Built to disappear: World Cup stadium 974

Monday's round of sixteen game between Brazil and South Korea will be the final time the facility is used before it is dismantled and potentially repurposed to build a venue of the same size elsewhere - or multiple smaller stadiums.
Built to disappear: World Cup stadium 974

TEMPORARY: A general view of the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Of the seven stadiums Qatar built for the World Cup, one will disappear after the tournament. That’s what the games’ organisers have said about Stadium 974 in Doha — a port-side structure with more than 40,000 seats partially built from recycled shipping containers and steel.

Qatar says the stadium will be fully dismantled after the World Cup and could be shipped to countries that need the infrastructure. Outside experts have praised the design, but say more needs to be known about what happens to the stadium after the event.

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