{"id":5013,"date":"2022-12-17T17:38:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T17:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=5013"},"modified":"2022-12-22T07:20:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T07:20:42","slug":"image-during-stadium-974-construction-being-shared-misleadingly-as-ones-during-dismantling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/image-during-stadium-974-construction-being-shared-misleadingly-as-ones-during-dismantling\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are NOT images of Stadium 974 being Dismantled! Find Out the Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The FIFA 2022 Round 16 match between Brazil & South Korea, held on 5th<\/sup> December, was announced as the final game of the much talked about Stadium 974. After this match, a photo collection was viral on social media claiming to be scenes of stadium 974 being dismantled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Factcrescendo Team found these images to be captured during the construction phase of Stadium 974. Let\u2019s look at the claim in detail<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Media Posts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Social media posts based on some photos claimed that the temporary stadium was being removed, as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since the announcement of the stadium 974 to be removed was already shared over many mainstream media as well, many users thought these images to be recent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These posts were viral on Facebook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We decided to do a fact-check on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In 2010, Qatar won the privilege to hold the FIFA World Cup 2022, winning a vote of FIFA\u2019s 22 executive members and defeating bids from the United States, South Korea, Japan and Australia, becoming the first soccer World Cup to be held in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STADIUM 974<\/a> is one of the eight stadiums where World Cup matches were held in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We first checked international media streams and didn\u2019t come across any reports of Stadium 974 being dismantled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, we did a reverse image search on the image used in the viral posts. We found that the pictures were taken during the construction of Stadium 974 in Ras Abu Aboud, Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, a moveable stadium, a first in World Cup history, is expected to be decommissioned entirely after 2022 and will set a new standard of sustainability and legacy for the tournament, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC)<\/a>, which oversees the Qatar 2022 World Cup, said. The above photos were also seen in the collection of images shown at the time of its construction, as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ras Abu Aboud is slowly taking shape!

Constructed using shipping containers and other modular building blocks, this innovative 40,000-seat venue will be entirely dismantled and repurposed #Qatar2022<\/a>, setting a new standard in sustainability.https:\/\/t.co\/m6lhcF4zWE<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/K2VXngc2K0<\/a><\/p>— SC News (@roadto2022news) October 16, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>