Overview
- ESPN and design publications report that the skyscraper-top clips are not official and that the planned NEOM Stadium is integrated into The Line’s multi-tier megastructure rather than perched on a single tower.
- The stadium in Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid is listed at roughly 46,000 seats, elevated about 350 meters, powered by renewable energy, and designed as part of a sports-focused district.
- Daily Mail identified UK creator Liam Hawes as the author of a viral AI/CGI video, which he said was made on a phone within minutes and was widely misreported as official imagery.
- Construction for the NEOM venue is scheduled to begin in 2027 with completion targeted for 2032, and it is one of 15 proposed stadiums across five host cities that include the 92,760-seat King Salman International Stadium in Riyadh.
- Reporting notes ongoing feasibility, safety and access questions for a high-level venue and highlights continuing human-rights scrutiny tied to NEOM, even as earlier official concept images differ from the recent AI fabrications.