Lusail Stadium

Lusail Stadium
استاد لوسيل (Arabic)
Aerial view of the stadium in 2022
Map
LocationLusail, Qatar
Coordinates25°25′15.1″N 51°29′25.4″E / 25.420861°N 51.490389°E / 25.420861; 51.490389
Public transit Lusail (لوسيل)
Capacity
Record attendance88,966 (Argentina vs Mexico, 26 November 2022,
Argentina vs Croatia, 13 December 2022, and
Argentina vs France, 18 December 2022)
Construction
Broke ground11 April 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-11)
Built2017–2021
Opened21 November 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-21)
ArchitectFoster + Partners, Populous
General contractorHBK 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]

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