RADARLAMPUNG.CO.ID - Qatar World Cup 2022, 10 Facts About The Most Expensive World Cup in History.
Qatar is estimated to have spent as much as USD 220 billion since being selected as the host of the World Cup at the end of 2010.
Inevitably, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 became the most expensive World Cup event in Football history.
In fact, the budget is more than 15 times the cost that Russia spent hosting in 2018.
Qatar's Finance Minister quoted from Forbes Tuesday, November 22, 2022, said that in 2017 Qatar has spent USD 500 million per week on infrastructure projects including roads, hotels, stadiums, and airport capacity building.
The following is a list of fantastic costs that Qatar incurs for the 2022 World Cup event quoted from Forbes :
1. In this World Cup event, the winning team will receive a cash prize of USD 42 million.
FIFA even allows the winning team to decide for themselves the value received from the prize for each player.
2. Nike reportedly spent USD 60 million to sponsor the French Football Federation in the 2022 World Cup.
It is known, Nike has deals for football teams from 13 countries, the most widely used sponsors of other sportswear brands.
3. Kylian Mbappe of France, is the highest-paid footballer. He will make USD 110 million on the field this year through his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, and another USD 18 million off the field, according to Forbes estimates.
But Mbappe will still get a relatively small additional bonus based on the French team's results at the 2022 World Cup.
4. For this year's World Cup, FIFA set aside USD 209 million or IDR 3.2 trillion for each football club participant.
It was done as a sign of appreciation to them for developing the ability of players competing for their national team.
5. Each player will receive about USD 10,000.