The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) President Alejandro Dominguez confirmed his full support for Qatar in hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
This came during his meeting yesterday with Qatar Football Association (QFA) President HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani.
The meeting dealt with ways to strengthen relations between QFA and CONMEBOL.
Dominguez expressed his pleasure to visit Qatar, which is part of future plans for the development of international football. He pointed out that the relationship between QFA and CONMEBOL is progressing according to the vision through which both parties seek to develop football at all levels.
Dominguez said that the results of this cooperation will be visible in the near future at all CONMEBOL associations.
The CONMEBOL president was also briefed on Qatar’s latest preparations for the World Cup, where he witnessed the models that simulate the stadiums, facilities and grounds of the 2022 World Cup and listened to a detailed explanation of all the projects related to the World Cup and various initiatives launched by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC).
During his visit to the Aspire Academy, the President of CONMEBOL expressed his admiration for the giant edifice, which is one of the most prominent academies and sports centres in the world.
Dominguez also visited Aspetar and the centre of the National Clubs which will be opened soon.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be a “fantastic event”, FIFA secretary-general Fatma Samoura has said, expressing confidence that the current geopolitical situation in the region will be resolved by then.
In an exclusive interview with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy website (www.sc.qa), Samoura spoke about Qatar’s preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the regional geopolitical situation, while also praising the ‘spectacular’ progress made on workers’ welfare.
The Senegalese former United Nations official also pointed out that Qatar 2022 could help inspire future bidders for the world’s greatest football tournament to place a key focus on legacy planning.
“I think that in terms of infrastructure, the projects are really unfolding as planned. One of the main stadiums at Khalifa International Stadium was inaugurated in May, and from the visits we are undertaking, and the meetings with the local organising committee (LOC), we have no reason to doubt that it will be a fantastic event,” she said in reply to a query on how satisfied FIFA is with the progress on the ground, now that kick-off for Qatar 2022 is just over five years away.
Alejandro Dominguez
