Qatar-Turkey JV wins contract for upcoming World Cup stadium

Qatar’s World Cup organizers have awarded the main construction contract for one of their final tournament stadiums.

The Al Thumama stadium will be built by a joint venture between Qatar’s AlJaber Engineer (JEC) and Turkey’s Tekfen Construction.

The venue will be located between E-Ring and F-Ring Roads, or between the Medical Commission and the under-construction Kahramaa Awareness Park.

It is expected to host matches up the quarter-final stage, and will seat some 40,000 people.

Like several other Qatar stadiums, it will be dismantled to accommodate half that many people after 2022.

The selection of the Turkish firm comes as ties between Qatar and Turkey grow increasingly stronger.

In a statement, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SCDL) Secretary General Hassan Al Thawadi said:

Qatar is



expected to finish eight World Cup stadiums by 2020. However, FIFA has yet to decide how many venues the country needs for the tournament.

Some, like Khalifa International Stadium on Al Waab, are almost complete, if not slightly behind schedule.

Meanwhile, work on the Al Khor Al Bayt and Al Wakrah stadiums are expected to wrap up next year.

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But other venues remain in the preliminary stages. The design for at least three of the venues, including Al Thumama, Lusail and Ras Abu Abboud have yet to be revealed.

And the Ras Abu Abboud stadium will not have a main contractor until at least the second quarter of this year, the SCDL said.

So far, Qatar has chosen a diverse range of firms to build the stadiums, including from India, China, Italy and Cyprus.Foundation are slated for a 2019 completion.