Saudi Arabia has announced plans for a brand new modern stadium that is set to be built within an hour's drive of the capital, Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia are set to host the 2034 World Cup, after Australia dropped out of the running leaving the kingdom the final name in the hat to host football's greatest competition in 10 years.
It comes as Saudi Arabia continues a bid to become one of the sporting capitals of the world, following heavy investments in golf, football and boxing, among other sports.
The last 12 months has seen particularly heavy investment into the country's football scene, with the Saudi Pro League notably become a major player in the transfer market.
The likes of Neymar Jnr, Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, N'Golo Kante and Roberto Firmino to name just a few have followed Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia in the past 12 months.
Now the Gulf state has unveiled elaborate plans for a brand new 45,000-seater stadium that is set to host matches at the World Cup in 10 years' time, although the official confirmation of their host status is yet to be confirmed despite running unopposed.
It will be named the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium for the Kingdom's crown prince, and features plans for a retractable roof and pitch all on top of a 200m-high cliff 40 minutes from Riyadh.
Part of the ultra-modern plans also include a giant LED wall that features hundreds of metres of screens that will open out onto views below the ground.
'The futuristic venue aims to reinvent the traditional stadium concept,' said the Qiddiya Investment Company in a statement.
The stadium's architects, Populous, already have an impressive CV, having worked on several Olympic Stadiums as well as the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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