Qatar unveils first World Cup 'reusable' stadium

Doha

QATAR has unveiled the design for what it claims is the World Cup's first "reusable" stadium, the seventh of eight expected venues that will stage games during the quadrennial football tournament in 2022.

Ras Abu Aboud is a 40,000-seater stadium that will be built on Doha's southern waterfront and host matches up to the quarter-final stage.

After the month-long tournament, the stadium will be taken down, with the parts put into containers in the hope it will be reassembled and used elsewhere. "This venue offers the perfect legacy, capable of being reassembled in a new location in…