<iframe class=youtube src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4N7YgEsUEhY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><a rel=ugc href="https://www.youtube.com/watch'v=4N7YgEsUEhY">https://www.youtube.com/watch'v=4N7YgEsUEhY</a><br><br><br><img class=img src="https://essenceofqatar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lusail-stadium-doha-qatar_092116_100518-e1569177231541.jpg"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>Pictured: Qatar's $3 billion Lusail Stadium after construction.</b></span><br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2-1.jpg'fit=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium will host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final on December 18, 2022, which is also Qatar National Day. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br>Lusail, Qatar - With a capacity of 80,000, Lusail Stadium will be the biggest tournament venue for the 2022 World Cup that takes place in Qatar from November next year.<br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/3.jpg'fit=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>According to tournament organisers, the stadiums concrete works, steel superstructure installation and the roof big lift have been completed. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br>The stadium which cost $3 billion, will be one of eight venues for the tournament and will host a total of 10 matches, including the final and matches during every stage of the event.<br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4.jpg'fit=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>The stadium entrances, interior finishes and progress in concourses, skyboxes and lounges are nearing completion, as are the mechanical, engineering, plumbing and finishing works. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br>Tournament organisers told Al Jazeera the stadium is set for completion by the end of 2021, adding its concrete works, steel superstructure installation and the roof big lift have been completed.<br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/5.jpg'fit=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>The construction site is said to conserve 40 percent more freshwater than conventional stadium developments. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/6.jpg'fit=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>Qatar's treatment of its migrant workers has been under the spotlight ever since it was awarded hosting rights in 2010. Tournament organisers have said: "Compliance with ... all relevant Qatari laws will be a prerequisite to the selection and retention by the SC of its contractors and sub-contractors." [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br>The venues turf was planted in the precincts turf farm in August 2020, with inspections indicating good growth progress and overall health.<br><br>The stadiums design is inspired by the interplay of light and shadow that characterises the fanar lantern.<br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1-1.jpg'resize=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>Lusail Stadium's ongoing secondary steel bracings going up, Lusail, Qatar. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/7.jpg'fit=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>The roof membrane is under fabrication, to be installed after completion of the ongoing secondary steel bracings. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br>To deliver on the legacy commitments by the organising committee, Lusail Stadium will feature a school, housing, shops, food outlets and health clinics after the end of the World Cup.<br><br>A community football pitch will also be built within the premises.<br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/8.jpg'fit=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>Lusail Stadium is located in the city of Lusail, about 20km (12 miles) from the capital Doha's city centre. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br>Some installations will be removed from the stadium to make way for these new amenities, according to a stadium factsheet produced by Qatar 2022 organisers.<br><br>The tournament will be played in November and December next year to avoid Qatars summer heat, where temperatures often go past 40C (104F) during the day.<br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12.jpg'fit=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>The stadium - one of the eight venues for the tournament - will host 10 matches, including the final and games during every stage of the event. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br><img class=img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/10.jpg'fit=1170%2C780"></img><br><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><b>The stadium entrances, interior finishes and progress in concourses, skyboxes and lounges are nearing completion, as are the mechanical, engineering, plumbing and finishing works. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]</b></span><br><br><blockquote><b><a rel=ugc href="https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/4/13/in-pictures-building-the-stage-for-the-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022-final">Al Jazeera</a></b></blockquote>
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