FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Tuesday said the 2018 World Cup (WC) in Russia has been the best ever, but the 2022 event in Qatar will be even better.

The first instalments of grass grown at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) ground-breaking Turf Nursery have been planted around Al Bayt Stadium – Al Khor City.

More than 176,000 people have applied to be volunteers for the 2022 World Cup, including 1,000 nationals from Gulf countries which have broken off all diplomatic and travel ties with tournament host Qatar, Doha organisers revealed Friday.

The training programme is designed to enhance workers’ technical capabilities, improve job performance and increase both safety and productivity.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be a benchmark for future events from a legacy perspective, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) secretary-general Hassan al-Thawadi has stressed.

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has opened registration for volunteers from Qatar, the region and the world to prepare for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup project recently passed 150mn man hours across all sites, including 116mn man hours at stadium construction sites alone, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) announced.

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has launched a smartphone app to help construction workers improve their professional and personal lives during their time in Qatar.

Qatar is proud to showcase its plans in Russia, while continuing to learn from the 2018 FIFA World Cup organisers, Nasser al-Khater, Assistant Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the body responsible for organising the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, has said.

Save the Dream joined forces with the Qatar 2022 organisers, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), and Ooredoo to host a star-studded football legends match at Majlis Qatar in Gorky Park, Moscow.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday announced the dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with the tournament to be held outside of the summer for the first time considering the climate of the host nation, the official Qatar News Agency reported.

Major General Ali al-Ali, Assistant Executive Director for Security Affairs at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), has confirmed reaching final stages of the security programmes with the Russian side in securing the 2018 World Cup