Why is the World Cup important to Qatar?
Qatar is about to host the most expensive World Cup ever, costing as much as $300bn. Why has this small, gas-rich kingdom chosen to host football’s most prestigious event, and how does it fit into its broader plans for economic transformation?
00:00 - Why is Qatar hosting the World Cup?
00:57 - World Cups are expensive competitions
01:56 - Qatar’s human rights violations
02:36 - Qatar’s place in the Gulf
04:43 - Qatar distinguishes itself from its neighbours
05:50 - Qatar bids to host the World Cup
07:18 - Qatar’s neighbours issue a blockade
10:12 - What might happen after the World Cup?
Read our defence of Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup: econ.st/3XcOC5A
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Read more of our coverage on the Middle East & Africa: econ.st/3Xf0nsb
Is Qatar ready to host the World Cup?: econ.st/3UMnJDT
Should fans enjoy the World Cup?: econ.st/3hSE1gf
Qatar hosting the World Cup shows how football has changed: econ.st/3V5KO4n
India’s hospitality workers head to the World Cup: econ.st/3tDZHiC
Qatar’s neighbours hope for a hospitality boom: econ.st/3gfOSAa
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Just to let everyone knows why the economist is not roasting Qatar is because it’s a British broadcasting company, and Qatar has a huge influence in the UK they own more land than the British monarch.
@buenen20
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Haven't you read the guardian? bbc? the times?
@masoodhameed2345
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So? Do you have dinner ?
@rafi9594
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Are you dumb?
@masoodhameed2345
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@@rafi9594 have you got dinner today?
@diishant
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nerd pep talking 😂
@michealmoorman7279
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@michealmoorman7279
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@stevenmicheal8008
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@andiolaortiz9836
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@davidkidder102
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NICE VIDEO.....INVESTING IN CRYPTO NOW IS VERY COOL EXPECIALLY WITH THE CURRENT RISE IN THE MARKET NOW.
@adamamusa542
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You're right sir
@adamamusa542
Жыл бұрын
That is why I had to start crypto trading 2months ago with,
@justinajoshua9369
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for introducting me to Mr James Gifford.
@justinajoshua9369
Жыл бұрын
My first investment with Mr James Gifford gave me profit of over $200,000 us dollars?
@osiakuiwumansi580
Жыл бұрын
All thanks to my aunty who introduced him to me.
The rights to host a sports event are worth billions, the same can be said about the rights to televise the event. It's entirely about profit, not the sport.
@suedenim6590
Жыл бұрын
Cant say the word profit without chanting and murdering homosexuals whilst wearing a tea towel (i wish i was joking)
@Awwe12675
Жыл бұрын
Propaganda west still jealous 👉🏻💩🇺🇸🇮🇱 💩 😂🇯🇵2-1🏳️🌈 : 🇸🇦2-1🏳️🌈
@ralphlamy6842
Жыл бұрын
Not necessarily. Initially, there may be profit during the playing of games however during the long run or when the tournament has ended hosting such international events may come at a cost. Things like yearly maintenance may come at a cost. I highly recommend you doing research onto countries who have hosted the Olympics and what has happened after such events have ended.
@Isochest
Жыл бұрын
It's also about power and consolidation of power.
@Funktastico
Жыл бұрын
@@ralphlamy6842 I wonder how much losses incurred for Japan.
Did Qatar acquire The Economist? Hardly any mention of how FIFA was bribed to get to host the World Cup
@mopiforever4910
Жыл бұрын
Yes, that is long forgotten.
@b4bilalkhan
Жыл бұрын
ANY PROOF OF that??
@mopiforever4910
Жыл бұрын
@@b4bilalkhan Yes, there was a scandal. Look it up online.
@user-ee8sk5px2v
Жыл бұрын
Enough hypocrisy, hatred and lies. Is there anything uglier than France, which killed a million Algerians, and to this day African peoples suffer from its theft and exploitation, or America, which killed a million Iraqis and made Afghanistan the poorest people in the world, and daily abortions by dozens, and Europe, which treats immigrants as servants and the spread of immorality and drugs And children without bond and moral decay, but your hypocrisy cannot comprehend that an Arab Islamic country is morally and socially advanced over you. And we will rejoice with every visitor because hospitality is a characteristic of Muslims
@homelander3951
Жыл бұрын
@@b4bilalkhan FIFA executives were convicted of corruption , so yes
"Holding the world cup in a country with just one stadium and a climate so hot the grass needs air conditioning baffled many" Not if you follow the money.
@ABADY599
Жыл бұрын
Its air conditioned stadium
@billionprint
Жыл бұрын
Europe dont have GAS and Petrol only Rich Qatar can host World Cup
@MeiinUK
Жыл бұрын
They started the ball rolling now.. Hope that, they would transition this into an actual sustainable way to live. Like.. maybe have solar panels.. and use those sunlight to generate air conditioners to keep cool.
@BenHartenstein
Жыл бұрын
4 stadiums
@medlk7779
Жыл бұрын
I think people doesn't understand the meaning of world cup 🌍🌎
Qatar is working hard to portray international criticism as an attack by Western islamaphobes on Muslims and Arabs. I can tell you one thing: I'm a proud Muslim Arab who opposes Qatar.... Bribery, corruption, and total disregard for human life are not to be tolerated or taken lightly.
