Qatar 2022/ SC Official Highlights International Acclaim Over Qatar's Successful World Cup Hosting

Doha, December 08 (QNA) - The Director General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, Engineer Yasser Abdullah Al Jammal said that Qatar has won great acclaim from international, regional and Arab media for its distinguished organization of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. In an exclusive statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Al Jammal said that various media outlets expressed the distinction and great success of the honorable and smooth work of all the organizational details related to the World Cup. He added that the committee is still working hard till the departure of the last participating team in the World Cup, stressing the importance of the tournament's closing stages. The program guarantees football fans a better fan experience in the remaining days of the tournament, he added. He added that Qatar's challenges started since the announcement of winning the World Cup bid in 2010, noting that the biggest challenge for all sectors of the state was the accomplishment of all infrastructure works, including stadiums, roads and metro network, in addition to the Hamad International Airport expansion. All projects were completed on time, despite the regional challenges that Qatar went through in previous years, in addition to the Covid-19 outbreak, and all these challenges increased our determination to complete the projects in a timely manner, he added. Other challenges included providing suitable housing for fans during the tournament, and we have always said that housing is available in good numbers and at appropriate competitive prices, he said. Compared to all previous tournaments, the State of Qatar offered accommodation options at very reasonable prices, he said. Al Jammal hailed the appropriate transportation plan to help fans access to eight World Cup stadiums and many activities, as well as the smooth ticket sale process through the FIFA platform. 99% of the tickets are sold at the present time, and tickets for fans of teams who were eliminated from the World Cup will be resold on the FIFA platform. Commenting on the World Cup stadiums, Al Jammal said that the operational plans for all stadiums differ according to their location and capacity. The operational plans for stadiums located in crowded areas such as Al Thumama and Education City take the geographical nature into consideration. He added that more than 20 thousand volunteers participated in the World Cup including 3,000 from 150 different nationalities. Lusail Iconic Stadium, the country's biggest, absorbed 1840 volunteers, he said. Al Jammal concluded that Lusail Stadium was the second highest attendance in the history of the World Cup after the final of the 1994 edition in the US, stressing that FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is a record-breaking tournament. (QNA)