Khalifa International Stadium Director Sheikh Ahmed Al Thani confirmed that the stadium, which is one of the eight stadiums that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, is a magnificent sports venue in Qatar due to its long history of hosting many local, regional and international tournaments since its founding in 1976 AD.
He pointed to the favorable location of the World Cup building, which allows fans attending matches to have a good time. After the end of the match, they can walk to the Aspire Zone and enjoy its modern amenities.
He added, “Khalifa International Stadium is the first World Cup stadium to receive the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) certification issued by the Gulf Research and Development Organization, as the roof of the stadium is integrated with an advanced cooling system and helps maintain a suitable temperature inside the stadium, which is unique. for Qatar, the 2022 World Cup stadiums have a long history of hosting many important sporting events including the 2006 Asian Games, the Asian Cup and a number of replicas of the Arabian Gulf Cup. it also hosted the World Championships in Athletics and the Club World Championships.
The FIFA World Cup is the national stadium of the State of Qatar and the first stadium to be ready to host the World Cup after undergoing a comprehensive preparation process for the world’s most significant football event, which will reopen in May 2017 during the host of the Cup final. Emir, and its design is characterized by double arches, and during the development process, an extension of the roof under the arches was added to improve the innovative cooling system that creates an atmosphere suitable for players and fans, and advanced lighting technology contributed to give the appearance of an architectural symbol a wonderful view of the a stadium that can seat 40,000, located 11 kilometers from downtown Doha, in the “Aspire” zone, Qatar’s leading sports excellence venue, which includes Aspire Park and Aspetar Sports Medicine Hospital, noting that the stadium can be easily reached via Sports City station on the Golden Line of the Doha Metro, co. Toraya is only 500 meters away.
It is noteworthy that the Khalifa Stadium will host eight World Cup matches from the group stage to the 1/8 finals, in addition to the match to determine the winner for third place. In the same month, in the Group E competition, before the match between Holland and Ecuador, two days later, for the first group.
The stadium will also host the group stage match between Croatia and Canada on November 27 in Group F and the match between Ecuador and Senegal in Group A on the 29th of the same month, provided that the stadium hosts group stage matches. will end with Japan vs. Spain meeting on December 1 in Group E, and will also be a witness. The stadium is one of the round of 16 matches between the champions of group A and the runners-up of group B before matches at the stadium. The World Cup will end with the match for third place on December 17th.