@whykoks
Жыл бұрын
You have free will and everyone else too
@RobPires
Жыл бұрын
Qatar never invade or bomb other countries but when they host the world cup, human rights suddenly become the number one issue? Go away.
@itzk7x259
Жыл бұрын
True but every country there is in this world has been afflicted with the same issues be it corruption, bribery, discrimination, at least Qatar is doing a better job at dealing with such issues and as a country has been providing unimaginable services to migrant workers be it in education, healthcare, and better pay! Yes better pay because back home no one would be able to top what the qataris offer the migrant workers!
@albifffs
Жыл бұрын
@@itzk7x259 I’m not disareeing but the difference with Qatar is that those issues have a direct link to their hosting of the world cup
@tootaashraf1
Жыл бұрын
finally a logical muslim
Money always shadows human rights and values. Everything can be bought these days.
@worldview730
Жыл бұрын
Money is the root of all evil
@SajidM12
Жыл бұрын
These days? It has always been this way.
@ptsk9921
Жыл бұрын
Respect other cultures you idiot american
@lailamansour2056
Жыл бұрын
Is because of money westerns killed all these millions Indians native in USA . Colonies of European countries and the killing of millions. Qatar did NOTHING campâtes to where you come from you racists
@AsianAmerican2007
Жыл бұрын
Look in the mirror white man!!!
they should pay compensation to families of those workers died working for their image
@oldgreybeard2507
Жыл бұрын
Dream on. Its shows how racism cuts across the whole racial spectrum. Is islam in it's most austere form, of itself racist and homophobic and sexist? Oh gosh I must be islamophobic!
@ygr4943
Жыл бұрын
Yes imaginary victims created by western media
@Neutralino
Жыл бұрын
@@ygr4943 Absolutely false.
@saif-qw6fn
Жыл бұрын
Dude, they do.
@skp8748
Жыл бұрын
Are you going to pay Bangladeshi families for those that died producing your clothes?
I’m a football fan but I think it’s disgusting how much money has been spent on the World Cup.. this money could literally end world hunger
@brianscoruptedmind4600
Жыл бұрын
There will always be world hunger ask Musk
@saddamdalimunthe8783
Жыл бұрын
Hahah
@Arkamfrz
Жыл бұрын
If your country tries to end world hunger by allocating 100 billion dollars you will be the first one to raise your voice against it. That's how people really are
@LOZlaura
Жыл бұрын
@@chris39527 Australia was completely cheated. We had one vote in the first round and had the infrastructure ready to go. Would’ve cost way less, plus it’s extremely inclusive of EVERYONE here
@finecon8391
Жыл бұрын
Hunger never ends in countries where they have corrupt governments
Football. Entertainment. Feeling being important. Construction. Development. Evolution. All these things make up your mind as something that matters. But in reality it doesn't. Money sums all this up and creates value to what shouldn't have value at all. We are all deluded.
“When you have so much money that fair play is a joke”
Until today I heard it 220 billion, now it's 300?! 😮
@manlikeme5084
Жыл бұрын
What’s a couple of hundred billion here and there!
@mohamedabdukadir3271
Жыл бұрын
every day the coming up with new figure hhh
@phanpharrao
Жыл бұрын
333, I'm sure...
@skp8748
Жыл бұрын
@@mohamedabdukadir3271 lol Guardian admitted their 6500 migrant death included natural deaths as well possible undocumented migrants 😂 people are now saying 12,000 and I've even read 60,000... Loool Qatar doesn't even have the capacity to bury or repatriate that amount of people so did the bodies vanish
@williamolsen8464
Жыл бұрын
How can they spend GDP of a country on a world cup? That's a bs figure
6:56 that's Bahrain not Qatar
@GungeScleraEmpyaema
Жыл бұрын
really? ? are they like neighbor countries?
@adamazingballs
Жыл бұрын
Don't Bahrain on their parade.
29 March 2022 ﷽ In this dream I see a small hill and that I have to climb on this hill and say the Adzan (calling for prayer). I am also accompanied by some people. As I walk towards this hill, I am confused at first because I have never done this, but I feel that I have been instructed to give Adzan. So in some hesitation I continued to walk towards the hill. When I get to the top of the hill and begin the Adzan. When I begin with ‘Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar’ my Adzan does not sound professional (like the Adhan given in mosques which has a beautiful tone of recitation). But as I continue further in reciting the Adzan, reaching the part Ashadu an La Ilaha Illallah, Ashadu annamu hammadur Rasool Allah’ it continues to become better and professional. When I recite the part ‘Hayyalas Salah Hayyalal Falah’ I do it with a professional tone like in the mosque. Then I see that more religious people beneath the hill start noticing my Adzan and they seem impressed. I finally say ‘Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illAllah’ in a beautiful and professional way, then it comes to my mind that this Adzan ending sounds just the way it was done hundreds of years ago in Makkah, when the first Adzan happened in Makkah. Dream Ends 🌟Please find more about these important dreams of Muhammad Qasim. We are the last generation of this world
What matters is not hosting the worldcup but how the infrastructure will be able to sustain itself after the worldcup is over. They might end up as ghost buildings like the ones in China,North Kores if they dont attract tourists which use the infra
@MWENDA-vv5im
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They can easily find use for the stadiums by founding new football clubs that will make the stadiums their home.
@laurentcamara6782
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@@MWENDA-vv5imWho will watch the matches?
@MWENDA-vv5im
Жыл бұрын
@@laurentcamara6782 The fans of the newly formed clubs.
