FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised Qatar's preparations to host the 2022 World Cup, and expressed his astonishment at Al Bayt Stadium, one of the first World Cup stadiums in the Middle East and the Arab region, during his inspection visit to him with the World Cup Organizing Committee.

The FIFA president inspected the facilities of the stadium, which will host the opening match of the World Cup on November 21, 2022, and listened to a detailed explanation of the stadium's features, whose design is inspired by the traditional Arab tent that reflects the heritage of Qatar and the region.

Infantino participated in the World Cup organizers in a friendly match on the stadium, which is located in Al Khor, north of the capital, Doha, and its readiness will be announced in the coming months.

Infantino participated in the World Cup organizers in a friendly match on the stadium, which is located in Al Khor, north of the capital, Doha, and its readiness will be announced in the coming months.

Infantino described the stadium with a capacity of 60,000 fans as "impressive," and said, "I am very happy to play in this wonderful stadium that will attract the world's attention, when it witnesses the start of the matches of the best version of the World Cup in about two years from now."

Final touches separate us from the end of construction work at Al Bayt Stadium pic.twitter.com/BO8mAbkEHG

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Infantino added: "It is without a doubt an amazing stadium, and an ideal destination for football, with a dazzling local character, embodied by a unique design in the form of a traditional tent, and wonderful Arabic inscriptions on the ceiling that add aesthetic character to the stadium. I cannot really describe what I saw in this wonderful World Cup edifice. . "

Despite the challenges posed by the Corona crisis, preparations have continued in Qatar to host the World Cup, in light of the implementation of strict precautionary measures to ensure the safety of workers.

The readiness of 3 of the eight World Cup stadiums has been announced, which are Khalifa International Stadium, Al Janoub Stadium, and Education City Stadium, in addition to 3 other stadiums in the final stages: Al Bayt Stadium, Al Rayyan Stadium and Al Thumama Stadium.

Infantino (third from the right) to the left and to the right of Al-Khater Al-Bait Stadium (Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy)

In this context, Infantino expressed his happiness with the level of progress made by Qatar in preparing to organize the tournament, and said, "I am happy with what the State of Qatar has accomplished before the tournament, and I have seen in the past the plans for the preparations for hosting the World Cup, but what I saw on the ground is really amazing. Qatar has been able to continue progress during the past six months, while the world is still in its place, and has continued its efforts in preparing the infrastructure, in addition to important developments such as the reforms that the country recently witnessed in the field of worker welfare. I was confident in Qatar’s ability to achieve this, and now my confidence has increased. More than before. "

Infantino (center) listens to the clarification of those responsible for the Al Bayt Stadium regarding its most important features (Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy)

Infantino added, "In 2022, everything will be close, and fans of all nationalities will have the opportunity to gather in the same public places, and enjoy Qatar's moderate weather at that time of the year, which will be a tournament like no other."

For his part, Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Projects and Legacy, the local organizer for the 2022 World Cup, expressed his pride in the foundations laid by Qatar on the road to preparing for organizing the tournament, and said, "We are very proud to host the first edition of the World Cup in the Arab world and the Middle East, and we are optimistic that With the advent of November 2022, we will welcome fans from all continents of the world to celebrate together football here on the land of Qatar. "

14 Arabic words related to the desert, tents and their equipment decorate the interior walls of Al Bayt Stadium floor in unique Arabic script.

Can you define it and know its meanings?

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Meanwhile, Nasser Al-Khater, CEO of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, said, "The pace of work is accelerating in the completion of all infrastructure projects related to the tournament with the completion of nearly 90% of them so far, and we are witnessing in this period of preparation for hosting the World Cup moving from the stage of infrastructure completion to focus more." "We have detailed plans for the fans' experience during the most important sporting event in the world, and we continue our efforts to promote the tournament to ensure that the largest possible number of fans have the opportunity to attend this distinguished edition of the World Cup and enjoy its competitions."

Infantino mediates the organizing committee of the Qatar World Cup during his visit to Al Bayt Stadium (Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy)

It is noteworthy that after the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the capacity of Al Bayt Stadium will be reduced to 32,000 fans, and thousands of seats will be used to build an infrastructure for football in Qatar and abroad.

The stadium will include a shopping center, a fitness hall, a multi-purpose hall, in addition to a branch of the "Aspetar" hospital, a pioneer in sports medicine.