The eight stages selected

- Lusail, Lusail stadium (80,000 seats): located in a city specially created for the event, this stadium will host the final of the competition.

Completed, it will be formally inaugurated later this year.

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Doha, Khalifa International Stadium (40,000 seats): the only stadium in the country built (in 1976) well before the assignment to the country of the World Cup, the enclosure was renovated in 2017 and its two new arches making it much more modern.

It has already hosted numerous competitions including the Asian Games, five matches of the 2019 Club World Cup, including the final, and the AFC Asian Cup.

- Al-Khor, Al-Bayt stadium (60,000 seats): built about fifty kilometers north of Doha, this stadium, which is difficult to access for supporters (only by bus or taxi), was built in the form of a a Bedouin tent.

The host country will start the competition there against Ecuador on Monday, November 21 (16:00 GMT).

The stadiums of the Vincent LEFAI Football World Cup AFP/Archives

- Al-Wakrah, Al-Janoub stadium (40,000 seats): the shapes of this stadium are inspired by the hulls of pearl fishing boats that have long been present on the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.

The enclosure was inaugurated when Al Duhail won the Emir Cup final in 2019.

- Doha, City of Education stadium (40,000 seats): very easy to access, its silhouette takes the shape of a diamond.

The enclosure will see its capacity halved after the tournament like many stadiums.

- Al Rayyan, Ahmad Bin Ali stadium (40,000 seats): a metro line has been specially created to connect Doha to this stadium located in one of the most historic cities in the country, not far from the desert.

Schedule of matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar Eléonore HUGHES AFP

- Doha, Al-Thumama stadium (40,000 seats): its design is inspired by the "taqiyah", traditional headgear for men in the region.

The kick-off of the competition will be given there with a poster Senegal - Netherlands on Monday, November 21 (10:00 GMT).

At the end of the competition, the stadium will increase from 40,000 to 20,000 seats and should house a sports clinic and a hotel.

- Doha, stadium 974 (40,000 seats): this enclosure was made from containers and other reused materials.

It will be completely dismantled after the tournament.

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