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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday handed over the mantle of World Cup host to HH The emir of Qatar, whose country will stage the 2022 edition of the tournament. “Russia is handing over the relay baton for hosting the FIFA World Cup to Qatar,” Putin said. “We’re proud of what we did for fans of […]
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The first proposed host venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, Khalifa International Stadium, has been completed a full five years before the tournament begins, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the organisation responsible for delivering the infrastructure required to host the tournament, has announced. Speaking on the launch of Qatar’s first […]
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The five-day International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition (Project Qatar 2016) that concluded here yesterday attracted a large number of visitors. The highlights of the third day of the event were tours of major construction sites, specialized conferences and workshops. On the third day of the exhibition, Project Qatar’s international exhibitors visited Lusail City, […]
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The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) yesterday announced the award of the main contractor for Al Wakrah Stadium to Midmac in a joint venture with Porr Qatar. Located about 15km south of Doha, the 40,000-seat stadium was designed taking the dhow boats that carried Qatari fishermen and pearl divers as inspiration. It will […]
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On December 2, 2010 the world woke up to the reality of a changing sporting dynamic exemplified by Qatar winning the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The stunning success came in Qatar’s first attempt, sending shockwaves across football’s traditional bastions and evoking awe and curiosity, besides triggering off a predictable maelstrom of […]
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Football’s ruling body FIFA yesterday confirmed the dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar while a news conference with its president Joseph Blatter was cancelled on short notice. The news conference, to be the first in two months for the outgoing Blatter, was cancelled five minutes before its planned start. Instead FIFA issued a statement on […]
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The Executive Committee today confirmed that the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ will be staged in November/December with the Final to be on 18 December 2022, Qatar’s National Day. In principle, it was agreed that the tournament should be played over a reduced timeframe, for instance 28 days. The working group for the international match calendar […]
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