Qatar 2022 Reveals Innovative New Stadiums and Unique Cooling Technologies

AL GHARAFA, QATAR: In this artist’s illustration provided by Qatar 2022/HH Vision, an aerial view is displayed of Al Gharafa stadium, located close to Doha, its current capacity will also double to 44,740 via a modular upper tier stand if Qatar wins the right to stage the FIFA World Cup in 2022. The stadium facade will be made up of the colours of all the countries qualifying for Qatar 2022, symbolising the friendship, mutual tolerance and respect of the FIFA World Cup and Qatar. Qatar 2022 announced details of a number of its stadia, and the world-first, carbon-neutral technology it will use to cool stadiums, fan fests/zones and training sites if Qatar is chosen to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, paving the way for the first ever cooled outdoor global sporting event. Qatar aims to bring the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time in the history of the tournament. FIFA’s Executive Committee will vote on the locations of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals on December 2, 2010, in Zurich, Switzerland (Illustration by Qatar 2022/HH Vision via Getty Images)