The World’s most breathtaking football stadiums

Al-Wakrah Stadium, Al-Wakrah City, Doha, Qatar

Qatar won the FIFA bid for the 2022 World Cup, and the country is projecting to build nine new stadiums while refurbishing three old ones. The cost for all of the stadiums is initially estimated to be $4 billion, a small sum compared to the overall infrastructure being planned.

Standing on the shores of the Persian Gulf, Al-Wakrah is a classical Arab desert city, containing a mere 30,000 Arab citizens but with a burgeoning expat population that is building the city and its stadiums with Qatari oil wealth.

It’s also worth noting that Stockholm, Sweden, has built two new stadiums in 2013 for local football clubs.