Host City For 2022 World Cup Final Doesn't Even Exist Yet

If you haven't heard of Lusail, the host city for the Qatar 2022 World
Cup final, don't worry, you're not the only one.

As CNN reports, it doesn't even exist yet.

"If you're trying to create the perfect 21st-century city, it helps to
start with a blank slate. Even if that slate is a sweltering strip of
sand," the CNN story states.

At the moment, the 28 square miles of waterfront desert along the
Persian Gulf is only a mass of construction sites.

It will cost an estimated $45 billion to construct the city and
developers hope it will be ready by 2019, three years before the World
Cup.

"It will feature an 86,000-seat soccer stadium, surrounded by a moat,
that's expected to host the final game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup,"
CNN reports.

The city of Lusail is also expected to contain a lagoon, four islands,
two marinas, an upscale shopping mall, a hospital, a zoo and two golf
courses.

But whether or not Qatar manages to hold onto the tournament is another story.

FIFA is under pressure to move the World Cup from Qatar due to the
sweltering summer heat, allegations of bribery and suspicions that
slaves from Nepal are being used to construct stadiums.

Then there's the fact that at least 44 workers have died during the
construction process.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter released the following statement in May to
hose down criticism:

"We look forward to seeing the implementation of these concrete
actions over the next months. We will continue our close cooperation
with Qatari authorities as well as dialogue with all key
stakeholders."