2022-12-07
As of today they begin to dismantle the 974 Stadium in Qatar, the first World Cup stadium that will no longer host any more matches. It bears that name because it was built with 974 shipping containers and because that number is the telephone code for Qatar. It hosted 8 World Cup matches, the last being Brazil’s 4-1 win over South Korea.
The stadium, inaugurated in 2021, hosted eight matches, including Argentina’s 2-0 win against Poland on the last date of group C, and will cease to be used after hosting their round of 16 match.
It was already planned to happen before the tournament began when the first completely removable stadium in the history of the FIFA World Cup was built.
There was talk that a donation would be made to an African country, although the European press began to point out weeks ago that it could rearm in Uruguay.
For this to happen, the country’s candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup together with Argentina, Chile and Paraguay should prosper.
With capacity for 44,089 spectators, the venue will be dismantled and its materials may be used for other projects. Due to its modern and colorful flexible design, it can be fully assembled in another place with the same capacity or to make several smaller stadiums. The steel structure of the roof can also be recycled and reused after disassembly.
When it has moved, only an artificial lake in the shape of a soccer field will remain in that place to remember that the World Cup was played there.