the immense sum that Qatar has spent to organize the World Cup

The World Cup in Qatar gave its verdict this Sunday, December 18, with the coronation of Argentina against the Blues. The opportunity to recall that the host country, Qatar, has spent 220 billion dollars to ensure the best holding of the event, according to the private bank Mirabaud. No one had spent more in the history of the competition.

To get a better idea, Germany had spent 4.3 billion in 2006 and Russia, 11.6 billion dollars in 2018. This country on the Arabian Peninsula has seen things big in terms of infrastructure, hotels , transport… including 6.5 to 10 billion dollars disbursed for new stadiums.