Why Hosting The World Cup Is A Bad Idea For Countries

Nov. 20 is the opening day of the much anticipated FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The country is estimated to have spent roughly $229 billion on hosting the event, making it the most expensive World Cup ever, and more than four times as costly as all tournaments combined since 1990.
But aside from the honor involved with hosting the biggest soccer tournament in the world, it could draw massive exposure to a country: an influx of tourism, the potential for foreign trade, new development and jobs. For Qatar, the tiny Gulf country needed stadiums and infrastructure and used 1.7 million workers, 90% foreign, to help get the country ready.
The question remains, will the glory and questionable short- and long-term economic impacts outweigh the debt? Many experts say no.
Produced by: Darren Geeter
Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi
Graphics by: Jason Reginato, Alex Wood
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
1:20 Getting the bid
3:10 Economic impact
5:42 Long-term risks
9:22 Qatar
10:57 Future of hosting
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Why Hosting The World Cup Is A Bad Idea For Countries

[@patriqduma9884]

South Africa has not demolished a single stadium after the 2010 soccer world cup, all of them are still in use across the country.

[@motsholane]

I came to the comments to say this. @cnbc please tell us Saffas which stadiums were demolished

[@Frankboxmeer]

You’re right. In South Africa they didn’t even saw the need to demolish it. Just look at Odi stadium

[@organizedchaos4559]

The stadium weren’t demolished but some were close from unused

[@thulaniralo9297]

@@organizedchaos4559 which stadium was that? Please name it…🤨🤨

[@Sebas07756]

2010 football World Cup* or just 2010 fifa world cup

[@claytonmkhize3036]

As a South African I would like to know which stadiums were demolished? All of them are still in use. We benefited from the World Cup

[@thulaniralo9297]

And we are still benefiting from it. Can you imagine state of soccer without all the infrastructure that was left in 2010. Look at Durban & Joburg, there you can host sold out soccer and rugby matches because we have the infrastructure.

[@everythinginside8505]

This is all propaganda so that third countries can shy away from bidding to host a FIFA WORLD CUP in near future, so only European countries can bid to host fifa world cup

[@MithunOnTheNet]

@@thulaniralo9297 Call it football. Not 'soccer'.

[@enky.y]

@@MithunOnTheNet soccer

[@motingwethaboj1475]

Its a lie.

[@FKS1994]

It's a great way for politicians to siphon the money to their friends who are contractors.

[@FahadKhan-cz6cd]

nice thought

[@SeeLight222]

Any situation is a Mining opportunity for the creeps in the society.

[@zzmmz3789]

What? Qatar is monarchy. Not democracy. No such politicians. The contractors are mostly western countries.

[@SeeLight222]

@@zzmmz3789 Perhaps not, for Qatar. The video is about generally how it is like. ~Seema😊

[@RTDnorteamerica]

Odebrecht moment

[@danielmnguni]

Not even a single stadium was demonstrated from South Africa from the 2010 fifa world cup.

[@normalman19]

@Trends finder 🅥 nobody cares

[@AFROPOLYMATH]

As a South African, and a fan of the sports, I am shocked which 2 stadiums you guys claim we demolished. If you're talking about the HM Pitje Stadium, then please know that stadium had nothing to do with 2010 FIFA World Cup. So, what stadiums did we demolish? Failing to maintain them and demolishing them? Lol, really? Soccer is a serious sports in SA and we would never agree to something like that. So, please don't say things that are not accurate like that. Thanks for the video though

[@mahir8126]

Ignore the stupidity of the American journalists.

[@NhlanhlaMathe]

They ALWAYS lie about SA

[@africa_explained_tv]

They did a video about how Starbucks was struggling in SA because people couldn't afford their coffee. Now that Starbucks is doing well, *crickets*

[@rah2023]

Ee don't care, stop asking the same question. There are like 100 questions like this in the comments. Nobody cares about SA.

[@claytonmkhize3036]

@@africa_explained_tv i remember 😭😭

[@tshepo5537]

The stadiums build for the 2010 world cup in South Africa are utilized by PSL (South African football league) teams and Rugby teams. They were using dilapidated stadiums before the world cup. The stadiums did not struggle to find tenants.

[@sabelomthethwa9736]

False information there

[@fancyIOP]

I was about to say, but maybe they were talking about when the event ended immediately. But yes in SA all the stadiums 🏟️ are used.

[@sawlty-suite5131]

@@sabelomthethwa9736 elaborate

[@eriqmwangi]

@@fancyIOP He also mentioned that two stadiums were demolished to save money......is that true?