@oceanwaves95
Жыл бұрын
@@MWENDA-vv5im there is no football culture in Qatar, it's a small market to hold games on those large stadiums.
@anneeq008
Жыл бұрын
@@oceanwaves95 I suppose you think that due to them being brown people and they'll therefore play cricket right? You don't have a Scooby Doo about that region if you don't know the interest they have in football.
Will you make this kind of report about France's 2024 hosting of the olympics ? That would be very intersting too !
@wayneyi3624
Жыл бұрын
as France is one of the NATO countries, I bet they won't. lol
@user-di9uh5sl5m
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
if there is one place occurred the the world cup 2022, the spot will definitely be Qatar
I didn’t find the west criticized this much during Beijing Winter Olympics while the Chinese were doing genocide to the Uyghurs and Tibet.
@skp8748
Жыл бұрын
US designated China as committing genocide... Guess who's still their largest trading partner. Sickness
@williamolsen8464
Жыл бұрын
They can't do that cuz China is the 2nd largest economy in the world and they all wanna piece of that Chinese pie. Look at what happened to Nba or Ozil
@Thzoo
Жыл бұрын
China 2008 Russia 2018 Western media are sick
@DARKzoar0k
Жыл бұрын
@skp the west is addicted to chinese goods
@user-sf5iq2fl1l
Жыл бұрын
I think this is much more personal as when you step that stadium you're stepping where slaves died.
Economic Times, you didn't mention how Qatar Bribed Fifa Officials in order to Host it. New Generation people need to understand it, mention all of it.
@hameedn.b7004
Жыл бұрын
At this point, fifa and bribe are pretty much synonyms unfortunately
@kirilmihaylov1934
Жыл бұрын
@@hameedn.b7004 true
@whatwhat3432523
Жыл бұрын
Thats on FIFA, not Qatar.
@kyndaycoleridge3436
Жыл бұрын
Is this world who doesn't get bribe
@ayaloid7533
Жыл бұрын
Stop being innocent, Every FIFA match is A Bribe, no everything in this World is A Bribe ... But at least .. Qatar Do it Expensively because they So Rich...mo rich than any Billionaire Combined..
Netflix released a very interesting documentary series that goes into detail regarding FIFAs host selection process and gives a broad overview of concepts like sportswashing
@soulj7sli7
Жыл бұрын
what is it called ?
@Rdburnzy
Жыл бұрын
@@soulj7sli7 why cant people just google 'netflix fifa'
@AshishKumar-no9ns
Жыл бұрын
@@soulj7sli7 fifa uncovered
@marlonblade007
Жыл бұрын
@@Rdburnzy 😂 true but he was just asking
Never forget some of those workers who died there working had to be cremated there itself, their bodies are not send to their home country. Their loved ones can't see them 1 last time. And they didn't even received their rightful money for which they worked for or even compensation.
@bob820
Жыл бұрын
Their families were all present and they had a proper burial/cremation. Massive compensations were also paid. There is literally videos of the families arriving
@davidtran9443
Жыл бұрын
@@bob820post video bruh
@brainrot4919
Жыл бұрын
@@bob820 Funniest thing I've read all day. "Bob" lol, more like Mohammed, why are you trying to look like a Westerner with your fake Western name?
@bob820
Жыл бұрын
@@brainrot4919 LOOOL. I don't know what you are suggesting about mohammed, but I wish I wasn't a westerner so that I don't get associated with people like you.
@Awwe12675
Жыл бұрын
Yeah but Russian 2019 World Cup u don’t say anything Russian killing more 700k in Middle East
They built Akon city faster than Akon himself XD
Afterall, it's not about football, it's MONEY.
They care about showing off their wealth for hosting an expensive entertainment nearly $300B while their Yemenis brothers and children starve in hunger . They forget that what they have spent billions instead of helping poor children who are malnutrizes in countries such as Yemen as they are their Muslim counterpart.Shame on rich Muslim billionaires of Arabic countries in that they don't show pity to poor people
@saif-qw6fn
Жыл бұрын
Bro, you're acting like if the west helps Yemen, they don't, Europe dosent, usa dosent, nobody does.
@Ra99y
Жыл бұрын
You know who pays to bomb the Yemenis? The American tax payer through grants and Saudi.
@tahsinbillie7020
Жыл бұрын
Where are you from???
@whykoks
Жыл бұрын
What about tha free will?
@Hepacivirus
Жыл бұрын
they do help other countries though
NOw tournament is coming to end sooner than later .. please do a follow up on what happen
would it be possible to include english subtitles please? ps love the videos
Tifo did a much better 5 part series on the same subject. A lot more engaging and informative
@comic215
Жыл бұрын
Came here to say this lol
@Sam23606
Жыл бұрын
Disagree
@dennvenger
Жыл бұрын
Who's tifo? Any link?
@rashmisingh4735
Жыл бұрын
Could you maybe share the link to the same please?
