Qatar expects one million fans for 2022 World Cup

Date

10/15/2015 1:10:49 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)Nasser Al Khater

Doha: With all the arrangements on track the Qatar’s FIFA World Cup bosses are expecting around one million fans turnout for the 2022 extravaganza.

“South Africa was somewhere around 600000 (fans) Brazil somewhere around 800000” said Nasser Al Khater the Assistant General Secretary of Qatar’s 2022 Organising Committee. Al Khater speaking to journalists in Doha said Qatar’s preparations were nevertheless ploughing ahead for the tournament in seven years’ time.

“We are estimating based on Qatar’s geographic location and the easy links of reaching Doha that the number we are working towards is one million.” Cruise ships will be used to accommodate some of these fans during the tournament he confirmed.

Earlier this year it was announced that Qatar aimed to house some 12000 fans on cruise ships – or “floating hotels” – during the tournament.

FIFA guidelines say Qatar must have 60000 rooms available for fans by 2022.

Ambitious Qatar though has pledged to make 100000 rooms available. “Our progress is very very good” he said. “I think we are happy with where we are right now.” He added: “Seven years out from the tournament I am very comfortable to say that we are in a very very good place.” Qatar has begun work on six tournament venues so far and is on course to complete its first stadium by 2016. Meanwhile an event was held at Khalifa International Stadium – Aspire Zone Precinct to commemorate this safety mark which is based on industry practice representing working hours without any Lost-Time Accidents. This event was part of a series of safety-related events organised by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) and its partners across all stadium sites currently underway. Safety days and safety recognition initiatives are held on a regular basis across all 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar proposed host venue construction sites helping to contribute to the SC’s safety record of zero fatalities on all projects.

A joint venture between Midmac Contracting and Sixconstruct Qatar WLL (a subsidiary of the Belgian Besix Group) is overseeing the main construction works as main contractor on the stadium.

On the first day on the project workers attend a safety induction and a presentation to remind them of the basic rules and also have further training three times a week.

During these regular sessions the team evaluates safety procedures and points out practices that need to be improved.

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