[@kholofelomakgabo6195]

@@eriqmwangi as far as my knowledge goes I don't think it's true

[@jonnyrosas5819]

The massive amount of money that Qatar shelled out is insignificant to them. Their priority wasn’t being profitable it’s getting their name out there as a tourist destination and buying peoples affection basically. They’re trying to change the perception of themselves at any cost

[@natanielb1445]

nope wrong...their target isn't tourism. Their target is foreign investment and companies in their country just like Singapore or Dubai...tourism serves free advertisement.

[@ezydoesit993]

While slaving people on the way

[@zikalokof1challenge414]

@@ezydoesit993 Thats why the UAE does, however its overshadowed by the tourism in places like Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Qatar is trying to get to the same level, with tourism and the overall beautifulness of the country overshadowing human rights issues

[@natanielb1445]

@@ezydoesit993 ever wondered why people still go there if they are slaves in qatar....clearly they are getting better treatment then their own country lol thats why they went there.

[@travisbickle4360]

Looks like it has backfired in a big way. All they had to do was respect Human rights and give rights to people

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687]

USA, UK, France, Canada and Japan are the only country i think that has a capability to host many sporting events without needing to build a new stadiums

[@justsamoo3480]

Canada would need many new facilities. Countries like the UK and Germany are one of the few that wouldn’t need to build much.

[@bikingD]

@@justsamoo3480 Huh Canada has lots of sports stadiums and partner hosted with the US before.

[@justsamoo3480]

@@bikingD They cannot hold it alone. You need 14 stadiums with 40k+ capacity and at least one stadium with 80k capacity. Canda only has 3 rectangular stadiums that exceed 40 thousand people and two of which need a lot of renovation.

[@bikingD]

@@justsamoo3480 Except like before it would share duties with the US.

[@bikingD]

@@justsamoo3480 Don't even know why this a topic. Canada and US are hosting again in 2026. Toronto and Vancouver will be 2 of the many host cities.

[@MrMESULI]

South Afica has never demolished any of the stadiums we built, this is inaccurate information, stadiums were renamed but never demolished. We use all our stadiums for Football and Rugby matches.

[@thubar5630]

Which Stadiums in South Africa were demolished as the narrator had said in the video( in 6:54) because here in SA our stadiums are still in use for football and Rugby purposes even concerts are performed there i strongly believe hosting the WC benefited us more than it harmed us i may be wrong

[@organizedchaos4559]

Some of your stadiums are not even used now and are closed so …

[@thulaniralo9297]

@@organizedchaos4559 more lies, please state your facts? More stadiums are used interchangeably between soccer and rugby. I would say it’s only Nelson Mandela bay stadium that’s under-utilised due to the fact the rugby team in that city imploded.

[@35utsavavardhana83]

@@thulaniralo9297 but literally all of them are in loss and have not been able to cover their construction and maintenance cost , you can read about that anywhere , same thing happened with Brazil too there staidum have also abandoned. Overall economically they are very big losses

[@mfulan7548]

@@35utsavavardhana83 sources?

[@phinadelphiahlongwane3485]

@@35utsavavardhana83 stop lying we live here in South Africa and none of it nonsense is true

[@jonathanfreyone526]

It does’nt make financial sense when you have to build 90% of the stadiums. Having said that Qatar did say that many of these stadia will be reduced in capacity, with some areas converted to residential use. One of the stadiums will be completely prefabricated and dismantled after the tournament, with the aim to be reused elsewhere.

[@TrustMyLiesAndBuyBitcoin]

Yes... aaaand some people died

[@snoopdogg7407]

@@TrustMyLiesAndBuyBitcoin true, but don't lie bro ik your still going to watch

[@pierrex3226]

Also known as green washing

[@khalidbeats717]

@@TrustMyLiesAndBuyBitcoin that’s a world wide problem not just qatar

[@tels9243]

@@snoopdogg7407 no we are not we have morals and are capable of not watching this mess.

[@rigg13]

They didn't spend $229 bil on world cup preparations, rather, they used it as an opportunity to build their country. And the results is beautiful.

[@nabn3014]

i agree with you.. been there just a couple of weeks ago.. they've now got a great infrastructure for years to come.

[@aymennasri7669]

Billion not million

[@rigg13]

@@aymennasri7669 🙏🏾

[@amaldev4150]

True 6500 dead migrant workers... Great achievement Qatar.. Let them rot in hell.

[@michaeloreilly3539]

If you don't take into account the 6,000 + deaths of desperate modern slaves.

[@maluksd6537]

The were no stadiums demolished in south africa. All stadium are being used to this date.

[@kagisothebe8942]

Well had to stop watching this video after the false comments about South Africa demolishing stadiums….. pity

[@alexisprado7356]

220 billion to make an estimated 20 billion, something isn’t adding up!