@marlonblade007
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for reminding me
I thought the highway building was part of the building 2030 plan to modernise the infrastructure up to US standards along with schools, hospitals, drainage and water storage, it hitherto being quite British with roundabouts and modest single carriageway roads...think Jersey but hotter. The airport was part of the development of Qatar Airways as a global airline to rival the incumbents and to capitalise on the favourable time zone for a hub and spoke network...a true projection of soft power, though not original as Abu Dhabi and Dubai were already proving the concept of gulf hubs. To suggest that but for the World Cup none of the infra work would have been done is incorrect, the World Cup was more of the opportunistic win that then put firm timescales around many of the projects and project phasing plans....e.g. the metro had to get done as part of the bid, the airport was already operational in 2015 with additional capacity coming in to service in time for the World Cup, the stadium building had a knock on to require the highway and drainage work to be ready for use as part of the tournament infrastructure...instead of slowing down the builds when the gas price tanked and the blockade sent construction costs through the roof. All part of the plan to transition to a post-hydrocarbon economy...I can't see it working for them, but the Qataris have certainly bet big on giving it all a go...oh, and of course buying lots of real estate in premium western cities just in case the west should forget them.
Some of the building constructions shown were from Bahrain and not Qatar
@elmo319
Жыл бұрын
And also Dubai I noticed
$300 billion what?!
@DragonballZTime
Жыл бұрын
cookies
This is a very political criticism, I would have three questions for the critics 1) what is the human right situation in Russia and why did no one had a question regarding last fifa World Cup 2) how many members from a Asian or European company is in fifa committees, is it zero or 1 ,so why not criticised. 3) The rule is France is father and daughter or mother and son can indulge in a relationship, this is not legal in Britain, so will there be a criticism if England host the cup . 4) Do the European consider Asians and Africans as low grade people who cannot have a fan rally .Why did the English/European news paper condemn the fan rally as a paid rally ,isn't it a racism. Moral it is an eye washer to defame the tournament as it take place in middle east which is a headache for the European who missed the big chance
The important question. Is it all worth it?
Along with these football stadiums, they created all the needed set up for conducting Olympics too. If you visit Qatar, you will understand how they created sports cities and villages.
@capri2673
Жыл бұрын
And we all need to boycott that too.
@ygr4943
Жыл бұрын
@@capri2673 You're alone.
@firstsoldier4257
Жыл бұрын
@@ygr4943 come to Europe ...no one talks about Qatar boycott is big here after alcohol ban today gonna more big
@geofflepper3207
Жыл бұрын
So many football leagues have had their schedules messed up to accommodate a world cup being played in Christmas season so that the temperature in Qatar is not over 40 degrees. That was one of many reasons to not hold the world cup in Qatar. FIFA has received massive criticism for giving the world cup to Qatar. The IOC has little moral compass but is it willing to have a summer Olympics in Christmas season in Qatar and feel all the criticism that it is going to get from every sporting organization involved in the Olympics about how their schedules are going to be messed up by an Olympics held in Christmas season? And as temperatures in Qatar are expected to increase with climate change Qatar might have to hold the summer Olympics in January to ensure it's sort of cool for the event. Personally I hope that after the absurdity of a world cup in Qatar the IOC and every sporting organization learns that it is really bad PR for sport to hold international events in a country with such a troubled human rights record (though I'm probably being over optimistic).
@shsh-lv3wh
Жыл бұрын
@@geofflepper3207 give some some reason for your hatred?
Very well summarised
they will bid for Summer Olympics and will be held also in mid november
@vetonmorina7990
Жыл бұрын
Please no..
@thomaskennedy5728
Жыл бұрын
No,it is Paris.
CNN called the FIFA 2022 World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar “controversial.” MSNBC criticized the display of Palestinian flags. New York Times gloated “the party was over” when Qatar lost to Ecuador in the first match. BBC decided to censor the whole show by not even airing it, despite carrying the last World Cup ceremonies live. The pundits that were silent when countries like Russia, France and the U.S. hosted the World Cup found their voice calling out Qatar’s human rights record. I’m not a die hard fan of soccer, nor Qatar for that matter. But I see why the rest of the world’s response was largely positive to yesterday’s program whereas Western media’s reaction was anything but. The double standards and performative, selective moral grandstanding here are of course because Qatar is an Arab, Muslim majority country. This is the first time an Arab, Muslim country has hosted the competition. Their proudly showcasing their ethnic, national and religious identity on the world stage in a much needed message of inclusivity and tolerance flipped the script and changed the narrative on Islam, Muslims and Arabs in the West. That simply doesn’t sit well with some.
Qatar should definitely bid for a Winter Olympics next! I would not be surprised if the IOC approved this. There is such a thing as artificial snow I believe. 😊
@dsouza7206
Жыл бұрын
Yeah .which Indians can never acquire
@mauritzlucht3757
Жыл бұрын
Saudia Arabia will be host to the Asian wintergames 2028 (not quite sure about the year) in a city which is actually non existing at the moment and the cherry on top are just the geographical and weather conditions. So yeah, they might have a Chance :D
@parthasur6018
Жыл бұрын
@@mauritzlucht3757 Saudi Arabia can easily purchase a large chunk of the Antarctic ice-shelf and get it towed to the Gulf or Red Sea to lower the ambient temperature in the region to a more comfortable range appropriate for the games (there is an abundant supply of cheap/free labor available in Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Philippines etc. to do this). If this plan causes a global concern about the resulting rise in the earth's atmospheric temperature Saudi Arabia definitely has the money to gift to the world 8 billion or so air-conditioners and the fuel and generators needed to keep every person on earth comfortably cool! 😄🤣
@slayermate07
Жыл бұрын
probably corpses of the migrant workers grinded to white powder.
