Qatar opens fifth World Cup stadium
The Hindu
Emir Cup held at venue watched by select crowd
Qatar inaugurated a fifth stadium that will host World Cup games in 2022 with a domestic cup match on Friday watched by thousands who had either recently recovered from coronavirus or received vaccinations.
The Al-Thumama Stadium, about 12km from, will seat 40,000.
Since being selected in 2010, Qatar has faced bad headlines and searing criticism on several issues.
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