The World Cup that will be held in Qatar in less than two months may be, The most expensive tournament in football historyif the total costs are added up, taking into account not only the cost of building new stadiums and renovating existing ones, but also all money spent on infrastructure.
The data collected by “Statista” and viewed by “Al Arabiya.net” indicated that this year’s World Cup in Qatar is the most expensive ever, with a stark difference, as the total cost of the astronomical tournament will be about $220 billion, which exceeds almost all the historical costs of the tournament. .
By contrast, the costs of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, for example, look negligible at $4.3 billion.
However, it must be taken into account that the costs associated with the new stadiums in Qatar are only in the range of $6.5 billion to $10 billion. Although it is a significant increase over the $4 billion for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the bulk of the spending is related to infrastructure costs that are part of the broader Qatar 2030 strategy. These include building an innovation center with hotels, a well-developed metro network, stadiums and airports.
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