SC Reviews Qatar’s World Cup 2022 Experience Through Knowledge-Transfer Workshop in Morocco.

MARRAKESH: A high-ranking delegation from the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) has participated in the knowledge transfer workshop held in Marrakesh, Morocco to discuss the State of Qatar's experience in organizing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and transfer the learned lessons to the Moroccan committee tasked with the preparations for the World Cup 2030, due to be held in Morocco, Spain, and Portugal. According to Qatar News Agency, SC affirmed that its delegation participating in the workshop shed the spotlight on the State of Qatar's hosting of the tournament for the first time in the Middle East region and the Arab world, which achieved an impressive success and gained wide commendation from football communities and fans from all over the world as the best edition in the tournament's modern history. The participating delegation reviewed the primary areas that witnessed the State of Qatar's preparations to host this landmark event, along with the most prominent challenges encountered in the lead-up to the tournament. Emphasis was placed on numerous facts and aspects related to the tournament, such as infrastructure, World Cup stadiums, training playgrounds, accommodation facilities, transportation and mobility, guest management, workforce and volunteer management, enabling laws and regulations for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, in addition to administrative and operational experiences, and other vital topics covering various aspects of organizing and hosting the football festival. SC Deputy Director General for Technical Services, Eng Ghanim Al Kuwari, expressed pleasure in sharing with the Moroccan counterparts key lessons learned from Qatar's journey in preparing for what was an incredibly successful tournament in 2022. He added that ever since the State of Qatar's bid for the FIFA World Cup, SC had envisioned it as a tournament for Qatar, the Arab world, and the entire Middle East and North Africa region. Al Kuwari affirmed that while Qatar is proud of showcasing its culture to the world in 2022, its vision for a regional tournament extends beyond, ensuring that Arab and Muslim countries can benefit from its experience. Gatherings such as this event embody this sentiment and the regional legacy of Qatar 2022, Al Kuwari highlighted, adding that he looks forward to continuing collaboration with the Moroccan counterparts to ensure the success of their hosting experience. For his part, general coordinator of the Moroccan team for the 2030 World Cup committee, Mouad Hajji, lauded the invaluable contributions of the SC in transferring knowledge and sharing expertise regarding the State of Qatar's hosting of one of the most successful and exceptional editions of the World Cup. He highlighted that the workshop included clear insights and highly valuable information about Qatar's experience in organizing the tournament, the challenges faced during the hosting journey, and the lessons learned from this landmark event in the history of Qatar, the Arab world, and the region. He considered this event as the beg inning of a path towards further productive cooperation with SC as Morocco approaches the organization of the 2030 World Cup. The workshop was held in the city of Marrakesh on the margins of the Qatar-Africa Business Forum, which is part of the cultural year Program Qatar-Morocco 2024, in the presence of a contingent of professionals from the Moroccan side, including members of the 2030 World Cup bid team, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Sonarges, the National Office of Railways, the National Airports Office, and representatives from several ministries and local agencies involved in preparations for hosting the global event. It is scheduled that 20 cities in Morocco, Spain, and Portugal will host the matches of the 2030 World Cup, which will be the first edition to be held in North Africa, the second edition to take place in Africa since 2010, and the second World Cup to be hosted in the Arab world, following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.