[@arjun095]

They are not doing it for the money. It's just about the prestige of being first arab/middle eastern country to host it. Only reason they spend an absurd amount of money.

[@danielmessi1092]

It’s World Cup corruption my guy, nothing adds up 😂

[@VARMOT123]

It is called sportswashing . That is not to make profits

[@rond5936]

The reporters are blowing this out of proportion. Qatar is building a new $49 billion dollar city which features 6 islands Railways and Bridges. Airport They want to be like Dubai, a tourist destination. The actual cost of the stadiums are around $7billion. And they could have hosted the world cup without spending the extra $222billion. But they wanted all the new infrustructure and cities to be ready even before the world cup, so tourists and fans can come and experience it. That will make them come again in the future. There were already plans to spend over $200billion even before they won the bid for the world cup in 2006. Roads and many more

[@michaelclayton9658]

Because they had to build everything

[@rond5936]

The reporters are blowing this out of proportion. Qatar is building a new $49 billion dollar city which features 6 islands Railways and Bridges. Airport They want to be like Dubai, a tourist destination. The actual cost of the stadiums are around $7billion. And they could have hosted the world cup without spending the extra $222billion. But they wanted all the new infrustructure and cities to be ready even before the world cup, so tourists and fans can come and experience it. That will make them come again in the future. There were already plans to spend over $200billion even before they won the bid for the world cup in 2006. Roads and many more

[@organizedchaos4559]

Right they can’t host the games with no stadiums, no efficient transport method between non existent stadium, no airports to receive the influx of people and no housing for their people, wow know such an imaginary place existed

[@bhaskard8405]

Tourists must have fun visiting the abandoned stadiums once the World Cup is over

[@rond5936]

@@bhaskard8405 one stadium was made up of shipping containers and shall be disassembled after the world cup and donated to another developing country. 2 others shall be reduced in size and the seats donated to another developing country. In fact, they have plans for all the stadiums because the designed it in that way.

[@arishemghoul9571]

@@rond5936 at least they have plans unlike brazil

[@lukemo1976]

Who would want to visit Qatar? It seems like a extremely boring place

[@DarkReapersGrim1]

Notice how they never made a video like this when the Olympics were in America?

[@KrisTheChris]

"we didnt have socceer stadiums, we had football stadiums" ... this sentence just hurts

[@reusgenji937]

Which minutes

[@fancyIOP]

😂😂😂

[@peeckle1657]

Bloody Americans...

[@kodaknikonedgopro8862]

Lol

[@bennynketia5394]

Simply 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lungandamase519]

name the 2 stadiums you say south africa demolished because they couldnt take care of such lies

[@PrincessVelaryon]

Talk about lazy journalism yoh 😒 they probably think we don't have data to see this video and despute it

[@colek2470]

I wish they added to the video that while the World Cup might be the most watched sporting event in the world most countries don’t see a dime of the television revenue as that goes all to FIFA

[@RandalfElVikingo]

Same with Olympics.

[@josephlynch7655]

They did explain that. 2:24

[@arishemghoul9571]

lol wow

[@Sebas07756]

The best sport in the world combined with the most popular sporting event in the world…..run by wrong people. It’s sad but I still will watch it, I mean everyone does.

[@AgentAO7]

But many channels especially in Europe would boycott & not broadcast this FIFA edition. Even public viewing hostings will be restricted as a sign of protest. This FIFA will probably have the lowest tv rating in recent years..

[@jonardcayton1395]

Hosting the world cup is just a part of Qatar's development to become an attractive country for tourism and business

[@joser1853]

After learning to much about Qatar thanks to this world cup. Not interested in visiting it.

[@ZixPlays]

@@joser1853 No one cares

[@SaorAlba1970]

The UK is finished, Scotland is leaving the UK, and as for Russia, they deserved to host the world cup prior to 2018 neither Russia or the Soviet Union had held the games

[@neeljavia2965]

@@ZixPlays Qatar does.

[@QR974]

@@neeljavia2965 what’s -1

[@MoketeSeatla]

South Africa did not demolish any World Cup stadiums 👀

[@heavenly_girl]

Are you from South Africa?

[@peterwilliams6361]

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[@DavidVelasquez9]

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[@peterwilliams6361]

@@DavidVelasquez9 hi, isnt the brotherhood a myth?

[@DavidVelasquez9]

@@peterwilliams6361 well it is not and you can't actually expect it to be open to everyone, but if you want to know more you can look up Wilford Robert Taylor online you will find something interesting

[@peterwilliams6361]

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[@langelihlemakhoba9917]

WTF, South Africa is a success story of FIFA. All stadiums still in operation and hosting many sports codes and events not to mention improve infrastructure. All the fancy editing and figures but your information is wrong 👎

[@fancyIOP]

Even GauTrain is still in use 10yrs later and it was built for The World Cup.

