Qatar ready for 2022 FIFA World Cup
Qatar will be ready to host the 2022 World Cup finals whether the competition is played in summer or winter, Nasser Al Khater from the organising committee said yesterday.
Football’s world governing body FIFA has launched consultation over whether the tournament should be moved from its habitual June and July dates to the winter to avoid the unbearable heat in the Gulf.
However, Al Khater said the uncertainty had no impact on Qatar 2022 work thus far. “Our plans are still to deliver the World Cup in the summer as we have bid and as we have promised,” he said.
With that in mind, work is under way on the first stadium for the tournament and Al Khater said construction will accelerate this year.
“We will be announcing five more stadiums in 2014 and five stadiums will be in different levels of work in 2014. So this is the year where real progress will be showing on the ground.”
Plans to cool the air inside the stadiums, one of the most eye-catching elements of Qatar’s World Cup bid, will go ahead even with the doubt surrounding when the tournament will be played, with Al Khater emphasising the need to improve conditions for domestic competitions too.
Source: The Peninsula | Photo: To the Tick
Enigma. Be reminded that local population here is just a piece of pie compared to other countries where most of locals here are not physically engage in sports. unearthing gems of sport professionals could be a difficult mission. its like you're searching a needle in a ....
Thelonius: The reality is that the focus will be on the stadia , technology, booze and PR. The labourers and their conditions don't matter to most.
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if you seen last friendly match PSG VS Madrid. that all long the way from ready.
need more than good arrangement with more profersional.