Doha - (AFP) - Lusail Stadium, which will host the 2022 World Cup Final in Qatar , will host a match between Al-Arabi and Al-Rayyan teams on August 11, as part of the new season of the Qatar Football League.

The Qatar League Foundation published the schedule of matches for the next season, which begins in early August with a confrontation between Al-Markhiya and Al-Sadd, the defending champions, while Lusail Stadium was set to host the Al-Arabi and Al-Rayyan match, which has a large fan base, in the second phase.

Among the eight stadiums designated for the Qatar World Cup 2022, Lusail Stadium is the only one that has not hosted any matches yet.
Agence France-Presse learned from a source in the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy that "the official opening of the stadium will be determined at a later time."

For the first time in the Middle East, the gas-rich emirate will host the unique version of the World Cup in its winter time, from November 21 to December 18, 2022.

The 64 matches of the Qatar World Cup 2022 in football, which will start after four months, will be held on eight stadiums, seven of which are new in addition to the development of Khalifa International Stadium, the largest of which is Lusail Stadium, which can accommodate eighty thousand spectators and will host the final match.

Lusail Stadium, which is 16 km from the center of Doha, will host 10 matches until the semi-finals and the expected final.

The design of Lusail Stadium was inspired by the interplay of light and shadow that characterizes the traditional Arab fanar, or lantern. Its structure and façade also reflect the intricate carvings on food bowls, utensils, and other pieces of art that were found throughout the Arab and Islamic world during the rise of civilization in the region.