The Qatar National Football Team is flown home by Qatar Airways, the Official Airline of the Journey to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with one week left before the biggest sporting event on Earth.
The “World’s Best Airline” will also fly 140 FIFA Legends to Al Bidda Park for the FIFA Fans and Legends event.
The reigning AFC Asian Cup champions arrived in Doha after completing a training camp in Spain, fully prepared to participate for their first time in the FIFA World Cup. The Qatar National team will kick off their tournament on November 20 in the opening match against Ecuador. The squad will also face other opponents in Group A, including Senegal and Netherlands.
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Courtesy of Qatar Airways, FIFA is reaching all ticket holders with a chance to play for their national fan team in the FIFA Fan Tournament. Ticket holders are required to join the airline’s Frequent Flyer programme, Privilege Club, for a chance to win.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, H E Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways, the Official Airline of the Journey for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, is all set to welcome fans from around the world to the State of Qatar. Football fever is in the air and this is the moment we have all been waiting for.”
“This time next week, the first FIFA World Cup whistle will sound, marking the beginning of a truly extraordinary tournament that will be remembered for a lifetime. On behalf of the Qatar Airways Group, we are excited to welcome football fans on-board and at various key locations around the country.”
In time for the biggest sporting event in football, the World’s Best Airline has successfully completed the installation of a FIFA World Cup decal on 120 aircraft. The specially-branded aircraft include 48 B777s, 31 B787s, 21 A320s, 12 A330s, and eight A380s. The airline also operates three specially-branded Boeing 777 aircraft hand-painted in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 livery.
Football fans in Qatar during the tournament are invited to visit the Qatar Airways Skyhouse, located at the FIFA Fan Festival. Hosting a range of engaging activities, including a unique zipline experience, a Neymar Jr. interactive challenge, a swing photo booth, a face painting booth, a Qverse experience, and much more.
Upon arriving to any of the eight stadiums on match day, guests are also invited to enjoy various interactive football-themed experiences and family-friendly games at Qatar Airways’ stands in the Brand Activation Area.
Qatar Airways has also partnered with social media platform 433 ‘The Home of Football’ for the duration of the tournament, and will be broadcasting content with football legends from an interactive studio situated in the Qatar Airways House, an invite-only venue located in the city.
The tournament will be held across eight world-class stadiums designed to invoke the symbols of Arabian culture. The Al Bayt Stadium will host the Opening Match with a capacity of 60,000 seats, while Lusail Stadium is set to host the Final Match of the tournament, with a capacity of 80,000 seats.
The remaining stadiums, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Janoub Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Education City Stadium, Stadium 974 and Al Thumama Stadium, will each house 40,000 spectators.
Qatar Airways and Qatar Football Association (QFA) renewed their partnership agreement in November 2021, making the national carrier of the State of Qatar a partner of QFA through the 2022/23 season.
The 2022 World Airline Awards, organized by the international carrier rating organization Skytrax, just honored multi-award-winning airline Qatar Airways “Airline of the Year.” The airline has won the top prize an unprecedented seven times (in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022), in addition to winning awards for “Best Airline in the Middle East,” “World’s Best Business Class,” and “World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining.”
From its hub in Doha, Hamad International Airport, which Skytrax awarded the “World’s Best Airport,” Qatar Airways currently connects to more than 150 locations across the globe.
