Qatar is one of the countries bidding for the 2022 FIFA World Cup (Australia is one of the other contenders) FIFA have been here over the last few days checking out the place.
They have alot of work to do to get this country ready for the huge influx of people that FIFA would bring. There are many many new hotels being built and they promise a metro system for Qatar - public transport is a huge issue here, that they would seriously need to fix before any such event.
As the world cup is held during the hottest months of the year here in Doha - they are promising that the inside of the stadiums will be a nice cool 27c whilst outside it will be 50c++.
And we all know that football and drinking go hand in hand - and they have said that drinking will be allowed in designated areas - this is a huge step forward for a muslim country.
The winning countries will be named for 2018 and 2022 in December - so lets see if this Islamic country of Qatar can come from the underdog to the hosting country.
Below is a video showing the first five stadiums (five of 22) that are to be built for the World Cup if the win the bid. They are all to be environmentally friendly.
