The beautiful game will be played across eight beautiful venues, of which six have been specifically designed for the World Cup by German architectural firm Albert Speer & Partners.

The two existing stadiums are undergoing significant facelifts in time for the event, and the intricate design work will reflect the glamorous style for which Qatar is renowned.

Fittingly, the world game's call for tender has been answered by manufacturers and designers from all over the world. Illumination arrived in the form of Gold Coast firm Yellow Goat Design, who said 'let there be light'.

"This project was big," says Kim Puckey, financial controller at Yellow Goat Design.

Coming from a company that's worked with names as big as Westfield and Star Casino, that's saying something.

For Yellow Goat, the Qatar tender was a long process. According to Puckey, the strong reputation Australian-made products have overseas went a long way in securing the project.

"We've been on this project since 2014. We designed the lighting concepts, but we had to meet a design brief. There were strict guidelines for space, environment and aesthetic," she says.

"It was a tough job because so much of our time was put into it even before we received a purchase order, but the good name of Australian-made products meant that the Qatar Government stuck with us, even when it came time to manufacture."

That time is drawing near. Full production of 56 crystal chandeliers - made from more than 70,000 glass-faceted crystals individually placed by hand - for the newly-constructed Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor is imminent.

"We've just about completed the chandeliers and a number of ceiling features," she says. "Each item is made up of local and imported components, but they're manufactured right here on the Gold Coast."

The intricacy and demands of the designs are staggering. The 16 Icarus Pendants, which will hang in the stadium's corporate lounge, contain 3,400 individually cut brass mesh leaves. The entire lighting project involves 10,000 metres of hanging cable cut to length.

"We've done many shopping centres and hotels, including a number of major play areas in the new Perth Children's Hospital which opened this year," Puckey says.

"But Qatar was our first job of this magnitude."

Founded in Southport by Jerzy and Sandra Lesko in 1997, Yellow Goat has grown to encompass design, manufacture and export. Today, Yellow Goat designs grace the halls, walls and ceilings of shopping centres, houses and hospitals both at home and abroad.

Puckey says the Gold Coast is an ideal location for Yellow Goat's line of work.

"The Gold Coast Council has been fantastic to work with. We've received four trade investment grants from them and 5 export market development grants from the Federal Government, and they've put us in touch with a lot of helpful people. Everything's just a phone call away."

"What we do is unique, the craftsmanship is beautiful, and it deserves to be showcased."

Australian Associated Press