On yet another blisteringly hot morning in downtown Doha, the Qatar Sports Club Stadium turned into the venue for one of the most unique exercises ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

While there were no star players featuring in a match between two local teams, it was instead the best referees and assistants in the world that were being given a work out.

England's Michael Oliver, Spain's Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz and Danny Makkelie from the Netherlands all headlined the event, where the objective of the two teams strayed far from football.

Instead of scoring goals, players were tasked with one simple job: foul, dive, pull shirts and do whatever is in your power to deceive the referees. The spotlight is then on the officials to make the right decision and hand out the correct punishment.

Overall, eight penalties and more than 50 free-kicks were awarded while 15 cards were handed out.

"This is the last part of our preparation and it's more about repeating what we've already done. Uniformity is important," said Makkelie. "But the temperature is very high, the humidity also, so it's about getting used to everything including the facilities," he added.

"Of course there is a pressure. There isn't a bigger stage, but you have to treat it the same. It's 11 versus 11, a crowd and a stadium. I try to forget how many people are watching, I try to forget how important these games are because if you think about that too much you build up the pressure."