Was it worth spending billions … I’m sure it was for Qatar. It was their money and they can spend however they want. So the rest of the world should shut up and chill. Workers issue is definitely a big issue and should be addressed by Qatar. But a question to all the western countries criticizing …. Was every other country that has hosted FIFA in the past absolutely perfect and free of problems and issues? BIG FAT NO. Every country has internal issues. If the criteria to host is for the country to have to issues, then no country in the world can host the games.
@BasselHF
Жыл бұрын
Yes they can spend their money how they want when how they spend their money doesn’t affect other. Do you know how much this WC will and did pollute and emit CO2 ? Yes there’s was maybe worker death in other countries and not as much as Qatar, but that still doesn’t justify the death of those people who died while constructing super giant stadium for 58 days. You have the privilege to sit on your couch and make this comment like me, but try to feel something for the people who died. If we, humans, made mistakes in the past, that doesn’t mean we should remake them now. With this world cup, we should say, and acknowledge we f*cked up. Don’t need to hide it. No need to deviate from the problem too. This WC is problematic and was corrupted from it’s root just to put Qatar on the map. Mission accomplished for them, but mission failed for humanity. Mission accomplished for these rich business man, but mission failed for us poor humans. Mission accomplished for whoever wanted the world cup to happen in Qatar, but mission failed for whoever wanted to see a better alternative. However what is done is done, and we should just solve the problems that will emerge from now on.
The wisest thing that should be on everyone's mind currently should be to invest in different streams of income that doesn't depend on government, especially with the current especially with the current economic crises around the world.
Commotion always happens when the club closes. The final day of the world cup will speak volumes
@JNFGAMBLER
Жыл бұрын
Women - same restricted rights. Slaves - same......and so on and so on.
Hundreds & thousands of labour from Indian subcontinent go to Middle East Gulf countries for employment but ultimate benifit is finally only for those countries and some corporates
@challenger539
Жыл бұрын
The reason is our governments who fail to collectivise our labour force, develop skills in them and move towards a well-planned industrialisation.
@damine4740
Жыл бұрын
no one forced them to go there .. they know the risks and the rewards they are not dumb .. my friend from noth africa went there and worked in the black market he said it's risky and abusif environment but at least he gets paid 10X more than here
@jeevanraut2500
Жыл бұрын
@@damine4740 just a month ago qatar demanded 3000 additional workers for worldcup what about that , at least admit the thing that world has seen
@musabishtiaq03
Жыл бұрын
@@jeevanraut2500 WELL people who worked there know all these risks yet they do cause they are paid more than their home country
@colechapman6976
Жыл бұрын
the benefit won't even be for those hose countries. Look at Brazil, according to Business Insider it cost Brazil 15 billion, much of it public money. Imagine instead that money was spent on public education, security forces, government programs, or infrastructure. It was a tremendous waste of money and the only people that benefited was FIFA, and nobody else. The same thing will happen to Qatar
Greg described PSG to the T🤣🤣
Why are accurate costs difficult to come by? Are there no independently verified and audited financial accounting procedures available for all to see? If not, why not?
"Smaller than Connecticut, Qatar is holding FIFA..." Comparing one of the well known countries to a US state which most of the world has not heard of is such an American thing to do.
@finalfan321
Жыл бұрын
plot twist! they're not American they're British! go educate yourself arab
@dwaynewadejunior7998
Жыл бұрын
@@finalfan321 shut up how can a British talk about an American state..get your facts right and a have a clue.....that's an American journalist
@RankinMsP
Жыл бұрын
@@finalfan321 racist much?
@ronaldomontero3624
Жыл бұрын
@@RankinMsP no
@martinlund7987
Жыл бұрын
Even if the Economist was American, I would argue that many, many more people internationally could point to somewhere on a world map that was within 500 km of Connecticut than of the "well-known" country Qatar, which I would argue few people knew about 2 years ago. Few people could probably even be trusted to differentiate the Persian Gulf from the Red Sea.
Something feels off in this worldcup. It feels very forced.
@Raihan__4535
Жыл бұрын
Because it's your jealousy . it's the jealousy of europiun .
@KyleOHalloran
Жыл бұрын
If it was forced i doubt qatar would hace lost the opening match
@keenannorris3309
Жыл бұрын
It would feel so much better if it were hosted in Texas, or Amsterdam, or Berlin, right? All the nice places in the world.
@zeynabbbb
Жыл бұрын
not really tbh. people are still watching and attending the matches. Stadiums are jam packed. Its no different than last time
@jakeplumber1373
Жыл бұрын
They always feel forced. It's the only thing stopping a complete rebellion.
its not golf, its PERSIAN GOLF
If they host the olympics that would be amazing! Giving the stadiums a second use and maybe they’re infrastructure would be amazing
@mongoose1628
Жыл бұрын
The summer or winter Olympics? The winter Olympics in an arid desert as flat as a pancake? Or the summer Olympics with temperatures of 50 Celsius/122 Farenheit?
@muhammadamirulizzatbinmahi1747
Жыл бұрын
the nekt event for Qatar is Asian Cup next year
i was not excpecting anything less from this country, we are at their mercy thanks alot BLATTER !
@skp8748
Жыл бұрын
Qatar is safer than your country.
@winterwatch8500
Жыл бұрын
A lot
@maximp8030
Жыл бұрын
Blatter was not the reason of Qatar, he was against it. You should watch Fifa Uncovered. :)
@MyMonsterguy
Жыл бұрын
Maxim Is correct. Blatter was against this.
