World Cup 2022™

The FIFA World Cup and sustainability 

PROFILE OF THE FIFA 

WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™

Since the event's inception in 1930, the FIFA World Cup 2022™ in Qatar will be the most geographically condensed and the first to be held in the Middle East. Numerous aspects of the FIFA World Cup 2022™ are special, and opportunities and difficulties in the area of sustainability are no exception.

The largest single-sport event in the world is the FIFA World Cup™. Following a preliminary match, the 32 eligible men's national football teams compete in a final match that lasts one month in a FIFA-selected host nation for the title of world champions.

The 64 matches of the tournament are expected to draw over a million spectators, and the action will be watched by more than 3 billion people worldwide in their homes, with over one billion people expected to tune in to the final match. A number of other formal competition-related activities take place in addition to the games, such as draws, team and referee seminars and workshops, opening and closing ceremonies, award ceremonies, cultural events, press conferences, and launch events.

For the host nation, hosting the FIFA World Cup™ frequently signifies a significant historical turning point and symbolic accomplishment with far-reaching effects on local communities, infrastructural growth, and service delivery. It covers things like hiring and educating tens of thousands of staff members and volunteers, transporting hundreds of thousands of spectators, and safeguarding people's health and safety throughout the competition. The tournament's size and complexity can create substantial opportunities for all parties involved, but they also present a number of dangers that must be successfully addressed if it is to be a success.

Unique features of the competition

The first FIFA World Cup™ to be held in the Middle East will be the FIFA World Cup 2022™, which was given to Qatar in December 2010. The region has a fantastic opportunity to welcome and interact with billions of visitors from around the world, showing its own personality and culture and creating new understanding.

The competition will take place from November 21 through December 18, 2022, when temperatures in Qatar typically range from 24-28 degrees Celsius. The event was changed to winter in Qatar early in the planning phase to shield competitors and spectators from the summer heat.

With all venues located within 50 kilometers of Doha, the capital city of Qatar, it will also have the most geographically condensed footprint in the tournament's history since the first edition, which included a single stadium, in 1930. The tournament will be more enjoyable for players and fans thanks to this hosting idea, which also presents chances to centralize the delivery of some services and amenities.

The achievement of Qatar's long-term development goals, as outlined in the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2018–2022, is one of the primary goals of the FIFA World Cup 2022™.

The event's organizers

FIFA World Cup 2022™ must be successfully delivered by three key delivery partners, or the tournament organizers, who closely coordinate and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders in Qatar and around the world.