The site works on the proposed host venue for the first and final matches of Qatar's World Cup 2022 have started, according to a report.

The 80,000-seat Lusail stadium is the country's sixth Fifa World Cup stadium project, said The National report.

The works will include the erection of five kilometres of hoarding around the one million-sq-m site, as well as the erection of site facilities and offices, it said.

The final designs, which was being drawn up by British architecture firm Foster + Partners, are on track to be completed, while the main contract is yet to be appointed.

The firm is working alongside the London-based stadium specialist Populous and engineering consultancy Arup, it added.