By Robbie Butler
Back in March 2015 I wrote "The Tiny Gulf State" and examined Qatar's 2022 World Cup hosting. A very quick seven and a half years later, the competition is almost upon us.
While Qatar is a remarkable venue for many reasons, one of the most remarkable is its size. This will be the most condensed World Cup ever.
The 2015 blog post contained a map of venues. The 2022 map is even more concentrated then back then as Ash Shamai is no longer a host city. The five locations were games will be played are presented below to the left. Qatar's area compared to Ireland's is compared to the right (taken from 2015).
Back in March 2015 I wrote "The Tiny Gulf State" and examined Qatar's 2022 World Cup hosting. A very quick seven and a half years later, the competition is almost upon us.
While Qatar is a remarkable venue for many reasons, one of the most remarkable is its size. This will be the most condensed World Cup ever.
The 2015 blog post contained a map of venues. The 2022 map is even more concentrated then back then as Ash Shamai is no longer a host city. The five locations were games will be played are presented below to the left. Qatar's area compared to Ireland's is compared to the right (taken from 2015).
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The concentration of this global event is quite extraordinary. It could not be more different to the last two World Cups in Russia and Brazil and the pan-European Euro 2020.
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