Qatar Set To ‘Rent’ 4k Noisy Fans Behind Hosts

One year out from the big kick-off and Qatar is already looking to extract every ounce of glamour from the World Cup on which it has lavished an estimated £5.3billion.

Neymar’s image promotes the Qatar National Bank on every escalator and walkway in the Metro station at the Lusail Stadium, where the final will be held. Robert Lewandowski features prominently in the state-owned airline’s latest safety video. Qatar ambassador David Beckham is expected to be in heavy promotional mode when he arrives for the Qatar Grand Prix next weekend.

“The excitement is about to begin. Are you ready?” is the sign-off message from the video on continuous loop near the Harrods store — Qatar-owned — at Doha’s Hamad International Airport.

Yet a Mail on Sunday investigation into Qatar’s state of readiness for the tournament has revealed the huge challenges that this tiny country, which is the size of Yorkshire, still faces, as it tries to cram in what is estimated to be more than one million fans. We can reveal that: Qatar has leased two cruise liners to house 4,000 fans in ‘floating hotels’.

10,000 European hospitality staff are being flown in to service new apartment blocks.

Immigrant construction workers have been told that they must leave the country by next August with only cleaning staff and gardeners allowed to remain.

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