With 100 days to go until the start of the World Cup in Qatar, which has been brought forward yesterday, Thursday, from November 21 to 20, the Arab country is waiting for the start of the historic event with all its infrastructures completed in the absence of inauguration on 9 September the Lusail Stadium, the largest capacity stadium with 80,000 seats and which will host the grand final on December 18.
A meeting attended by 32 delegations that will start a day earlier than expected due to a change of FIFA so that, as is tradition, it will be the host that opens the competition in a match that will play against Ecuador in the Al Bait.
“The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off with an even bigger celebration for fans in Qatar and around the world. On Sunday, November 20, the hosts will face Ecuador at 7 p.m. local time (+3 GMT), in which it will be the only game of the day,” the agency reported.
The advance does not mean a setback for Qatar in terms of organization and infrastructure, as the construction of all these buildings has been completed with a margin.
Eight stadiums will host the 2022 World Cup matches in Qatar, six of which are newly built and two renovated — Ahmad Bin Ali and Khalifa — focusing on sustainability, while representing the Arab country’s history and looking to the future focus future.
Three of them – 974, Ciudad de la Educación and Al Thumama – were designed by Spanish architectural firm Fenwick Iribarren, and the government of Qatar has already pledged to donate some of the infrastructure to developing countries.
The last to be inaugurated is the Lusail Stadium, the stadium of the final. It will do so on September 9, when it will host the Super Cup match between the Saudi Pro League champion and the Egyptian Premier League winner; on a day that will also have a festive program to celebrate the event.
The venue, located in the city of Lusail, 15km north of downtown Doha, will host matches throughout the tournament, opening with the Group C match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia on November 22.
“It embodies Qatar’s ambition and passion to share Arab culture with the world,” the organization stressed, and the design is inspired by the play of light and shadow that characterizes the ‘fanar’ lantern. The shape and facade reflect the intricate decorative motifs on bowls, vessels and other works of art found in the Arab and Islamic worlds during the rise of civilization in the region.
Lusail will be the site of the grand final of a World Cup that is unique in history. The first in the winter and in an Arab country that is expected to receive about 1.2 million spectators, so, in addition to the existing hotels, they have chosen to innovate and optimize the infrastructure, with some 4,000 rooms on cruise ships which will serve as accommodation during the tournament.
Here are the groups for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar:
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands.
B-group: England, Iran, United States, Wales.
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland.
Group D: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia.
Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan.
Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia.
Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon.
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea.
Source: El heraldo
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