Mubasher: Qatar has said that the transportation infrastructure of World Cup 2022 will be completed by 2020, the minister of transport and communications Jassim Al-Sulaiti said.
The country is able to finish all projects which will serve the tournament by its deadline, Al-Sulaiti added, according to Alsharq website.
In the same vein, the Qatari official further noted that after his nation completed all projects, the authorities will discuss the possibility of hosting 48 national teams for the first time in the tournament’s history.
Qatar is spending around $500 million on a weekly basis for hosting World Cup 2022, while most of expenses are injected in the transportation sector.
During March 2018, Qatar inked a deal with the Council of Europe at a value of EUR 600,000 to share knowledge and expertise in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
In the mid of December last year, the GCC nation unveiled the design of Lusail Stadium as part of its preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
On Friday, 18 January, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) awarded the broadcasting rights for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to Spain-based multimedia group Mediapro.
