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In addition, stadiums must have a minimum number of television camera stands and media areas and also be free of advertising throughout the World Cup. This includes stadium names – for instance, during the 2006 World Cup, German stadiums such as Allianz Arena were renamed "FIFA World Cup Stadium – Munich" for licensing reasons. [3]
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 .
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.
It has been suggested by many Australians online that Australia could bypass the rotation rule in 2038 by co-hosting the World Cup with New Zealand similar to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and/or other OFC nations, [104] though this is unlikely unless the AFC were to split or Australia were to return to the OFC prior to bidding. [105]
Stadium Location Final(s) hosted Estadio Centenario: Montevideo, Uruguay: 1930 FIFA World Cup final (Uruguay 4–2 Argentina) Stadio Nazionale PNF: Rome, Italy: 1934 FIFA World Cup final (Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia) Stade Yves-du-Manoir: Colombes , France: 1938 FIFA World Cup final (Italy 4–2 Hungary) Maracanã Stadium: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Al Thumama Stadium is one of eight stadiums, which have been built, renovated, or reconstructed for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022. [5] It is located near Hamad International Airport. [6] A joint venture between Al Jaber Engineering of Qatar and Tekfen Construction of Turkey is significantly involved in the construction work.
'Stadium of the South'), [3] formerly known as Al-Wakrah Stadium (Arabic: استاد الوكرة), is a retractable-roof football stadium in al-Wakrah, Qatar that was inaugurated on 16 May 2019. This was the second of the eight stadiums inaugurated for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, after the renovation of Khalifa International Stadium. [4]
'The House Stadium') [2] [3] is a retractable roof football stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, which was opened in time for matches in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, [4] which began on 20 November 2022. [5] The stadium is located 35 km away from Doha, which made it the furthest stadium from the capital that was used in the World Cup.