Qatar is estimated to have spent over 10 times the money other countries seem to have spent. Russia spent just $16 billion in 2018, Brazil about $20 billion in 2014 and South Africa sunk $7 billion in 2010. Even though there's a lot of money in the World Cup, it doesn't go to Qatar. The country has to set aside nearly $4.50 million just for prizes.
Now that the football world cup is done and dusted, in today’s episode for 21st December 2022, we decided to explore if hosting the world cup was a colossal waste of money for Qatar.