Qatar 2022 might be the first truly global sporting event with fans since coronavirus emerged at the start of 2020.
Qatar's Al-Rayyan Stadium, which will host World Cup matches, at the start of the Amir Cup final on December 18, 2020DOHA - The focus of the sporting world shifts to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar following the Tokyo Olympics, with lingering questions over COVID-19 safety and human rights.
Such is the commitment of the tiny, super-wealthy host emirate to stage a"normal" tournament that Doha has pledged to vaccinate travelling fans from countries where the rollout of jabs has been slower. Qatar has pledged to obtain one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for unvaccinated fans travelling to the Arabian desert peninsula country.
Tunisian Esprerance fans celebrate during the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup at Doha's Khalifa International Stadium on December 17, 2019Three of the eight World Cup stadiums, all airconditioned despite the tournament having been moved to the cooler winter months, are still under construction.
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