Dubai is one of six locations chosen to hold an official FIFA Fan Festival during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The Dubai Harbour area will join London, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Seoul as an official fan festival site.

All international FIFA Fan Festival events will feature live match broadcasts from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, FIFA said in a statement.

It said: “Various entertainment-driven activities, including performances by popular international DJs, local musicians and artists, and appearances by FIFA Legends. Selected events will boast 4D audio that will bring the sounds from the matches in Qatar to local events. Fans can be excited about what awaits them on site.”

The amount of accommodation available in Qatar has been subject of much discussion, as has the rising cost of hotel rooms in the country and elsewhere in the region.

Travel to the event in Qatar is another flashpoint, with airlines offering hundreds of shuttle flights in and out of the country every day and a visit visa is needed for anyone flying in to attend games.

In addition, a multi-entry visit visa for the UAE has been announced. Anyone visiting Qatar will need the Hayya Card to enter the country. From Tuesday November 1, the UAE will offer any Hayya cardholder a multiple-entry tourist visa is available for a one-off AED100 fee.

Also as part of its push, Qatar Tourism has launched a new holiday campaign led by English footballer and model David Beckham, as it seeks to attract more than six million visitors a year by 2030.