What comes after a World Cup? Qatar’s answer is taking shape

For Qatar, the 2022 FIFA World Cup did not end with the final whistle at Lusail Stadium; it marked the beginning of a more consequential chapter concerned with what kind of sporting nation the country intends to become. Three and a half years on, that question is being answered...

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