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Al Wakrah stadium - Brand new venue for World Cup 2022 unveiled

The all new Al Wakrah stadium, built exclusively for the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar, has been unveiled in Qatar on Thursday.

The stadium will host the 2019 Amir Cup final between Al Sadd and Al Duhail, becoming the second stadium after the Khalifa International Stadium to be delivered by Qatar's Supreme Commitee (SC) for Delivery and Legacy for the 2022 showpiece event.

An inauguration ceremony was held before the match as the 40000-capacity venue was thrown open to the world.

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Thani Khalifa Al Zarraa, the SC’s Al Wakrah Stadium Project Manager, described the inauguration as a major milestone as Qatar continues preparations for the World Cup.