Qatar
Population Capital city
2.7 Million Doha
Before the discovery of oil in 1940,
Qatar’s economy focused on fishing
and pearl hunting
Qatar has the third biggest
natural gas reserves in the world
Qatar 2022 – Key Facts
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ will kick off on 21
November 2022.
Here are some key facts about the tournament.
Should you require further information, visit
www.qatar2022.qa or contact the Supreme
Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s Media Team,
media@sc.qa.
21 November – 18 December 2022
The tournament will take place over 28 days, with
the final being held on 18 December 2022, which
will be Qatar National Day.
Eight stadiums
Khalifa International Stadium was inaugurated
following an extensive redevelopment on
19 May 2017.
Al Janoub Stadium was inaugurated on 16 May 2019
when it hosted the Amir Cup final. It is the first Qatar
2022 venue to be built from scratch.
Official language Currency
Arabic Qatari Riyal
(English is widely used)
Home of Qatar Airways, Aspire Academy,
Al Jazeera and beIN Media Group
Qatar Sports Investments owns
French club Paris Saint-Germain
Education City Stadium became the third
tournament-ready venue for 2022 following a digital
launch in June 2020. The stadium’s opening was
dedicated to frontline workers of the coronavirus
pandemic.
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium was inaugurated on 18
December 2020 – Qatar National Day – when it
hosted the 48th Amir Cup final.
Al Thumama Stadium was inaugurated on 22
October 2021 when it hosted the 49th Amir Cup
final, while Stadium 974 was officially unveiled
during a digital launch in November 2021.
Al Bayt Stadium will be inaugurated on the opening
day of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™ (30
November 2021).
The 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium has been
completed and will be inaugurated in 2022.

Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Education City Stadium
Khalifa International Stadium
FIFA World Cup Stadium
Gold metro line
Green metro line
Red metro line
Team Base Camps
21 Team Base Camps have been approved and
included in the first version of the brochure
presented to the teams playing the qualifiers. Qatar
remains on track to deliver the remaining number of
required training sites well ahead of the tournament.
Each training site consists of two pitches and an
ancillary building. Some of the sites have already
been utilised during major sporting events – the 24th
Arabian Gulf Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup 2019™
and the FIFA Club World Cup 2020™.
Compact tournament
The longest distance between stadiums will be just
75km (Al Bayt Stadium to Al Janoub Stadium).
The shortest distance will be 5km (Education City
Stadium to Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium).
Fans may be able to attend up to two matches a day
during the group stage.
Innovation
Stadium 974 is the first fully demountable
tournament venue in FIFA World Cup™ history. It has
been built from 974 shipping containers and is
located opposite the stunning West Bay skyline.
Sustainability
In 2020, the SC and FIFA launched the first-ever
joint Sustainability Strategy and Policy. The policy
defined five sustainability commitments according
Al Khor
Al Bayt Stadium
Lusail
75km
Lusail Stadium
Stadium 974
Doha
Hamad
International
Airport
Al Thumama Stadium
Al Wakrah
Al Janoub Stadium
to five pillars: human, social, economic,
environmental and governance.
Qatar is committed to delivering the most
sustainable sporting event in history in 2022.
One aspect of the plan is to deliver a carbon-neutral
tournament. Water conservation, waste
management, carbon management, renewable
energy, environmental protection, urban
connectivity, biodiversity and urban ecology are just
a few of the means being used in order to achieve
this goal.
The SC also signed an agreement with the Gulf
Organisation for Research & Development (GORD) in
2019 to support the delivery of a carbon-neutral
tournament in 2022. Under the agreement, the
Global Carbon Trust (GCT), part of GORD, will
develop assessment standards to measure carbon
reduction, work with organisations across Qatar and
the region to implement carbon reduction projects,
and issue carbon credits which offset emissions
related to Qatar 2022.
Tournament sites are designed, constructed and
operated to limit environmental impacts – in line
with the requirements of the Global Sustainability
Assessment System (GSAS). A total of 15 GSAS
certifications have been awarded across five
stadiums to date:
Khalifa International Stadium
• Four-star GSAS Design & Build
certification
• Class A* GSAS Construction
Management certification
• Seasonal Energy Efficiency
Ratio certificate for Khalifa
Energy Centre
Al Janoub Stadium
• Four-star GSAS Design & Build
certification
• Class A* GSAS Construction
Management certification
• Seasonal Energy Efficiency
Ratio certificate for Al Wakrah
Energy Centre
Education City Stadium
• Five-star GSAS Sustainability
rating for Design & Build
• Class A* GSAS Construction
Management certification
• Seasonal Energy Efficiency
Ratio certificate for Education
City Energy Centre

Al Bayt Stadium Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium Al Thumama Stadium

• Five-star GSAS Sustainability
rating for Design & Build
• Class A* GSAS Construction
Management certification
• GSAS Seasonal Energy
Efficiency Ratio Compliance
certificate
• Four-star GSAS Design & Build
certification
• Class A* GSAS Construction
Management certification
• GSAS Seasonal Energy
Efficiency Ratio Compliance
certificate
• On track for a five-star GSAS
certification rating for Design &
Build
• Existing energy centre being
upgraded to meet latest standards
• Features 50,000m² of green
spaces

