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An official on Qatar's 2022 World Cup Committee says the first of its 12 stadiums for the tournament could be ready in four years and will feature a carbon-neutral cooling system as promised.
Hassan al-Thawadi, the committee's secretary general, also told the state-run Qatar News Agency Monday that the Gulf nation wants to hold another ''major tournament'' by 2020, as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup.
Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup last December. It has attempted to counter concerns about the summer heat by promising that all the stadiums will be air conditioned to ensure fans and players are protected from temperatures that far exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
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