article_snippet.sent: Qatar have unveiled the design for their fifth World Cup stadium, a 40,000-seater ground built in 'the gateway to the desert' and featuring air conditioning for the comfort of players and fans.
article_snippet.sent: The Al Rayyan Stadium is inspired by sand dunes and The Al Rayyan Stadium design has been produced by UK-based architecture firms Ramboll and Pattern.
article_snippet.sent: Qatar have unveiled the design for their fifth World Cup stadium, the 40,000-seater Al Rayyan Stadium .
article_snippet.sent: The Al Rayyan Stadium is inspired by sand dunes and its design has been produced by UK-based firms .
article_snippet.sent: The new stadium, set to be completed in the early months of 2019, now has a more traditional look than the previously-mooted design which featured a huge screen referred to as a 'digital skin'.
article_snippet.sent: Sitting on the site of a now-deconstructed ground, The Al Rayyan Stadium facade includes seven patterns representing different aspects of Qatari culture which designers say 'blend together to tell the story of a nation'.
article_snippet.sent: A mosque, aquatics centre, athletics track, cricket pitch, tennis courts and a hockey pitch are being built nearby, along with a new medical centre and the already-planned Mall of Qatar.
article_snippet.sent: A mosque, aquatics centre, athletics track, cricket pitch, tennis courts and  hockey pitch are being built .
article_snippet.sent: The stadium, set to be completed in the early months of 2019, now has a more traditional look than mooted .
article_snippet.sent: At the unveiling of the new stadium in Qatar, viewers look over the site of the new stadium and the plans .
article_snippet.sent: our will continue to work tirelessly as our vision for the tournament takes shape on the ground. '
article_snippet.sent: Qatar's original World Cup bid featured 12 stadiums, but that figure is expected to be dropped to the minimum requirement of eight with a final decision to be made by FIFA this year.
article_snippet.sent: Plans for four other stadiums have been revealed so far: in Al Khor, Al Wakrah, the Aspire Zone and Qatar Foundation.