Interview: The World Cup stadia that hope to inspire the next generation of stadiums

Chief engineer of Qatar 2022 World Cup final stadium tells Off The Pitch the tournament’s stadiums will influence the next generation of new stadium construction.

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Why it matters: Qatar’s World Cup construction has informed a wider debate about workers rights throughout Qatar and the Gulf region, with human rights groups pointing to widespread abuse of workers and unaccounted fatalities.

The perspective: Stadium workers live in clean and well organised if not basic facilities. Working conditions are of a similar standard to those in the west – at least on World Cup projects. Rights groups maintain that this is not enough.