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Qatar to inaugurate fourth World Cup stadium on December 18

France's Paul Pogba celebrates with the trophy after the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. [AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko]

Qatar will inaugurate the fourth of its eight World Cup stadiums, the Al Rayyan ground, on Dec. 18, when it hosts the Amir Cup final, organisers said on Wednesday.

The date coincides with Qatar National Day and the country is scheduled to host the 2022 World Cup final exactly two years later.

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