World Cup 2022: Ambitions of Qatar's grand project come with stark human cost

They're impossible to miss. On a drive around Qatar, at every turn, it seems, a new football stadium rises out of the desert -- each design offering a futuristic take on its traditional culture.

One of them, located in an area that was long known for pearl diving and fishing, is shaped like a dhow boat, a traditional vessel that ply Gulf waters. Another is designed like a woven hat known as a "gahfiya," mostly worn by men in Gulf countries as a base for their traditional white headscarves. Each stadium design represents Qatar's history and culture and are testaments to its future ambitions on the world stage.