استاد لوسيل (Arabic) | |
Location | Lusail, Qatar |
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Coordinates | 25°25′15.1″N 51°29′25.4″E / 25.420861°N 51.490389°E |
Public transit | Lusail (لوسيل) |
Capacity |
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Record attendance | 88,966 (Argentina vs Mexico, 26 November 2022, Argentina vs Croatia, 13 December 2022, and Argentina vs France, 18 December 2022) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 11 April 2017 |
Built | 2017–2021 |
Opened | 21 November 2021 |
Architect | Foster + Partners, Populous |
General contractor | HBK Contracting, China Railway Construction Corporation[2] |
Tenants | |
Qatar national football team (2022–present) |
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 is currently the second largest football stadium in Asia but eventually will reduce its current capacity of 88,966 to 40,000 in the near future.[6][7][8]
The stadium is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Doha, in the city of Lusail.[9] Lusail Stadium was inaugurated on 9 September 2022 with the Lusail Super Cup game.[10]