The Opening Round of the World Cup in Qatar on 21 November 2022 is the first time since the 22nd World Cup to be held in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the first time the World Cup has been held in the Middle East, and the host Qatar is also a team that has never been selected for the World Cup finals.
But today we are going to talk about this Middle Eastern tycoon - Qatar. Qatar is an Arab country in southwestern Asia, located on the Qatar Peninsula on the southwest coast of the Persian Gulf, bordering Saudi Arabia to the south. The coastline is 563 km long. The oil and gas industry is the backbone of Qatar's economy. In recent years, the government has invested heavily in the development of natural gas as a top priority for economic development, and Qatar is the world's largest producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas. Qatar is an absolute monarchy of the emirate, led by the "Al Thani family" since the middle of the 19th century, making it one of the richest countries in the world due to its abundant oil resources, although Qatar's human development index is very high and its citizens are extremely rich, but because of its underdeveloped industry and manufacturing, it still cannot be recognized as a developed country. Well, the life of the local tycoons in the Middle East is like this, and it is not yet a developed country.
Flag of Qatar
Qatar hosted the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, the 2011 Asian Cup and the right to host the 22nd FIFA World Cup in 2022. This proves that Qatar is capable of hosting world-class competitions. We must have confidence in the local tycoons of the Middle East.
Today's main thing to talk about is the 8 stadiums that the Middle East tycoons rebuilt for the World Cup. The 8 stadiums that have been rebuilt or renovated are expected to cost nearly $4 billion so far, well... The local tycoons are willful, so it is estimated that they will still lose money after this wave of World Cups.
1.974 Stadium
Renderings of the 974 Stadium
974 Stadium real shooting
The first one is to talk about the most innovative stadium in the history of football, the 974 Stadium, also known as the Ras Abu Aboutstadium, which will be the greenest stadium in history, because this stadium is composed of 974 containers, located on the waterfront of Doha, covering an area of 450,000 square meters, which can accommodate 40,000 spectators. Of course, the interior is not a deconstruction of a container and a treasure chest, it is also like our entire stadium, the main contractor of the stadium is still from China's Pan China Sports, although the national football team did not enter the World Cup, but at least our infrastructure team is also involved.
Interior of the 974 Stadium
2. Albait Stadium / Al Bayt Stadium
Exterior view of al-Bapt stadium
Aerial view of the Albaite Stadium
The second stadium will be the venue of the opener, the Albait Stadium, where there will be six group matches, one quarter match and one quarter match for a total of eight matches.
Albaite Stadium inspired by the Bedouin tent used by the nomadic peoples of the ancient Middle East, the appearance looks like a tent, white and white this time in order to write this article, to collect these pictures, really feel that these 8 courses have their own characteristics, but the real stadium that can make you feel in the Middle East should be this tent stadium with great Middle Eastern characteristics. Accommodating 60,000 people, it features a state-of-the-art retractable roof and an innovative cooling system that works with a shaded roof to reduce the temperature inside the venue. This high-tech stadium outside the traditional inside really fits the characteristics of the Middle East!
Interior view of the Albaite Stadium
3. Atumama Stadium / Al Thumama
Exterior view of the Atumama Stadium
Night view of the Atumama Stadium
The third stadium is about another middle Eastern stadium, atumma stadium. The stadium will also host six group matches, one-eighths, one quarter-one for a total of eight games.
Located in the south of Doha, the Atumama Stadium has a bowl-like structure with a capacity of 40,000 people. Inspired by traditional Middle Eastern weaving patterns, the entire building looks like a traditional Hat for Muslim men, symbolizing dignity and freedom, both modern and traditional. The appearance of this stadium is also very Middle Eastern, and we don't see this structure of the stadium in Europe, in fact, this can also reflect the characteristics of a region.
Interior view of Artumama
Close-up view of Artumama
4. Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium / Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium
Ahmed. root. Exterior view of Ali Stadium
Ahmed. root. Night view of Ali Stadium
The fourth stadium is about Ahmed. root. Ali Stadium, this stadium is not as distinctive as the previous stadium, but in 2021, the "Best Stadium of the Year 2020" announced by the world-renowned professional stadium data website StadiumDB, Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium ranked third in the world. Maybe I won't appreciate it, but this stadium does have less Middle Eastern characteristics and more modern characteristics. Inspired by sand dunes and Islamic architecture, the stadium's exterior is filled with glowing and discolored multimedia screens. The screens are currently covered with a metal film depicting patterns and patterns commonly found in Qatari architecture. Is there a kind of Chinese tycoon playing RGB effect, all luminous color change equivalent.
