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Saudi Arabia reveals latest sportswashing plan, a new high-tech stadium for the 2034 World Cup
Saudi fans holds pictures of Saudi Arabia's King Salman, left, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of the Italian Super Cup final soccer match between AC Milan and Juventus at King Abdullah stadium in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, January 16, 2019
SAUDI ARABIA revealed designs today for a high-tech stadium atop a 200-metre-high cliff near Riyadh where the autocratic kingdom plans to stage games at the 2034 Men’s World Cup.
The 45,000-seat venue design has a retractable roof and field, plus an LED wall with hundreds of metres of screens to create an “immersive” experience for fans, the Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) said in a statement.
It will be named Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium, after the blood-soaked crown prince of the oil-rich kingdom who ordered the brutal assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
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