Lusail Stadium, 974 Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, on the official website of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022, the names of the sports arenas scroll.
To host the 2022 Football World Cup, the Middle Eastern country has pulled out all the stops.
Qatar has built no less than six stadiums and renovated two on its territory.
Today, he certifies that a second life awaits these infrastructures.
Stadiums reconfigured and reduced by half
First major change: most 40,000-seat stadiums will be cut in half, with thousands of seats removed.
“It will be difficult to fill these stadiums given the lack of enthusiasm for football there, analyzes Kévin Veyssière, specialist in the geopolitics of sport.
For the stadiums to live, there should be competitions that are hosted throughout the year, but in any case it will not necessarily be Qatari competitions.
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Other transformations: shops, clinics and accommodation could see the light of day in the sports arenas.
For example, the Lusail stadium, where the World Cup final between France and Argentina was played, could house clinics, shops, apartments, restaurants and even a school.
As for stadium 974, made with 974 shipping containers, the latter will completely disappear.
It is possible that the blocks will be sent to developing countries to build other stadiums.
“There is no information on the subject yet, even if Africa could be a lead,” explains Kévin Veyssière.
According to several estimates, the 2022 World Cup would have cost more than 200 billion euros since 2010.
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