The Al Thumama Stadium will soon be the sixth world cup venue to be inaugurated ahead of the competition in 2022. The inauguration ceremony would place on October 22nd during the Emir Cup final where Xavi Hernandez's Al Sadd would take on Laurent Blanc's Al Rayyan in the fight for the title. Once the stadium gets Inaugurated, there will only remain two more venues - the Ras Abu Aboud and the Lusail Stadium, to officially open their doors.