EXPLAINER: The World Cup stadium was designed to leave a minimal footprint in the Qatari sand. It’s now due to be dismantled. Here's a look at FIFA requirements for World Cup stadiums and what happens next for Qatar’s venues.
FIFA accepted this because Qatari soccer simply didn’t need so many new venues. Nor did Qatar need such big venues for its domestic games in the 12-team Qatar Stars League, where games typically draw crowds of a few thousand.
What Qatar got for its money was seven new and distinctive arenas with strong themes taking inspiration from local culture. Al Janoub Stadium designed by the late Zaha Hadid, then the world’s most famous woman architect, is said to be inspired by the sails of a pearl fishing boat. ManyTens of thousands of migrant workers were brought mostly from South Asia to labor in conditions that are the main controversy of this World Cup.
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