By Humberto Viera
01 Aug 2024, 15:44 PM EDT
Saudi Arabia has revealed details of an ambitious project to build stadiums to host the men’s football World Cup in 2034. According to the project’s official website, one of the venues will be built 350 metres above the ground in a planned futuristic city.
The 46,000-capacity stadium will be part of the Neom megaproject on the Red Sea coast. According to Saudi football officials, it is designed to become one of the country’s most iconic landmarks.
The Neom stadium will be connected to a network of tram-type vehicles that will travel along transport corridors at heights of 30, 150, 250, 350 and 450 metres above the ground.
The project also includes a previously announced stadium that will be located atop a 200-meter cliff near the capital, Riyadh. This stadium will feature a wall of LED screens offering panoramic views of the city.
Riyadh will host eight of the 15 stadiums, each with a capacity of 45,000. Four other stadiums will be in Jeddah, and one each in Al Khobar, Abha and Neom.
The final will be played at a 92,000-capacity stadium in Riyadh, one of eight stadiums still in the planning stages. Four of the 15 venues will be existing stadiums that will be refurbished, and three are currently under construction.
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