The Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), H E Hassan Al Thawadi was recently in Munich to participate in the Munich Security Conference (MSC). At the event, he spoke about Qatar's vision to help bridge cultures and unite the Middle eastern countries while hosting the FIFA WC 2022. He further said that the event can be used as a tool for uniting people and nations and creating a legacy by making a positive change in the environment. The FIFA
Qatar will be launching three new stadiums by the end of the year. Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), during his appearance at Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Education City Speaker Series (ECSS) informed about the latest development. He spoke at an event at the Qatar National Library on the eve of the National Sports day. This is a part of Qatar's preparation process for the FIFA World Cup 2022. He spoke about how Qatar is progressing in
In an effort to become the best league in Asia and also a dress rehearsal for the FIFA World Cup 2022, the Qatar Stars League is aiming to become the first carbon-neutral league in the world. The tournament will be seen as an experiment for the upcoming mega event in 2022. The tournament is also in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030. It will be made possible by working to reduce carbon emissions in stadiums and sports facilities, applying the highest standards
Australian legend Tim Cahil has been named the official ambassador of Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), at a special event in Qatar. The organisation is responsible for delivering the infrastructure for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Cahill thus joins Samuel Eto’o, Cafu and a number of other local and regional football legends on the ambassador programme. Cahill has scored 50 goals in 108 caps for his country. He is a well-travelled footballer having played in England, China, USA and
FIFA President Gianni Infantino was in Budapest recently to attend the ceremony of the International Federation of Sports Journalism Awards which is being organized in association with Qatar Sports Media Committee for the second year in a row. In the event, the FIFA President hailed Qatar's progress towards hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022. He was happy with the infrastructures in place and the way the country is feeding off football. When asked about his opinion on preparations for the upcoming FIFA World
About FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Football is a festival that the whole world celebrates. With so many countries participating in the world cup, the hype for the game is real. In 2019, Qatar was appointed as the city which will be hosting the 2022 world cup matches. This will be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup which will be the first staged in the Arab world. It will be started on November 21, 2022. The final will be played on December
The Indian men’s football team has been put in a group alongside the host of FIFA 2022 World Cup, Qatar and Oman in Group E for the second round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Asian Qualifiers and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. The draw ceremony was held on 17th July at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. Besides Qatar and Oman, India will also play Bangladesh and Afghanistan, both its neighbors, in Group E. India will begin its campaign at home against
Qatar might play hosts to England for a series of friendly games before the 2022 World Cup. The situation came to light after the Football Association signed memorandums of understanding with Qatar Football Association and the organisers of the tournament in the Gulf state. The FA has had an edgy relationship with Qatar after former FA chairman Greg Dyke had sounded out his displeasure at the country winning the bid for the 2022 World Cup, calling it “worst moment in FIFA’s history”. The
The Ras Abu Aboud Stadium – built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is set to be a unique one in terms of its construction. Slated to be a 40,000 capacity stadium, the venue will be built using shipping container. Yes, you heard it right. Shipping containers along with modular building blocks – will be used to make this stadium. Each of the blocks will contain removable seats, concessions stands, lavatories along with other stadium elements, it was revealed this weekend.
Under its proposal to FIFA, Qatar will build 9 new stadiums and renovate 3, with the 12 venues divided among 7 host cities. The 7 host cities are Al-Daayen, Al-Khor, Al-Rayyan, Al-Shamal, Al-Wakrah, Doha and Umm Slal. After the Cup it is planned to dismantle parts of the stadiums and send them to developing countries to make 22 new stadiums. Climate controlled stadiums Qatar's bid organisers say that the stadiums will be zero-carbon emitting and climate controlled (The Fifa World Cup is always held in Europe's off-season in June and