Qatar Fifa 2022 preparations well advanced as tournament countdown reaches 1,000 days Tuesday marked the 1,000-day countdown to the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup

The unveiling of the logo for the 2022 World Cup was marked by fanfare in Doha that included a procession of soldiers on horseback watched by a large crowd.

A senior Qatar World Cup official took to social media on Friday to re-assert that the country will host the 2022 tournament after a critic claimed bookmakers had shortened odds on the event being taken away.

All stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar will be built by making use of the green building practices, a top official stressed.