Qatar since construction began for the World Cup — or an average of 12 people per day ...
This is a list of football stadiums in Qatar, ranked in descending order of capacity. It includes stadiums with a capacity of at least 1,000 and stadiums built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup . The two largest non-football stadiums in Qatar are the 15,500-capacity Aspire Dome indoor stadium and the 15,300 capacity Lusail Sports Arena .
Migrant workers built the $200 billion worth of infrastructure Qatar needed to host the World Cup while dealing with appalling and exploitative conditions.
It was stated in April 2018 that over 80% of the city's infrastructure projects were completed. [3] On 26 November 2022, during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a large fire broke out in a building under construction near Qetaifan Island North about 3.5 km away from Lusail Stadium where multiple World Cup games were scheduled to occur. The Civil ...
In association football, the stadium hosted matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, the 2011 and 2023 AFC Asian Cup, and three editions of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The final of the Emir of Qatar Cup is also occasionally played at the stadium.