Here is the list of the stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and all the other details like cost, photos, name and capacity of every stadium
The first World Cup that has been staged in the Middle East is taking place in Qatar in 2022. In the last ten years, Qatar has renovated one stadium and added seven new ones, all for the tournament.
FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 Stadium List, Cost, Name, Capacity And Photos
During the 2022 World Cup, 64 games will be played at these cutting-edge stadiums, which range in size and style. Every aspect of each stadium is broken down below, as per The Sporting News:
List Of Qatar World Cup 2022 Stadiums: Cost, Name, Size And Capacity Of The Pitch
Where are the World Cup stadiums?
THE 8 QATAR STADIUMS FOR 2022 WORLD CUP.
1. Al Bayt Stadium – 60k Capacity (Opening Match
2. Lusail Stadium – 80k Capacity (Final)
3. Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium- 40k Capacity
4. Al Janoub Stadium – 40k Capacity
5. Al Thumama Stadium – 40k Capacity
6. Education City Stadium – 40k pic.twitter.com/RLmNL0yh0M— Thuranira Salesio Socrates (@SocratesSalesio) November 16, 2022
All eight stadiums are situated within 25 kilometres of Doha, the country’s capital, in the centre of Qatar.
Stadium 974 is roughly seven kilometres from the city centre while Al Thumama Stadium is situated in Doha proper.
The most outlying of the eight sites, Al Bayt Stadium is located in Al Khor and is 46 kilometres from Doha’s city centre.
Stadium for the 2022 World Cup:
- Doha: Stadium 974, Al Thumama Stadium
- Al Rayyan: Khalifa International Stadium, Education City Stadium, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
- Lusail: Lusail Stadium
- Al Wakrah: Al Janoub Stadium
- Al Khor: Al Bayt Stadium
How much did Qatar pay to build World Cup stadiums?
The current price tag for all eight World Cup venues is approximately $6.5 billion, according to Sky News.
The cost of building the venues was once estimated by Qatari officials to be up to $10 billion, but it now appears they were able to complete the project for less.
Khalifa International Stadium was one of Qatar’s less expensive World Cup projects in 2014 despite the fact that it previously existed.
| Stadium | Cost (USD)* |
|---|---|
| Al Bayt Stadium | $847m |
| Lusail Stadium | $767m |
| Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium | $360m |
| Al Janoub Stadium | $572m |
| Education City Stadium | $700m |
| Stadium 974 | Unknown |
| Khalifa International Stadium | $78-315m |
| Al Thumama Stadium | $342m |
How many workers died building World Cup stadiums?
Since Qatar was awarded the privilege to host the World Cup, according to a comprehensive analysis published by The Guardian in early 2021, 6,500 migrant labourers there have perished. Qatari officials deny this number, claiming that only 37 deaths of workers at World Cup stadium sites between 2014 and 2020, with only three of those deaths officially categorised as “work-related.”
One major bone of contention is that cardiac and respiratory deaths are not considered “work-related” deaths in Qatar
The BBC claims that Qatar’s government underreported deaths involving foreign labourers, raising questions about the precise number of workers murdered while constructing the 2022 World Cup stadiums.
Qatar World Cup stadiums 2022 Details:
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
City: Al Rayyan
Date opened: December 18, 2020
Cost: $360m
Capacity: 40,000
Al Bayt Stadium
City: Al Khor
Date opened: November 30, 2021
Cost: $847m
Capacity: 60,000
Al Janoub Stadium
City: Al Wakrah
Date opened: May 16, 2019
Cost: $572m
Capacity: 40,000
Al Thumama Stadium
City: Al Thumama
Date opened: October 22, 2021
Cost: $342m
Capacity: 40,000
Education City Stadium
City: Al Rayyan
Date opened: June 2020
Cost: $700m
Capacity: 40,000
Khalifa International Stadium
City: Al Rayyan
Date re-opened: May 2017
Cost: $78-315m
Capacity: 40,000
Lusail Stadium
City: Lusail City
Date opened: 2022
Cost: $767m
Capacity: 80,000
Stadium 974
City: Ras Abu Aboud
Date opened: November 30, 2021
Cost: Unknown
Capacity: 40,000