and at a turbocharged pace, qatar s hopes, dreams and buildings have risen high above the desert sands. since this small but mighty gulf nation won the right to host the fifa world cup back in 2010, it has spent billions on state of the art stadia and infrastructure. and with the first match set to kick off this november, all eyes will be on qatar as it makes history, becoming the first ever middle eastern country to host the world cup. and i am here to meet some real players, both on and off the pitch. i asked someone here how much each of these were worth, and his answer was priceless . this is the perspective that players will have as they walk out onto the game for the first match of the tournament here at the al bayt stadium. and this may be historic, but for some it is also a controversial world cup. what we sometimes suffer from as a country, that people actually would makejudgements without actually listening to the other side, or actually try to search for the truth
and bravery of the arabian horse. the vision of this place is simple to breed and train arabian horses in their homeland to win a whole host of equestrian competitions across the globe. these pure breds, like al sakr here, are essentially treated like sporting superstars. nothing but the best for them! across the water from the corniche s towering skyscrapers is the souq waqif. its mud rendered buildings and labyrinthine streets act as a juxtaposition to the state of the art construction projects happening around it. but this is the beating heart of doha. over the centuries, merchants would sail straight into this place where the sea lapped at its stone streets,
the vision of this place is simple to breed and train arabian horses in their homeland to win a whole host of equestrian competitions across the globe. these pure breds, like al sakr here, are essentially treated like sporting superstars. nothing but the best for them! across the water from the corniche s towering skyscrapers is the souq waqif. its mud rendered buildings and labyrinthine streets act as a juxtaposition to the state of the art construction projects happening around it. but this is the beating heart of doha. over the centuries, merchants would sail straight into this place where the sea lapped at its stone streets, or they crossed miles
is built on the site of a battle which took place in 1893 between the bedouins and the ottomans. the battle would eventually lead to qatar s independence, and was won thanks to the speed and bravery of the arabian horse. the vision of this place is simple to breed and train arabian horses in their homeland to win a whole host of equestrian competitions across the globe. these pure breds, like al sakr here, are essentially treated like sporting superstars. nothing but the best for them! across the water from the corniche s towering skyscrapers is the souq waqif. its mud rendered buildings and labyrinthine streets
the vision of this place is simple to breed and train arabian horses in their homeland to win a whole host of equestrian competitions across the globe. these pure breds, like al sakr here, are essentially treated like sporting superstars. nothing but the best for them! across the water from the corniche s towering skyscrapers is the souq waqif. its mud rendered buildings and labyrinthine streets act as a juxtaposition to the state of the art construction projects happening around it. but this is the beating heart of doha. over the centuries, merchants would sail straight into this place where the sea lapped at its stone streets, or they crossed miles of desert to meet others and sell their wares and that s the role it