Qatar's $200billion World Cup stadiums are eerily quiet, lacking in atmosphere and have been battered by sandstorms as they prepare to host football's showpiece tournament. The eight stadiums have been plonked in stark surroundings with acres of desert around them which officials have tried to conceal with purple boarding carrying World Cup motifs.But as sandstorms blew around the grounds today into the faces of migrant workers as they provided finishing touches, there was little sign of the usual fanfare of other World Cups when fans gather noisily in central locations or visit stadiums to take pictures.
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