The stadium will be held in this World Cup, including 6 group matches and 1-8 matches for a total of 7 matches, the stadium can accommodate 40,000 spectators, and the seating design feels close to the stadium, allowing the front row of spectators to get closer to the players, well a bit of a Premier League game.
Ahmed. root. Interior view of ali stadium
5. Education City Stadium
Exterior view of Education City University
The fifth venue is adjacent to the best university in Doha, in our words, it is in the university city, so it is named the Education City Stadium, which is also the new stadium, after the World Cup, the Education City Stadium will retain 25,000 seats for the university's sports team.
Education City Stadium is the first stadium in this World Cup to receive a five-star sustainability rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System. Inspired by "diamonds", the building uses a geometric façade with a fine setting that changes color when exposed to sunlight, and is known as the "diamond in the desert". The idea of the middle Eastern tycoon is really different from our idea, and we must get a diamond on the court to show the characteristics of the local tycoon.
Up-close view of the Education City Stadium
Interior view of the Stadium in Education City
6. Khalifa International Stadium
Exterior view of the Khalifa Stadium
Overlooking The Khalifa Stadium
The sixth stadium talks about the renovated former Qatar National Stadium, the Caliph International Stadium, which was built in 1976 and has a huge curved structure, like an open mouth, which actually looks a bit cute from the aerial view. For this World Cup, the stadium was rebuilt and increased to 50,000 seats. As the main stadium of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, I believe that many spectators have already appreciated the style of this stadium, but after this renovation, what this stadium has become may also give everyone a refreshing feeling. Khalifa Stadium will play a total of six group matches, one quarter and one third-quarter final in total in this World Cup, for a total of eight matches.
Interior view of the Caliphate International Stadium
7. Al Janoub Stadium
Exterior view of Al Gyanub
Night view of Al-Janub
The 7th stadium is about the Al Gianub Stadium in the city of Al-Gianub, a course named after the city and inspired by the traditional local dhow. The city of Al-Ja-Nub in Qatar is a city based on navigation and maritime operations, and in order to commemorate this history, the stadium has adopted the shape of a wave in the roof design of the stadium, which is indeed quite beautiful. And the wood used in the roof of the museum and the wood used in the venue surprised the foreign audience who had visited the museum first. A total of six group matches and one quarter-elimination match will be played.
Interior view of al-Janub stadium
8. Lusail Landmark Stadium / Lusail Iconic Stadium
Exterior view of the Lessel Stadium
Up close to the Landmark Stadium of Lessel
The last stadium will be the place where the World Cup final took place, located at the Lucer Landmark Stadium in Lucerne City, Qatar. The stadium will be the main stadium of this World Cup, because the opening ceremony and final of this World Cup will be held at this venue, of course, there is also a saying that this venue will also hold an opening match, but as far as the official schedule is concerned, the opening match will be held between Senegal and the Netherlands, so it should be held at the Atumma Stadium. But that doesn't stop us from taking a look at the charm of this stadium. As the world's largest span and the largest ceiling roof building with the largest cantilever distance in the same type of cable net system, it is also the largest venue in this World Cup, with a large stadium that can accommodate 80,000 people, and this stadium can already be equal in terms of number with the San Siro Stadium in Milan, the Bernabeu of Real Madrid, the Stade de France, the Westphalia dort and other stadiums in terms of numbers.
Drawing on Arabic architecture, inspired by Islamic date bowls and enamel lanterns, it presents a golden bowl-shaped vessel shape with a very Middle Eastern style. The exterior color of this stadium is also the only one of several stadiums this time with gold as the main color, and the important responsibility it plays in this World Cup can also be seen that our Middle Eastern tycoons still like gold. In addition to white, gold is the main color of the Middle East.
Interior view of the Lucell Stadium
Well, the introduction of eight stadiums is complete, in fact, in order to write this PO article, the Internet found a lot of information, and then found that the stadiums in the Middle East do have local regional characteristics, rather than modern stadiums like other regions, in addition to the modernization of other countries, in fact, can not highlight the regional characteristics, there are some meanings or hard out, and qatar's 8 venues if you look at you will definitely feel that this is the middle East should have the characteristics of the venues.
Let's look forward to the arrival of some World Cups, there are 6 months to go, we will come to see a completely different World Cup in the cold winter, this Time the World Cup may not dare to watch the ball in the beer barbecue, after all, it will really be a little cold at that time, although the time is very suitable for watching, most of the games are kicked off from 6 pm to 3 am, but a few wonderful matches can be previewed with you first.
Spain's group stage against Germany will kick off at 3 a.m. on November 28
Brazil's group stage against Serbia will kick off at 3 a.m. on November 25
Portugal's group stage against Uruguay will kick off at 3 a.m. on 29 November
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