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National Projects in Qatar

EDUCATION CITY STADIUM

Education City Stadium takes the form of a jagged diamond, glittering by day and glowing by
night. The 45,350-seat stadium will be located in the midst of several university campuses at
Education City, easily accessible for fans both in Qatar and in neighboring Bahrain, which will
be only 51 minutes away from the stadium by high-speed rail. Following the FIFA World Cup, the
stadium will retain 25,000 seats for use by university athletic teams.

DOHA PORT STADIUM

Doha Port Stadium is a proposed football
stadium which will be built in Doha, Qatar in
time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The new
Doha Port Stadium will be a completely modular
stadium with 44,950 seats. The stadium, which
will sit on an artificial peninsula in the Gulf,
is designed to evoke its marine setting. Water
from the Gulf will run over its outer facade,
aiding in the cooling process and adding to its
visual allure. Fans will have the option of arriving
on a water taxi or ferry. After the FIFA World
Cup, the whole stadium will be disassembled
and the seats sent to developing countries to
further their football development.

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