Workers in Qatar have begun dismantling Stadium 974 in Doha after the venue hosted its last 2022 FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and South Korea on Monday.
The innovative venue became the first transportable World Cup stadium when it was opened in November 2021 as one of Qatar's eight match locations.
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It was built using 974 repurposed shipping containers, with its name also partly derived from the country's 974 dialling code, per The Sun.
The 40 000-seater hosted seven World Cup matches, including the thrilling 3-2 group-stage tie between Portugal and Ghana, with its last piece of action being Brazil's 4-1 mauling of South Korea, after which Cameroon legend Samuel Eto'o now-infamously assaulted a YouTuber.
Scroll through the mini-gallery below to see some images of the dissembling of Stadium 974:
However, this will not be the last sighting of the stadium, with the Financial Times reporting that the plan is to transport the shipping containers over 12 000kms, to Uruguay, to be used for the 2030 World Cup should it be hosted there.
It is said that the South American nation, which has a joint bid for the tournament with neighbours Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay, plans to rebuild Stadium 974 to its original structure in an initiative aimed at reducing the carbon footprint.
This is also an effort to boost their bid ahead of their competitors, namely a joint effort by Spain, Portugal and Ukraine, as well as the cross-confederation contingent of Egypt, Greece, and Saudi Arabia, while Morocco are reportedly hoping to win the hosting rights all on their own.
Uruguay hosted the inaugural World Cup in 1930, so it will be exactly 100 years since their last staging of the tournament if their 2030 bid is successful, with the final decision set to be made in 2024.
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WATCH: INSIDE THE TRANSPORTABLE STADIUM 974 IN QATAR
