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AS-P: Candidacy for the Soccer World Cup 2022, Qatar
In the history of the FIFA Soccer World Cup the event has
never taken place in a country in the Middle East. This
explains why there was such excitement surrounding the
presentation of the stadium designs for Qatar's bid to host
the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2022. The new stadiums boast a
feature that is a world innovation: CO2-neutral technology
will cool the sporting locations, fan festivals and training
centers. Three newly designed and two modernized stadiums
were presented. The Al Shamal Stadium in North Qatar with
seating for 45,120 is modeled on the traditional design of the
local fishing boats. The design of the Al Khor Stadium in the
North East of the emirate was based on an asymmetrical
shell motif. There will be space for 45,330 spectators. Not far
from the capital Doha, the existing Al Gharafa Stadium is to
be expanded to accommodate around 44,740 spectators.
The stadium facade is to feature the national colors from all
the qualifying teams and symbolize friendship, tolerance and
fair play. The renowned urban planning office Albert Speer &
Partner based in Frankfurt/Main developed the master plan
including all the necessary infrastructure and will manage
the rest of the project. A new Metro system covering a total of
320 kilometers is to be completed by 2021. An additional
bonus for the compact hosting concept: as all the stadiums
are at most one hour's train ride from the capital Doha fans
can visit more than one match a day. All the stadiums can be
accessed via Qatar's motorway network; some can even be
reached by water taxi.
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