QATAR on Saturday revealed the design for the stadium that will in four years’ time host the first ever World Cup finals game to be played in the Middle East.

The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium — also the venue for the 2022 World Cup final — was revealed in a ceremony attended by the country’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and other dignitaries, including the United Nations’ secretary-general, Antonio Guterres.

Hassan al-Thawadi, the head of the country’s World Cup organizing body, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, called the unveiling a “significant milestone.”

“Every milestone for us is always important,” he said.

“The announcement of the design of the stadium is very, very important ... it’s the last stadium as well.”

The Lusail Stadium is the eighth and final venue to be revealed for the Qatar World Cup. Designed by British architects Foster and Partners, the stadium is said to take its inspiration from Arab craftmanship, said the committee.

Construction work, in the shape of a Qatari/Chinese joint project, is set to finish in 2020.

(SD-Agencies)