@itzk7x259
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, the gulf will dominate western civilization and islamify it with every petrodollar there is whether be it in the form of investments or MoUs
طق خشوم قطر افضل مونديال شفته في عالم 🇱🇾🇶🇦
Thanks for the enlightenment..
6:57 that is Bahrain Financial Harbour.
David Beckham would do anything for money .Next gig will be representing Saudi Arabia.
@johnjunior7574
Жыл бұрын
Messi already does that
@non-blogger
Жыл бұрын
What's wrong with Saudi Arabia?
@MindMaelstrom
Жыл бұрын
@@non-blogger just another gulf rich country that can buy anything without respecting human rights.
@abdulmalikbadamasi3069
Жыл бұрын
@@MindMaelstromwhat's wrong with that?
@MindMaelstrom
Жыл бұрын
@@abdulmalikbadamasi3069 read better my sentence, without human rights it means you can die working abroad only because your life has no meaning for your boss. Really? What's wrong with that? How you got so entitled?
The worst football world cup.
They focus on other countries in the world while the homeless increases, high interest rates and expensive life and abortion rights are missing
A balanced report
The point is not to make money out of all this infrastructure, the point is for people to see "Qatar". gulf countries are trying to be tourist attractions. and its tough when a lot of people have terrible wrong concepts of what the Arab world is. best of wishes to Qatar. I don't know if they are hosting 1 million tourist, but if they are, its a challenge of it own.
@Alan_Clark
Жыл бұрын
Now that people have seen the corruption and backwardness of the country nobody will be enthusiastic about dealing with them. This could prove to be a PR disaster for them.
They spent a fortune to acquire an entertainment property that they don't care about or understand. Hosting soccer games where fans can't drink is going to prove to be mind numbingly unpopular. I'm not sure what kind of positive buzz for their country they are expecting for all this. Anything I've learned about Qatar during this process has made me think less of them. I don't think the Australian Soccer fans will put up with this. This is like amazon acquiring lord of the rings or elon musk buying twitter. It won't end well. I do foresee a lot of British fans watching a soccer game stone cold sober and finally realizing it's kind of boring. If I was there I'd watch the game from my hotel room and leave their dry stadium empty.
@ygr4943
Жыл бұрын
If you need alcohol to watch a sport then you have a big problem. Go see a therapist. Y'all keep repeating what the western media feeds you.
@DarkEnergy_
Жыл бұрын
silly muslim mindset is thousands of years behind as all religious people
@chidumebiarukwe6436
Жыл бұрын
Football *
@HibHab69
Жыл бұрын
@@ygr4943 But drink fun tho.
@joeshepherd6159
Жыл бұрын
@@ygr4943 Do you work for Qatar?
something’s really wrong with the world today… 300 billion for worldcup, while a lot of the world population is starving, that can’t be right
@Awwe12675
Жыл бұрын
It’s fake news it’s Propaganda
@PablosLifeHacks
Жыл бұрын
@@Awwe12675 no bro, you’re propaganda
At least there won't be the usual violent drunks in the stands
when did it get to 300 Billion👀👀?
@skp8748
Жыл бұрын
Lol just make up numbers... Just like the Guardian did with the 6500 migrant number. No one cares about the truth when the lie is more entertaining.
I am NOT watching football World Cup this time on moral grounds!
@lucifer5439
Жыл бұрын
No one cares buddy
@ishmaeldegar2123
Жыл бұрын
😂. You will be fine. We are enjoying football
@nizamuddin3635
Жыл бұрын
No f has been given! 😂😂😂
@brahmsbabaa6411
Жыл бұрын
Do you Mr/Mrs or whatever you identify as
The first ever most expensive World cup.
Infrastructure built in qatar will definitely helps growth but it depends on policies aligned for tourism trade and real estate investment.
@blAnc1k
Жыл бұрын
6500 lives lost for that infrastructure who tf cares what it helps
@ohsnapsonbro4260
Жыл бұрын
6500 people dead for football. Thank you qatar
@CSGOMatches
Жыл бұрын
@@ohsnapsonbro4260 they died for multiple reasons, that number is for 10 years
@ohsnapsonbro4260
Жыл бұрын
@@CSGOMatches yes. Even for 10 years that's a crazy high number. 650 per year smart guy. 650 people dead every year for football, makes Allah proud?
Calculation is very clear. The giant companies and countries manipulate FIFA to give Qatar a chance. Then make Qatar agree to spend money and get the all tenders and constructions. Force Qatar to spend 300 billions and earn 150 billions.
but when accidents in work is a human right issue. this is crazy. that makes no sense at all.
It's not only the energy what this land made to be a rich.but it's also land of ambiya.
@thulanimbatha8833
Жыл бұрын
ambiya?
@hashshah
Жыл бұрын
@@thulanimbatha8833 prophets
You are probably watching this in a high rise building in a major city own by Qatar
Welldone Qatar 👍
@robgoose
Жыл бұрын
Money and arrogance in abundance; Qatar is well equipped for a partnership with the scumbags at FIFA.
Smaller than my state? That's crazy.
@alikhodajani6075
Жыл бұрын
Smaller than conneticut but moneywise bigger than Newyork !
These stories never end, they find something to make headlines. I remember Brazil, South Africa they kept saying the same stuff.
@Whoami1988_
Жыл бұрын
Lol you're wrong!! Qatar case is different because of how backward their ideology!!