Stadium 974 Lusail Stadium

• On track for a five-star GSAS
certification rating for Design & Build
• Naturally ventilated stadium
structure lowers energy usage
• Much of the stadium structure made
from recycled steel
• On track for a five-star GSAS
certification rating for Design & Build
• Stadium located within the
sustainable city of Lusail
• Wastewater from on-site workers’
accommodation was recycled and
reused

Tree & Turf Nursery
World-class stadiums need world-class turf. In line
with this goal, the SC developed a nursery to
grow the required turf for the FIFA World Cup Qatar
2022™ and promote environmental sustainability
in Qatar.
The SC Tree & Turf Nursery covers an area of
880,000m² with 16,000 trees, 679,000 shrubs and
425,000m² of turf.
The Turf Nursery is located within Aspire Zone in
Doha and comprises 30,000m² of land where 12
different species of grass are being tested over a
six-year period.
Al Bayt Stadium Hay'ya Card (Fan ID)
The 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium will host the Following the success of the Fan ID during Russia
opening match of Qatar 2022. 2018, Qatar is working on a similar solution for fans
during 2022 called the Hay'ya Card.
Lusail Stadium
The 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium will be the Visa-free entry
biggest tournament venue and will host the final Nationals from a total of 85 countries can take
in 2022. advantage of visa-free entry into Qatar.

$6.5 billion Fans

The total budget for the stadiums and training sites We’re expecting more than 1 million fans to visit
Qatar is constructing. Qatar during the tournament.

18°C to 24°C Safety

The average temperature expected during the Qatar benefits from a low crime rate and is
tournament – meaning perfect conditions for consistently ranked as one of the safest countries in
players and fans. the world.

Accommodation Qatar is working with international experts such as

Fans will have a variety of accommodation options, INTERPOL, the Council of Europe, the UK Home
including hotels, apartments and floating hotels Office, FBI, French Gendarmerie and other partners
(cruise ships). to ensure the safety and security of visitors in 2022.

Thanks to the compact nature of the tournament, TV times

fans, players and officials will only need to stay in
one place throughout the tournament.
Getting around
Fans will arrive at the state-of-the-art Hamad
International Airport, which will have an annual
capacity of 53 million by 2022. Getting around will
be easy thanks to public transport, notably the new
metro system, which was successfully utilised by
fans during various major sporting events in Qatar.
Five out of eight venues are either directly
connected or in close proximity to a metro station,
with single journey prices being QAR 2 (US$0.55).
More than three billion fans across Asia and Europe
will benefit from prime time viewing during the
tournament thanks to convenient kick-off times.
Alcohol
Alcohol is available to buy in Qatar in designated
areas such as hotels. Fans who wish to buy alcohol
in 2022 will be able to do so.
Central location
Hamad International Airport is a major transport hub
and a vital link between the Americas, Europe and
Asia. The extensive Qatar Airways network means
passengers can fly directly to Doha from more than
140 destinations.

Selected flight times to Doha:

Los Angeles
15hr 50min New York Berlin Moscow
London
12hr 30min 5hr 55min 5hr 20min
6hr 45min
Paris
6hr 25min Beijing
Istanbul 9hr 10min
4hr 10min Qatar
Sao Paulo
15hr 15min Muscat Mumbai
1hr 50min 4hr 5min

Sydney
15hr 5min
Workers’ Welfare
The health and wellbeing of our workers is our top
priority. There are currently about 10,450 workers on
Qatar’s FIFA World Cup™ sites.
The SC’s Workers' Welfare Standards cover ethical
recruitment, accommodation and working
conditions. Regular audits support compliance,
while contractors in breach of the standards are
subject to enforcement measures, including
contract termination and blacklisting.
The SC has implemented a vast range of reforms to
benefit workers, including regular site inspections
and audits, the implementation of forums to allow
grievances to be heard and rectified – plus a
number of innovative projects related to nutrition,
wellbeing and health and safety. In addition, the SC
has worked with contractors to repay more than
$28.2 million to workers who were forced to pay
illegal recruitment fees in their home countries –
irrespective of whether there is a paper trail or not.
Click here for more information about Workers’
Welfare.
Football in Qatar
• Qatar are the reigning champions of Asia after
winning the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Qatar beat 2018
FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers Saudi Arabia, Korea
Republic and Japan on route to winning the
tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
• Other honours for the national team include the
gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games, three
Arabian Gulf Cup titles and one West Asian
Football Federation Championship.
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• Qatar also took part in the 2019 Copa America in
Brazil and the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the
United States as a guest nation.
• Qatar finished as runners-up in the 1981 FIFA
World Youth Championship and reached the
quarter-finals of the Olympic Games in 1992.
More recently, Qatar finished third at the 2018
U-23 AFC Asian Cup and won the 2014 U-19 AFC
Asian Cup. Qatar also qualified for the 2019 FIFA
U-20 World Cup in Poland.
• The 12-team Qatar Stars League is the top
professional league in Qatar. Until recently, World
Cup winner Xavi Hernandez was a player and
head coach at Al Sadd, while former Barcelona
star Samuel Eto’o and Dutch legend Wesley
Sneijder also played in the league in recent years.
• Qatari side Al Sadd has won the AFC Champions
League twice, in 1989 and 2011.
Sun, beach and water
Fans will enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere in 2022,
along with plenty of activities. From sunbathing at
one of Qatar’s many beaches, to dune bashing and
watersports, visitors will also have plenty to do away
from the football. Visit the National Tourism website
for more information.