SC Ambassadors Praise Celebration of Unveiling of Countdown Clock for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Doha, November 22 (QNA) - World stars and ambassadors of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, praised Qatar's preparations to host the World Cup a year from now while attending the unveiling ceremony of the countdown clock for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. They stressed that the world will be on a date with an exceptional edition of the World Cup in 2022, after the stadiums and sports facilities were ready a year before the important event. The Chief of Tournament Experience at the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Khalid Ali Al Mawlawi, which is responsible for organizing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, expressed his happiness and pride at the completion of most of the World Cup stadiums to host the tournament next year. Al Mawlawi said in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that he is happy to be present in this ceremony, which indicates the readiness of the State of Qatar to host this distinguished tournament, and he is proud of the readiness of most stadiums to host the World Cup. For his part, Mutaz Barshim, the Olympic champion in athletics, said the dream has become a reality, and we are present today in the countdown ceremony, and one year remains until the kick off of the World Cup, and it will be a successful tournament. Barshim invited all fans from around the world to attend the World Cup next year, enjoy watching the matches, the atmosphere of the tournament and its accompanying activities, and learn about Qatar's culture, customs and traditions. For his part, the Executive Vice President of Operations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Jassem Al Jassim, confirmed that everyone is following the great interest of the State of Qatar in stadiums and facilities and the accelerating pace in completing preparations for the big event a year before the start of the tournament. Al Jassim said in a press statement during the unveiling of the "World Cup Hour", which was organized today in the Doha Corniche, at 8:40 pm local time that the countdown began on the second of December of the year 2010, and today there is one year left until the kick off of the World Cup in Qatar, and the dream has become a reality. For her part, the Communications Executive Director of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Fatma Al Nuaimi, confirmed that unveiling the countdown clock for the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, a year before the major sporting event hosted by Qatar is an important event, attended by many officials, and this moment is considered important by revealing the clock at the Corniche in the heart of Doha, because it is a great opportunity for citizens, residents and all fans to share these wonderful feelings. Al-Nuaimi said in exclusive statements to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that since the announcement of Qatar's victory in organizing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the journey of preparations has begun in an outstanding manner, and successes have been achieved from one stage to another, as Qatar passed many stages until it reached today the readiness and completion of eight stadiums. For his part, the Ambassador of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Ahmed Khalil, expressed his great happiness at the unveiling of the countdown clock for the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, pointing out that it is one of the very important moments with the kick off of the World Cup a year from now. Ahmed Khalil added in exclusive statements to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that he was hoping to participate as a player with the Qatari national team, and as a Qatari and an Arab from the Middle East, he is also happy that the World Cup will be organized in Doha, especially after the great effort of the wise leadership to host this event for the happiness of all Arabs, Gulf people, and all in the Middle East. Marcos Cafu, former captain of the Brazilian national team and ambassador of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, praised Qatar's preparations to organize the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will start a year from now. The player who attended the celebration of the unveiling of the World Cup clock said that Qatar has a real desire to organize an ideal event a year from now. Cafu, who won the World Cup twice with Brazil in 1994 and 2002, added that Qatar, with the seriousness and preparations it has shown now, confirms to the world that it will present an impressive tournament and that the world will enjoy one of the best tournaments in the history of football. On the other hand, Cameroonian football star Samuel Eto'o described the moment of unveiling the World Cup clock as a practical proof of the Qatari capabilities and the absolute confidence of the State of Qatar in organizing sporting events. Eto'o added that Qatar confirms every time that it possesses a lot of capabilities, referring to Stadium 974, which was announced as ready to host the tournament matches and is considered a wonderful architectural masterpiece, and that the idea of installing the stadium and benefiting from it after the event is an amazing thing indicates that Qatar is capable of achieving a lot by hosting the World Cup a year later. For his part, Mubarak Mustafa, the former Qatari football star and ambassador of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, expressed his pride in the great work that the State of Qatar is doing in its preparations to organize the 2022 World Cup, saying that Qatar announced its full readiness some time ago to organize the big event, and the matter turned from a promise to a reality. He stressed that Qatar has prepared all the stadiums, noting that they, as ambassadors of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, have visited all the stadiums and know the extent of their readiness, praising the great effort made by the Committee. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be held for the first time in the Gulf and Arab region, which was previously difficult to achieve, but with Qatar's plan that it presented before winning the honor of hosting in 2010, things have changed, and now the country is close to starting the extraordinary event. The tournament will take place at a different time from all previous editions from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, 2022, as the matches were usually played in the summer period, and the Qatar 2022 Championship will be the last edition that will witness the presence of 32 teams, as the number will increase in the future to 48, as was the case in previous tournaments before switching to a new system in the 2026 World Cup. (QNA)