@capri2673
Жыл бұрын
It was nothing like this.
@ygr4943
Жыл бұрын
@@Whoami1988_ Yes Qatar's case is different since they banned the sick rainbows. So the western media need to come up with bigger lies.
@mtnx7
Жыл бұрын
@@Whoami1988_ there’s always something about a host nation that people complain about. Every country has skeletons.
@phoenix5054
Жыл бұрын
@@mtnx7 I predict Palestine, Yemen, and the Iraq War for the US 2026. Or Trump, if he wins.
Qatar has the ability to pay and host the Football World Cup 2022. The Best Ever. regardless of the social problems it' has encountered in making it happens. Well Done Qatar, thank you for such a GREAT show. 👍👍👍💪💪💪🙌
@jerbjerbjerb5912
Жыл бұрын
encountered? you mean caused?
This report says $300 Billion and another says $229 Billion. One of them should be given a red card.
@savagepro9060
Жыл бұрын
it's only a journalistic 'report', not a legal business document, like a balance sheet
@diegohidafl
Жыл бұрын
The difference between these two numbers is short though. These two amounts are either way colossal!
@neutral_10
Жыл бұрын
dude the different isnt that great
Thanks,
You didn't say why it should hold the world cup.
Indeed Qatar has show to the whole world that it was worth organising this colossal event and that it is a country which respects its values morality and religion . We love u 🇶🇦
@robgoose
Жыл бұрын
Qatar has demonstrated its prioritization of image over human rights and respect for life. The rigid religiousness is cruel and foolish. The event was a boondoggle and we see Qatar for what it is. Before, we didn't care.
@Indiakkarann
Жыл бұрын
U r such an extremist and radical thing to support qatar
@wickets9386
Жыл бұрын
@@robgoose🤣🤣🤣. Says the westerners that have problems constantly
to diversify and open their economy away from fossil fuels. saved 12 minutes for you
@Neutralino
Жыл бұрын
The stadia will be white elephants after the tournament.
@kevnev342
Жыл бұрын
thank you, saved me wasting my time
@ygr4943
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. We had enough of western conspiracies.
The plan is for world cup to act as a boost to tourism, to cover the giant cost of the cup. This will not work: 1: Most of the golf states have the same plan and are also subsidizing cheaper visits with fossile fuel incomes, which will end in less than 20 years. 2: To cover the cost, Qatar needs high spending tourism, and lots of it. Unfortunately for them, all the negative publicity has made people from richer nations less willing to travel there, not more. In parallel, some people seem to think they can cover the cost by hosting more minor regional games and eventually also an Olympics. This will also not work: 1: Regional football games are peanuts in comparrsion with what Qatar has spent on building overcapacity. 2: the football facilities are nowhere near being able to all host all the different olympics sports. Facilities would have to be built from scratch. 2: Olympics visitor numbers are about 2-3 times that of world cups, they would still have to increase transport and hospitality facilities. 3: The next unassigned summer Olympics is in 2036, meaning that barring small regional football championships, the present overcapacity would have to maintained at a loss for at least 14 years. 4: For decades, no hosting city has made money on the Olympics, Qatar would be no different, they would still lose money hosting that event. Qatar will also most likely never get the Olympics 1: By messing with sponsorship contracts, they have vastly reduced chances of the IOC voting for Qatar as a host nation (and other championships). 2: By Qatar leaving itself open to allegations of corruption (e.g. overprices rights contracts), the IOC face reputational risk if they give the games to Qatar. And the IOC is somewhat challenged on that score already. In conclusion, this is an investment that has gone catastropically wrong.
@AMIsmail22
Жыл бұрын
Qataris are way smarter than you think they have a vision for their country into the next 200 years let’s see your comments after that 😂
Qatar total wealth is 440 billion dollars and you are saying Qatar has spent 300 billion dollars for fifa world cup. It's 68% of Qatar wealth.
What about poor workers who hasn’t been paid 😢
Some people are just jealous that Qatar is so rich.
@imaanadams5987
Жыл бұрын
that is true too, but still we cannot overlook the cost of human lives lost. they would need to change the living and working conditions for their migrant workers in the future if they want to be forgiven by the families of those who have lost their lives and possibly compensate. by seeing what amazing things they have done, it is easy for the Qataris to build decent government housing for migrant workers, money does not seem to be an issue so why not give your workers that help build your nation, modest and decent living spaces
@FannyPlusvi
Жыл бұрын
Jealous? No. It's disgust. It is a disproportion thay some are so rich and live in luxury and others are so poor. Not nice. I wish we ALL could live in confort in this planet. But it wont happen. It's not in human nature.
Q= Quiet A=Arabian T=Tribes A=Anglophile R= Royals
Very Informative. Thank you for the video.
this is the bloodiest fifa World cup, this world has ever seen
@Crysta675
Жыл бұрын
Welldone Qatar 👍
@anishmohammed402
Жыл бұрын
Read my comments, and reply
@praveenjain5187
Жыл бұрын
@@anishmohammed402 everytime i see those stadiums.. i see blood and dead bodies of migrant labourers😢😢.. may their soul rests in peace
@anishmohammed402
Жыл бұрын
@@praveenjain5187 do you know one person name who passed away
@chinysukainepyobytt4506
Жыл бұрын
@ praveenjain you’re Bot 🤖 American haters
On the occasion of the talk about human rights and persecution, did you know that today, while we were talking, some officials in Denmark are demanding the separation of residents in residential neighborhoods according to their ethnic origins, and that it prevents the use of human rights slogans in Danish stadiums?!!!!!!
