Indian workers mow grass being grown at a research and development centre in Murakh, Doha, for QatarÕs 2022 World Cup April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Tom Finn
DOHA (Reuters) - Critics say Qatar will be too hot to host the 2022 World Cup but it is determined to prove the grass is no greener elsewhere.
Beyond the air-conditioned stadiums now slowly rising from the greyer dust, how to keep the football pitches from withering away in the desert sun is a challenge that a motley group of botanists is trying to solve.
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