FIFA president Gianni Infantino returned to Qatar to check on the progress made ahead of the 2022 World Cup, and was happy with what he saw.
Some have questioned the human rights abuses in the build-up to the 2022 event, but Infantino only has one thing on his mind in organising what he believes will be a historic tournament.
"One of the pillars of the organisation of this World Cup is tied to the presentation of football services and projects inherited in different countries around the world," Infantino said. "I'm certain Qatar 2022 will leave a great legacy.
"When the people talk about the organisation of such an important event, they tend to concentrate on the tangible, the airports, the hotels, but you must also value what Qatar has done for the young boys and girls to be able to play football and take advantage of the fundamental values through education."
The 2022 showpiece will be the first World Cup in the Middle East and Infantino is certain it will be a success.
"We know everything will be very close together," he said. "All the stadiums will be with 60 kilometres of each other and everything is quite strange.
"Normally, a World Cup has matches every three or four days, but in 2022, there will be matches in a country the size of a great city every day and the people can enjoy them.
"In the past 12 months, there has been a lot of progress.
"El Khalifa Stadium is a historical stadium and is nearly completed, while the construction of the other stadiums is advancing at great pace."