@oldtimer5316
Жыл бұрын
That's fine. They're protecting their country from certain immigrants and sharia law. Prohibiting banners is much different from the human rights abuses that have taken place in Qatar and other Middle Eastern countries, including Israel.
@odhdhd1543
Жыл бұрын
@@oldtimer5316 hypocrite of the highest order
@Sam23606
Жыл бұрын
@@oldtimer5316 really ??? I can’t see any diff Sorry Just hypocrisy Especially that was about Denmark Citizen Also applying the same on immigrant is same Once you speak human right and freedom of choice you can not justify any abuse
@NeostormXLMAX
Жыл бұрын
@@odhdhd1543the west is king of hypocrisy
Unnecessary spending while the world is is in chaos.
That's how valuable is oil money, having crude oil is a blessing
@DragonballZTime
Жыл бұрын
Alhamdulillah
Qatar has built and spent so much, not mainly because of the World Cup, but it needs most of this infrastructure to elevate its economy and its services for now and the future. Most of the contractors and builders in this massive, extensive project are Western companies. Europe, the West - are so shamelessly hypocritical that they forget who they are. They forget, overlook: slavery, colonization, racism and how they go about and freely continue to plunder and loot resources of/from other nations; they forget how their major wealth and cities were built by slavery, looting and trodden workers. They forget and overlook how the multitudes of indigenous peoples were annihilated to create some of their so called "democracies". They forget the incredible disparity of the sharing of wealth in their countries. All these, with impunity. For them, they have the right to ban the Niqab, to curtail Muslim activities; they have the right and the privilege of banning and outlawing polygamy (and yet absurdly promote homosexuality). They have no respect or regards for other people's cultures, beliefs and laws. They define, forcefully what is "right" and what is "wrong", and "human rights". Not so long ago, they brutally practiced slavery and built their cities by looting and overworking poor people. Not so long ago, they outlawed homosexuals and homosexuality was a crime - now they say it's "right" and are trying forcefully to dictate that to the rest of the world. The most recent brutal, horrific wars are Western created or executed. Europe and the West are their own enemies. Their arrogance, disrespect and using absurd, senseless rules and laws will be their undoing in the end.
Let them be and enjoy the World Cup. Everybody has their own rules
This narrator sounds eerily similar to the automated air hostess on Qatar airways...
That amount of money spent yet their workers not being even treated decently makes this all the more obscene.
@nafisamaryam5572
Жыл бұрын
athe amount of exaggeration regarding worker discrimination is ridiculous. The data collected didn’t consider covid and took the overall value without checking if all of these migrants are the workers on construction. And most kid these construction contracts were given to european and us companies
@mikahong
Жыл бұрын
@@nafisamaryam5572 back your claims and give me sources to this
@mikahong
Жыл бұрын
@Alpha Marius who's being a hypocrite? Honest journalists that know how to do their job?
@mikahong
Жыл бұрын
@Alpha Marius dont report as much or ppl dont pay attention to as much compared to major events as the world cup? Get your "perspectives" straight. Journalists will report, ppl will have short attention spans. Journalists wont do all the work for you. Dont be lazy. Open minded? Yes, that's why I'm open minded enough to know how atrocious the middle east is. If not I'd just be some ignorant "I'm offended on your behalf" white liberal.
@mikahong
Жыл бұрын
@Alpha Marius then dont pay attention to mainstream and corrupt new sources. And can you prove this claim?
Alhamdulillah for everything.
@DragonballZTime
Жыл бұрын
Allah the best
I don't understand what the fuzz is all about. China (2008 Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics), Russia (FIFA WC 2018, Winter Olympics 2014), Brazil (FIFA WC 2014, Olympics 2016), South Africa (FIFA WC 2010) all hosted major international events. All of them have poor human rights record. If you are going by the human rights record, no country can host a sporting event, especially countries in western Europe and the US.
00:13 - "Its world's biggest tournament".
They have already bought the opening match against Ecuador watch the space.
@Rudi_Mentary723
Жыл бұрын
So you're telling me Ecuador are going to lose on Sunday ?
@GabrielalmightyTanzania
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 No way... that may be the only match Ecuador might win on that group. So its a must win. Do or die Last for Ecuador. Hahaaa
@ygr4943
Жыл бұрын
Yes and they bought the moon too
@skp8748
Жыл бұрын
Buying into UAE propoganda
@Thzoo
Жыл бұрын
I send to this person's father is to cut off the internet 😂😂😂😂😂😂
It's always about money, money, money, money, money, oh, almost forgot... MONEY!!!!! leave the sports alone!!!!!!
@bmar916
Жыл бұрын
We are DEVOLVING as a species!!!
Nice video
Wrong is wrong, human rights are right
@idkwhy2395
Жыл бұрын
how about human rights of the palestinians under the appartheid state nearby?
@worldview730
Жыл бұрын
@@idkwhy2395 Your right 👍
as an almost 40 year old american this will be the first world cup that i actually watch. lol soccer.
@JeeGee114
Жыл бұрын
Are you thick?
In 18 and 19th century European cities made by Africans and Asians. In 19th and 20th century USA cities made by Africans and Asians. In 20th and 21st century Middle East cities made by Africans and Asians. Now its asia and Africa turn