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The FIFA World Cup 2022 will kick off in Qatar on November 20 and there will be eight shiny new stadiums for the 32 national teams to play at.
Through to the final on December 18 at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, there will be 64 matches played across the Middle Eastern country.
The opening fixture, between hosts Qatar and Ecuador, will be played at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, about 32 miles north of the country's capital, Doha.
Here are the eight stadiums which will host the FIFA World Cup 2022 and how many games will played at each venue.
Lusail
Lusail Stadium | Capacity: 80,000
Matches being played there:
6 group matches
1 round of 16
1 quarter-final
1 semi-final
Final
Al Khor
Al Bayt Stadium | Capacity: 60,000
Matches being played there:
6 group matches (including the opening game)
1 round of 16
1 quarter-final
1 semi-final
Al Wakrah
Al Janoub Stadium | Capacity: 40,000
Matches being played there:
6 group matches
1 round of 16
Al Rayyan
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium | Capacity: 40,000
Matches being played there:
6 group matches
1 round of 16
Doha
Khalifa International Stadium | Capacity: 40,000
Matches being played there:
6 group matches
1 round of 16
Match for third place
Doha
Education City Stadium | Capacity: 40,000
Matches being played there:
6 group matches
1 round of 16
1 quarter-final
Doha
Stadium 974 | Capacity: 40,000
Matches being played there:
6 group matches
1 round of 16
Doha
Al Thumama Stadium | Capacity: 40,000
Matches being played there:
6 group matches
1 round of 16
1 quarter-final
After the agony of not qualifying for the last FIFA World Cup in 2018, when Russia had hosting duties, the United States men's national team are back on the big stage for the 11th time.
Their last appearance in the competition was when they were beaten by Belgium 2-1 after extra time in a thrilling game at Brazil 2014.
This time coach Gregg Berhalter will be spearheading the country's efforts and he arguably has the best generation of players at his disposal.
Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic is the top of the crop that also includes players from the biggest teams in Europe, including Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Manchester City.
The knockout phase will be the immediate aim but with England, Wales and a difficult tie with Iran on the schedule for the US, it won't be straight forward but there could be enough talent in the squad to give each team a decent game and with everything falling in the right place, getting through the groups is a possibility.
Berhalter has been facing mounting criticism ahead of the World Cup after their final two preparation games ended in defeat to Japan and a tepid goalless draw with Saudi Arabia.
With high expectations being dampened by the displays in the two games, Berhalter is still confident that the USMNT will get a positive set of results when the competition begins for real and the team steps out at Al Rayyan Stadium to face Wales on November 21.
