For all eight airconditioned stadiums rising from the Qatari sands are within 50km of the chrome and glass skyscrapers in capital Doha’s centre. The shortest journey between stadiums in Qatar is 5km — roughly the same distance between the MCG and Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. “If fans are really hardcore and they make a run for it, they could potentially see three group games in a day,” Qatar official Nasser Al Khater told The Sun. In Russia, visiting the most distant stadiums — Kaliningrad and Yekaterinburg — meant a 2500km flight. The longest distance between the Gulf state’s 2022 World Cup arenas is just 56km. The compact nature of 2022 — Qatar is smaller than the greater Sydney region — may offer solace for Aussie fans still coming to terms with the idea of a World Cup in the desert in November and December. What’s certain is that downtown Qatar will not resemble the raucous, month-long open-air party that was Moscow’s Nikolskaya Street. But there’s little doubt its infrastructure will be ready on time for this is the World Cup in the richest nation on Earth, where money is no object. Qatar’s eight stadiums. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied The Sun was given…