The 974 stadium, one of the World Cup venues, has begun to be demolished.

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Stadium 974, one of Qatar World Cup venues, completed a historic task after the round of 16 match between Brazil and South Korea, and started demolition work.

The 974 stadium with 40,000 seats was specially built for the World Cup. A total of 7 World Cup matches were held. 974 is Qatar's international phone number. More importantly, the stadium is assembled from 974 containers. This design It is to be more economical and avoid leaving an unused stadium after the World Cup. Similar situations have happened in South Africa, Brazil and Russia in the past.

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The eye-catching design of the 974 stadium uses colorful containers as building blocks. The appearance is quite industrial. It is also the only World Cup stadium without air conditioning, so the game is only played at night. The removed containers will be donated to developing countries as building materials and other purposes.

(Reporter Wu Qingzheng)