The 40,000 seat Al Wakrah Stadium, designed by the late Zaha Hadid for the FIFA World Cup 2022, is taking shape in a town just south of Doha in Qatar.
The stadium in the town of Al Wakrah is one of eight venues that will host games during the football tournament in 2022, along with Foster + Partners 80,000-seater Lusail Stadium and the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, which will be built from shipping containers.
A video released by the Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy shows that the structure of the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed stadium is already complete.

The fitting of the facade is also well underway and the majority of the stadium's 40,000 seats have been installed.
The stadium's retractable roof, which will allow it to be cooled and therefore used all year round, is currently being constructed. An energy centre that will power the stadium has also been completed.
The form of the Al Wakrah stadium is designed to resemble the curved shape of a dhow – a typical fishing boat that is often seen in the port town's harbour.
However, the shape of the stadium was compared to female genitalia when visualisations of the design were first revealed.
Anna Breslaw, Cosmopolitan.com's sex and relationships editor, told Equire.com, "I'm no expert, but I think those are labia", while website Jezebel.com reported: "Any discerning human will be quick to recognize [sic] that the building looks exa...