Officials during a press conference on the book Countdown-Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 at Msheireb Museums, yesterday.
Khaled Al Suwaidi, the Supreme Committee for Legacy and Delivery’s Stakeholder Relations Senior Manager, has lauded the launch of a book chronicling the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 as a significant legacy achievement during and after the World Cup.
The book Countdown - Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 will be launched on National Sport Day, which falls on February 8.
The book will be inaugurated with the support of the SC and is edited by Dr. Buthaina Hassan Al Ansari and published by Hawkamah Centre.
The book also tells the World Cup history since its inception in Uruguay in 1930 and the participation of Arab teams in the World Cup finals. It also highlights the challenges that Qatar has faced since winning the hosting rights, how it overcame those challenges, and the state-of-the-art infrastructure that has been built to ensure a successful hosting of the tournament, including the stadiums.
Speaking to The Peninsula during an event to announce the launch at Msheireb Museums yesterday, Al Suwaidi said, “This book comes to document history. It is important to have this legacy through literature that will remain beyond the tournament. This book comes at a perfect time as its launch will be on Sports Day. This day connects a lot of dots around this book. The day itself is significant with a lot of interest from the country and contributing to a great social development pillar out of Qatar National Vision 2030. You link it to the biggest tournament that the country will host later in November this year.”
“The figures, statistics, and the pictures that will go into this book might be found in some other places, but to have it in one place and documented in one location, officially approved and supported by all the participating entities, is something different. In addition to that, it’s part of the legacy that remains after the tournament.
“At the Supreme Committee, the legacy is a huge part of the mandate of this committee, and we’re at the point where the entire legacy plans and will be implemented post the tournament,” he added.
Meanwhile, FIFA recently announced that it had received 2.7 million ticket requests for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, one week after opening. Most requests are from Qatar, followed by Argentina, England, Mexico, the USA, Spain, Germany, UAE, India, and Brazil. Countdown – Qatar World Cup 2022 is also supported by the National Human Rights Commission and Alfardan Group.
