Lusail Stadium in Qatar gets ready for World Cup 2022 - in pictures

Venue, which has 80,000 capacity, will host final of the tournament

The 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium, on the outskirts of Qatar's capital Doha, will host the 2022 World Cup final in December. AFP

The Lusail Stadium in Doha will host the World Cup 2022 final in December. AFP

General view of the Lusail Stadium on the outskirts of Qatar's capital Doha. AFP

A man works on the facade of the Lusail Stadium in Doha. AFP

Inside the Lusail Stadium, the venue for the 2022 Qatar World Cup final. Reuters

The Lusail Stadium is gearing up for the World Cup 2022 later in the year. AFP

A man works on the pitch of the Lusail Stadium in Doha. AFP

Inside the Lusail Stadium, the venue for the 2022 World Cup final. Reuters

A man works on the pitch of the Lusail Stadium. AFP

Inside Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Getty

Construction workers clean the seats inside the Lusail Stadium. The stadium will host 10 games including the final of the 2022 World Cup. Getty

Workers inside Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Getty

As teams battle it out to grab the remaining spots for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later this year, preparations are in full swing for the main event in the Gulf nation.

The tournament will be held from November 21 to December 18 in eight stadiums — all within a 50km radius of Doha.

The main venue for the 2022 World Cup is the 80,000-capacity Lusail Stadium that will host the final on December 18. The other locations for the showpiece event are the Al Thumama Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Education City Stadium, and the Al Janoub Stadium.

The Lusail Stadium is the main venue for the tournament and organisers plan to take its legacy beyond the tournament by removing and donating most of the stadium's 80,000 seats to sporting projects across the world.

As the eight venues get ready for the main event, many teams are still looking to secure their passage. Uruguay and Ecuador were the latest teams to secure qualification for the World Cup, joining Brazil and Argentina from the South American group.

Peru, Colombia and Chile will now vie for fifth place in that group and a play-off spot against a team from the Asian confederation, which the UAE will be hoping to achieve when they take on South Korea on Tuesday.

Among European nations, Italy became the biggest team to miss out after the European champions failed to qualify for the showpiece event for the second time in a row.

Italy suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at home by North Macedonia in their play-off semi-final. However, Roberto Mancini has vowed to stay on as Italy manager, stating he wanted to eventually win the World Cup.

"I have talked with the president, we agree on everything. I'm glad, we'll talk again in the next few days," Mancini said ahead of Tuesday's friendly away to Turkey.

"Now we're focusing on this match, then we'll discuss what we need to improve in the future. That's all."