On the picturesque Doha waterfront a self-contained village is still being built next to Al Bidda Park, but on Saturday it will open and welcome up to 40,000 residents from every corner of the planet.
With days to go until the World Cup kicks off, an army of people can be seen working on the infrastructure outside the FIFA Fan Festival - Doha's biggest fan zone.
When you walk in you are met by what looks like the world's biggest car park, a huge field of concrete. But the space will soon be filled with people. Lots of them.
