1000 days until 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Qatar World Cup Secretary General Hassan Al Thawadi and CEO Nasser Al Khater spoke on Tuesday about the 1000 day countdown until the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Al Thawadi is convinced the "first World Cup in the Middle East and the Arab world will set a benchmark".

Two stadiums have already been launched, Khalifa Stadium and Al Janub Stadium. Qatar Foundation Stadium and Education City Stadium have also been completed, but not launched yet.

Two more stadiums will be completed by the end of the year and Al Thawadi reassured that by early 2022 all eight stadiums will be ready.

When it comes to tournament preparations, Qatar and FIFA have been scrutinising the lessons learned from the FIFA Club World Cup, held in December last year, and which will return to the country later in 2020.

According to the local authorities, the tournament brought over 50,000 international fans into the country.

The event's official fan zone, which served alcohol, welcomed 43,000 visitors over the course of the tournament.

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