Stadium
The team play their matches in the state-of-the-art Grand Hamad Stadium Stadium, whose capacity adds up to 18,000 including VIP stands. Such a capacity reflects the demand expected from the Qatari population. The location of the stadium is in Doha. The stadium was used extensively during the 2006 Asian Games, and was a venue for several different sports; these include football, table tennis, rugby sevens and fencing. Iraq played their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) games in the stadium as home ground.
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