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25.10.2021

Sixth Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium inaugurated

[Source: Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy] Qatar reached yet another FIFA World Cup™ milestone on Friday night when Al Thumama Stadium became the sixth tournament-ready venue to be inaug

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22.10.2021

FIFA says it is “considering all opinions” as IOC calls for wider consultation on biennial World Cups

Following calls from the governing bodies of other international sports events for a wider consultation on proposals for biennial World Cups, FIFA has announced it will

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11.07.2016

Can Qatar develop through football?

Qatar may be under scrutiny for treatment of workers as it invests US$200bn in infrastructure projects before the FIFA World Cup in 2022, but senior figures in football administration point ou

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27.01.2016

2018 World Cup breaks new ground with SIS Pitches reinforced turf

The FIFA World Cup final will be played on a surface incorporating artificial grass for the first time ever, after Russia 2018 organisers selected an innovative surface called SISGRASS from SIS Pit

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03.12.2015

How can future tournaments remain sustainable? The solution is in the format

Since the original Olympics Games in Ancient Greece, tournament format has remained the same: Round-Robin Groups and Direct Elimination (play-offs).

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23.04.2015

Qatar reveals 2022 World Cup stadium design

The fifth venue plan for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup was unveiled on Wednesday.

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01.04.2015

Kazakhstan planning 2026 FIFA World Cup bid

Kazakhstan intends to bid for the 2026 FIFA World, subject to feasibility discussions with the government, the country’s FA president said on Wednesday.  

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20.03.2015

Qatar 2022 to keep it cool as winter World Cup confirmed

FIFA’s executive committee today approved a task force recommendation to host the 2022 World Cup i

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25.02.2015

FIFA requests Qatar 2022 venue and dates plan by end of 2015

FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke has requested that the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Qatar 2022 World Cup propose the number of venues to be used as a “next important step” to be co

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24.02.2015

Luis Figo welcomes winter World Cup in Qatar

Luis Figo, the retired Portuguese footballer who is running for the presidency of FIFA, has said that the organisation is right to recommend hosting the World Cup in late November and December 2022

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24.02.2015

Qatar to host World Cup in December 2022

A FIFA task force charged with identifying the least disruptive timeframe for hosting the 2022 World Cup finished its six month consultation process today with the recommendation that the event sho

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20.02.2015

Qatar official to meet London cybersecurity experts

British minister for the Cabinet Office and paymaster general Francis Maude this week met with senior Qatari officials, one of whom is to visit London next week to meet with experts on cybersecurit

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19.02.2015

Luis Figo strikes to break up FIFA’s power

Luis Figo was the first of the candidates for the FIFA presidency to launch his manifesto today, proposing radical changes to an organisation that he says has deteriorated under the current leaders

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19.02.2015

Qatar 2022 stadium build reaches ground level

HBK Contracting Company has laid the first concrete above ground at Al Wakrah stadium, the first of five new venues being built to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

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11.02.2015

FIFA proposes launching Women’s Club World Cup in 2017

FIFA’s Committees for Women’s Football and the Women’s World Cup are proposing to the Executive Committee that the inaugural Women’s Club World Cup should take place in 2017.

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29.01.2015

FIFA Election: how Blatter’s challengers compare

The presidents of the world’s 209 Football Associations will elect the president of FIFA at the FIFA Congress on 29 May. 

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28.01.2015

Qatar 2022: We can host World Cup any time of year

The uncertainty surrounding the timings of the 2022 World Cup is set to continue until 24th February and the country is able to host at any time of year, according to the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committ

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28.01.2015

Luis Figo runs for presidency of "deteriorating" FIFA

Luis Figo on Wednesday put himself forward as a candidate for the presidency of FIFA, promising to improve the organisation “deteriorating” image and remove its association with “scandal”.

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23.01.2015

Brazil 2014 World Cup hailed as sustainability benchmark

Sustainability is a relatively new concept to the FIFA World Cup, which has a significant impact on the environment, but last year’s tournament set new standards that will influence other future me

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23.01.2015

Glasgow 2014 tops UK ranking; unlucky FIFA 13th

The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has topped a UK ranking of the impact of the “buzz” of sports events in 2014, the SportIndex 2015 Annnual Report. 

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06.01.2015

Prince Ali stands to lead FIFA away from controversy

HRH Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan has announced that he will stand for the presidency of FIFA, in a bid that could bring Sepp Blatter’s 17 year reign to an end.

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05.01.2015

Genset demand surges as Qatar 2022 approaches

The power rental market in Qatar is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 23.3 per cent until 2020, according to research by 6Wresearch.

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22.12.2014

Italian stars back Qatar to succeed in 2022

Qatar has the economy and the infrastructural capability to host the FIFA World Cup, but needs to address the issue of the weather and impose its individuality to create an outstanding event in 202

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02.12.2014

Qatar 2022 stadium design meets tough cooling targets

The organisers of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, unveiled the latest stadium design today, with details of the cooling technologies described by lead architect Mark Fenwick as a “challenge” to incorpora

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