Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, is often referred to as Qatar’s gateway to the desert.
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Education City Stadium
Education City Stadium was opened in 2020 and hosted four matches at the FIFA Club World Cup including the final between FC Bayern Munich and Mexico’s UANL.
Al Janoub Stadium
Located in the southern city of Al Wakrah, the 40,000-capacity Al Janoub Stadium opened on May 16, 2019.
Al Thumama Stadium
Al Thumama, near the Hamad International Airport 12km south of Doha’s glittering skyline, was opened in October 2021.
Khalifa International Stadium
The Khalifa International Stadium – Qatar’s national stadium – hosted the final of the AFC Asian Cup 2011.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Bayt hosted the Opening Match of the 2022 World Cup and fixtures through to the semi-finals.
Lusail Stadium
The Lusail Stadium is the largest stadium in Qatar and was built for the 2022 World Cup, staging the final.
Australia
Full of confidence and ambition, the Socceroos want to chase silverware in Doha, after winning their first Asian Cup on home soil in 2015. They will be among the favourites to win the competition even if the underdog role seems to suit the team better.
China
It is a very different Asian Cup for China than what their fans expected. This edition of the tournament was supposed to be held on Chinese soil last year but a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus in the country led to dropping out of hosting.
Hong Kong
Returning to Asia’s premier continental tournament for the first time since 1968, Hong Kong qualified via the third qualification round after recovering from a shaky 4-0 loss versus India with back-to-back victories over Cambodia and Afghanistan.
India
India return to the continent’s flagship tournament for the fifth time. They were runners-up behind hosts Israel in the 1964 Asian Cup, but in recent times they have never progressed from the group stages.
Indonesia
No country at the tournament has been through more internal turmoil than Indonesia who failed to qualify for the last Asian Cup and were banned by Fifa from the one before because of government interference.
Iran
Iran’s modern history at the Asian Cup is one of torment and agony because every four years the side and the nation are consumed by the same single question: can Team Melli for the first time since 1976 win the coveted prize to fulfil their potential and satisfy their demanding fanbase?
Iraq
Iraq shocked the world in 2007 by winning the Asian Cup and ever since the Lions of Mesopotamia have reached the knockout stages of the tournament, including a run to the semi-finals.