the opening Match involving the hosts of the tournament will be held on November 21, 2022 the al-Khor stadium with a capacity of 60 thousand people. During the group phase, which will last until 2 December, the day will be held at the four meetings. This will enable the teams to fully recover for next matches and the fans to attend multiple games. FIFA and the organizers remind you of the compact location of all arenas. Travel by air is the fans don’t have to.
1/8 finals will be held from 3 to 6 December, the 1/4 finals on December 9-10, 1/2-finals – 13-14 December.
Game for third place scheduled for December 17 and will take place at the stadium “Khalifa” in Doha, the final scheduled for 18 December in the city of Lusail stadium of the same name. Its platform can accommodate 80 thousand spectators.
On the FIFA website also reported that the first phase of ticket sales for the matches of the tournament starts in late 2020.
meanwhile, the President of the International Federation of football Gianni Infantino continues to believe that the 2018 world Cup, which was held in 12 stadiums in 11 cities of Russia, became the best in history.
– there are a number of reasons, Infantino said in an interview on the website of the Russian football Union. – Modern stadiums, which held the matches of the tournament were filled in an average of 98 percent, a total of more than half the world’s population watched it. But in addition, the atmosphere in the host cities and stadiums combined with the incredible Russian hospitality made the 2018 FIFA world Cup such a special event.
Infantino also said that the home world Cup Russian soccer has changed for the better.
In 2018, the Russian team went down in history as a strong, cohesive team and a terrific host of the world championship, – said the head of FIFA. – From the point of view of heritage, of course, infrastructure also plays an important role for the tournament was built upscale objects, which can now be used for further development of sport in Russia.
