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FIFA Shares Stunning Facts About Stadium 974

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Stadium 974 in Doha has been in news well before the FIFA World Cup shared 360-degree footage of Stadium 974 on its Twitter page. Qatar built seven stadiums in the run-up to the sporting event and Stadium 974 is one of them.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Stadium 974 is made completely with recycled shipping containers
• It is the first-ever re-purpose built stadium in the history of the FIFA World Cup
• It will be fully dismantled and re-purposed post-World Cup

What Did FIFA Want To Show With 360-Degree Footage Of Stadium 974?

FIFA Shares Stunning Facts About Stadium 974

It is for the first time that FIFA World Cup has been held in the Middle East. And the desert country is ready for the sports extravaganza. Qatar built seven stadiums including Stadium 974 but used only recycled containers in building this facility. Also, it is named 974 which is the international dialing code of the desert nation. Also, all containers shipped from Gulf use 974 as a code.

Located in Ras Abu Aboud in the portside area of Doha, Stadium 974 is the only non-air-conditioned stadium in the desert country. And it is exciting to know why it isn’t made air-conditioned. The cool breezes coming from the Arabian Gulf keep it cool.

Stadium 974 has a sitting capacity of 44,089 audiences. The website tells that it will be used for seven matches with the last match played on December 5. Brazil v/s South Korea was the last World Cup match in … Read the rest

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Watch Netherlands VS Qatar At 8:30 IST On Sports18, Voot, And Jio Cinema

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The Netherlands will play with the host nation Qatar in the FIFA World Cup group A clash on Tuesday. And the match is going to be interesting for the Dutch team that has already reached the knockout stage at the World Cup.

HIGHLIGHTS

Netherlands has won a match and drawn one but Qatar has lost both its matches

The Dutch team could qualify for the knockout stage even when it loses the match

What Is The Position Of the Netherlands?

The Dutch team beat Senegal 2-0 in its first match and drew the second match with Ecuador with a 1-1 score. The Netherlands can enter the knockout stage if it draws today’s match. Even today’s loss can’t prevent the Netherlands from entering the next stage if Ecuador beats Senegal in the other match.

Netherlands VS Qatar

The Netherlands entering the knockout stage will require more attention from their 71-year-old ailing coach Louis van Gaal, who stepped out of retirement to take over the national team despite his falling health due to aggressive prostate cancer.

In the round of 16, the top team of Group A will play with the top team of Group B. Presently Netherlands will play with England which is leading in Group B. It is to be noted that the Netherlands couldn’t qualify for the knockout stage in the last World Cup.

What Is The Position Of Qatar?

The host nation has lost both its matches against Ecuador (0-2) and Senegal (1-3). Qatar has already missed the opportunity to enter the knockout stage. But it can make things difficult for the Dutch if it wins and Ecuador loses.

NED vs QAT Time

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Predictions For Brazil’s First World Cup Match Against Serbia

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Brazil will play its first match in Group G against Serbia at the Lusail Stadium on Thursday. Brazil last played with Serbia four years ago in a group match and came out victorious with a 2-0 score.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Five-time world champions Brazil won their last world cup 20 years ago
• Brazil is the only nation in the history of FIFA to have qualified for every tournament
• Brazil has a fully-fit squad available for the Thursday match

Brazil Squad

Brazil Squad

Tite’s talented squad is oozing confidence, especially after their record-breaking performance in the CONMEBOL qualification campaign where Brazil collected 45 points after winning 14 out of 17 matches. Rest three matches were drawn. But two decades have passed since Brazil won its fifth world cup in Seoul. The pressure on Brazil – the No. 1 team by FIFA ranking – is to live up to the expectations of their fans. They have to improve their performance as they were knocked out at the quarter-final by Belgium four years ago.

Serbia Squad

Serbia Squad

Serbia is ranked 25th by FIFA but their performance in UEFA was quite impressive. They topped their group after winning 6 matches out of 8 and drawing the two. Their best performance was against Portugal where they achieved a last-minute win by 2-1. They have also been promoted to League A of the UEFA Nations League earlier this year. Here they won 4 out of 6 matches. In the international arena, they lost only 2 matches from 16 games. But in the world cup, they lost 7 out of 9 matches.

Brazil VS Serbia

Brazil’s First World Cup Match Against Serbia

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See The Truth Behind Comedian Joe Lycett’s Shredding Of £10,000 ($17,800) Cash

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Comedian Joe Lycett’s threat to David Beckham of shredding $1,700 in protest against the footballer’s Qatar World Cup partnership wasn’t a bogus call. But the comedian didn’t shred the cash in real either.

Highlights

• Joe Lycett posted a video showing him shredding two piles of cash on Twitter on Sunday
• The comedian did the act to highlight Qatar’s poor record for the LGBTIQ+ community

What Happened To The cash?

On Sunday, Joe Lycett dropped a video of him walking up to a shredder with two piles of cash and dropping the bundles into the machine. But on Monday, he clarified in another video that the money wasn’t destroyed. He said that he would never destroy real money and he would never be so irresponsible. The 10 grand had already been donated to LGBTIQ+ charities.

Why Is Joe Lycett Protesting Beckham’s Partnership With Qatar?

Lycett Protesting Beckham’s Partnership With Qatar

The comedian described Beckham as a “gay icon” and referred to Beckham’s historic support of the LGBTIQ+ community. He said Beckham was the first premiership footballer to shoot with gay magazines like Attitude, to speak openly about Beckham’s gay fans, and the footballer married a Spice Girl, which was the gayest thing a human being can do.

He further said that Qatar was voted as one of the worst places in the world to be gay; homosexuality was illegal and punishable by imprisonment and, possibly even death for Muslims. David Beckham hasn’t responded to the comedian’s challenge.

How Is LGBTIQ+ Treated In Qatar?

According to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, LGBTIQ+ were arrested, thrashed, and kept in solitary confinement due to their sexuality. But the FIFA organizers have told … Read the rest