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Stadium worth two billion dollars in Doha World Cup 2022

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Costs for upgrading the arena Sports City in Doha, the works that will include increasing capacity from 46,800 to 65,000 seats, will exceed two billion dollars, said Dan Meise, one of the architects who participated in the project.

Sports City will be one of the stadiums that will host World Cup matches in 2022.

Currently, the most expensive arena in the world are the new Wembley (London, 90,000 seats) and Cowboys Stadium (Dallas, 80,000 seats), both costing around $ 1.3 billion. London Olympic Stadium which will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics, and athletic competitions, cost 867 million dollars, informs worldfootballinsider.com.

Architects say the stadium in Doha will be the most flexible and technologically sophisticated, and most "friendly" arena with the environment the world has ever seen.

The stadium will have a cooling desert air will combat the heat and will protect players and spectators. This will grab much of the amount needed to build the stadium. According to designers, cool air will be pumped to the ankles and neck on each row of seats and fell to the turf ensuring the comfort of fans and players.

"The high costs are caused by the fact that it is more than a stadium. That's the idea, is a complete entertainment destination in one building. It is a mall that includes a hotel, office building and a building for press, "said Meise, who worked at the Olympic Stadium in London, Gulf Times.

Stadium design is inspired by the shape of a Bedouin tent. According to the latest trends, it will partially retractable roof, a retractable turf and stands transformed.

Sports City Stadium is one of the 12 venues that will host World Cup matches in 2022.

Nine new stadiums will be built, while the other three will be renovated, the investment will reach over four billion dollars. The first stadium that will benefit from cooling systems will be ready by 2015. All arenas will use cooling technology without carbon.

The opening match, and the final will take place in a stadium with a capacity of 86,000 seats will be built in the new city Lusail, which is less than 20 kilometers from Doha. This arena will cost over a billion dollars.