Qatar stadiums after the World Cup

When the World Cup was awarded to Qatar in 2010, the country had only one stadium. Today, it has seven more, built specifically for the World Cup. The World’s Shirin Jaafari explains what happened to them, and the construction problems associated with them, once the games were over.

Original air date: 12/20/2022

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