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Hassan al Thawadi: Qatar's most ardent critics have become our greatest allies

Hassan Al Thawadi believes that the critics have now turned into admirers after watching the innovations Qatar brought for the World Cup 2022...

The 2022 World Cup, to be hosted by Qatar, will be the first time the middle-east region hosts football's showpiece event. The country, after winning the hosting rights in 2015, has been hard at work, building a world class infrastructure for the tournament.

They have already unveiled a refurbished Khalifa international stadium which was armed with innovative features like cooling technology and high quality playing surfaces etc.

Most recently the Al Janoub Stadium, situated in Al Wakrah City, was inaugurated and it became the second stadium in Qatar to be ready for the World Cup 2022.