Just as it was erected in record time, as of this Thursday, the historic work began to dismantle the 974 Stadium, an iconic work of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, due to the fact that it is the first fully removable covered stadium used as a soccer venue.
What made the 974 Stadium special?
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It was a stadium with an important symbolic content: its name refers to the Long Distance code for calling Qatar and it contained the same number of steel containers, in recognition of the importance of maritime trade for this country, which is an important trading point between Africa, the Middle East and Asia and represents the Qatari sailing past.
But it is also a symbol of the sustainability that these events have to consider in the 21st century, in order to be in harmony with the environment.
For example, its cooling facility had an innovative cooling system designed to redistribute the breeze from the Persian Gulf, about 10 kilometers east of downtown Doha.
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A historic stadium in Qatar 2022
Its first game was the match between Mexico and Poland on November 22 and had a capacity of 44,089 spectators. However, the cost of its construction was considerably lower, due to the fact that its materials will be recycled. Its cost was “barely” 200 million dollars. While facilities for an oil company will be built on the site, on the Ras Abu Abboud highway.
Although the official version states that: “it is not known at this moment where it will be removed and to whom this scenario will be given. For the moment, the government has not defined the country where it will be sent, but a couple of days ago its dismantling began“.
It hosted seven matches since the group stage and its last match was Brazil’s victory over Korea in the Round of 16. But also teams such as Portugal vs Ghana, France vs Denmark, Brazil vs Switzerland, Poland vs Argentina and Serbia vs Switzerland played there.
In Mexico vs. Poland, the stadium was packed with Mexican fans who almost filled the building and today will only remain as a memory.