Croatia faced Brazil in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup soccer tournament at the Raijan Education City Stadium in Qatar on December 10th.
Croatia and Brazil played to a 1-1 draw in regular time and overtime, and Croatia won 5-3 on aggregate through penalty kicks.
Education City Stadium is located in the historic city of Rayyan in Qatar and is situated in the local Education City, which has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. Surrounded by universities, Education City Stadium has a rich learning environment. Known as the "Diamond in the Desert," the Education City Stadium looks like a diamond and will host six group matches, one 1/8 final and one quarterfinal of the Qatar World Cup.
Education City Stadium began its preparatory work as early as 2013, when the construction site began clearing more than 650,000 cubic meters of sand. construction officially began in 2016. the main concrete structure was completed in July 2018. the roof and fa?ade were ready in July 2019, and the seats were installed in November of the same year. the stadium was officially completed in June 2020, and the official opening took place on June 6, 2020. The official unveiling takes place on June 15.
Education City Stadium is known as the "Diamond in the Desert", the exterior shape is the most important feature, the stadium roof is covered with metal panels, the closed shell structure is arranged in the shape of a diamond, and the exterior of the building is decorated with 5,200 triangles, which are connected to each other to form the shape of a diamond, and the color changes according to the angle of the sun's rays. The color changes depending on the angle of the sun's rays. The stadium glows at night with floodlights, which is why the Education City Stadium has earned its name. The design of the Education City Stadium also represents the fact that the stadium, like a diamond, has the perfect qualities of resilience and longevity, and will be something to be treasured in the future, both in terms of the memories it carries, and the values it represents for the region and the country.
The stadium's shell has a superb sunlight reflectivity, which allows better control of the indoor temperature during the day, ensuring comfortable viewing of matches at 24-28 degrees Celsius regardless of the weather, and the stadium is built slightly lower than the surrounding ground, which is more conducive to temperature control. The stadium has 39 skyboxes, each seating between 9 and 36 people, each with its own dedicated kitchen, plus six media pavilions and a conference room for 150 people at Education City Stadium.
The stadium's fa?ade is lit at night with LED light tubes and is equipped with solar panels that provide 20 percent of the stadium's clean energy. When the arena is not in use, electricity from the photovoltaic panels powers nearby sports, education and healthcare facilities. Thanks to low-flow plumbing, the Education City Stadium saves approximately 55% of water compared to traditional stadiums, and the facility is located near a swimming pool, surf pavilion, golf course, and medical center.