[@Hawk8415]

FIFA's requirements are just a smoke screen. The most important thing is how much the potential host is willing to pay the top officials with the power to make the decision.

[@cesarreyes809]

Yeah that's sad they don't really care about the game.

[@oyugilinus1503]

My issue with these reports is that when Western Europe or the US are awarded a world event we never see them. Once they are awarded to outside countries all of a sudden it is an issue.

[@fgsaramago]

That's because western Europe and the US already have most of the infrastructure so there's much less money involved

[@navyseal1689]

Lol, the US only put 500 million into world cup preparation 😆

[@GEliteG]

Bingo!

[@unknown6715]

@@fgsaramago You mean old infrastructure built with slave money?

[@fgsaramago]

@@unknown6715 yup, slaves saved from being murdered in Africa

[@Adsav22]

Thanks for the video it's so informative.

[@johnl.7754]

Is it economically worth hosting World Cup depends on whom wants it more the host country or FIFA.

[@Landless_farmer]

Which two stadiums were demolished by the South African government (post 2010 fifa World Cup) in order to save money?

[@NhlanhlaMathe]

Western media always lies about our Stadiums in South Africa. All of them are in use and host football, rugby union, rugby 7s and concerts. South Africa also has one of the best leagues in Africa, quit lying, smh. No stadiums were demolished post world cup as well, you guys have no ethics

[@MichelleT-so4we]

Insightful

[@dfflima]

It's not true Mane Garrincha in Brasilia, Brazil turned into a bus depot. It's not used on a constant basis, but it does hold a few matches per year. We could say it's more or less like Wembley in the UK.

[@viranjith]

What if FiFa adjusted to the capacity of the countries? I would love to see them plan at random pitches and fields and only villages coming to watch. Would be so cool.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video

[@sanexpreso2944]

Whenever I see this type of reports I wonder if they are well reported, because most of the facilities they show are still used, they always use the same images to say "oh look, this place is abandoned, it was a bad venue"

[@marieann1835]

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[@MrMaponya]

I'm shocked as a South African, I don't even know what you talk about!!! no 2010 built stadium has been demolished, one changed it's name and every stadium is still intact

[@littleiranianboy1374]

Think of how much it would’ve cost if they’d actually paid their workers!

[@wolfydz1239]

Yeah they paid dont worry

[@muhammadhaikalpermanaatmaj73]

@@wolfydz1239 no they dont

[@juskahusk2247]

It's estimated about 6500 workers died during construction.

[@carlosrobert9901]

They paid the workers,,,,Your all just deluded

[@carlosrobert9901]

@@juskahusk2247 according to your own dreams and the western media.The figure is taken from a statistic about 6500 migrant that totally died from 2012 to 2022.It wasnt directly linked to the worldcup.The west took the statistic to their satsfaction and changed the story to 6500 construction workers. Thats why no one can prove that number from a reliable source.Its called Hypocrisy of the west and its known everywhere.

[@miguellabrada]

It's only bad if you have to build the stadiums. If your a country like the United States you have a lot of football stadiums already built to host the world cup and the supporting infrastructure like hotels in cities to make due. I think this is why the world cup after Qatar was awarded to North America cause everything is already built basically.

[@Avantime]

It's a good look politically for FIFA if expenses won't go through the roof, as everyone knew the Qataris really wanted to flex their near-unlimited wealth. However FIFA also knew the vastly overbudget Montreal Olympics put a damper on subsequent Olympic bids. But eventually they'll have to go to another developing country (e.g. SE Asia) and they'll have to do the whole stadium building again. North America is oversaturated with pro sports and I don't see how another World Cup would expand the game in the continent.

[@miguellabrada]

@@Avantime I think the world cup is going to start be divided by countries in a region more often. There could be a South American world cup or a EU world cup. I think just giving it to one country with all the corruption allegations going on is a mistake.

[@martin4819]

That’s why we call our sport football 🏈 we knew our stadiums would be used for football ⚽️ . Our marketing was way ahead of its time 😂

[@glockenspiel4402]

Here before it blows up

[@Hobo_group]

THE COMMENT ABOUT South Africa DEMOLISHING 2 World Cup STADIUMS IS A LIE ALL OF THE World Cup STADIUMS ARE STILL THERE USED BY LOCAL TEAMS AND EVENTS LIKE FESTIVALS

[@henrylam92]

As much I am not a fan of the WC at Qatar, the journalism are totally missing the point why Qatar is putting so much money into(getting) this WC. Most previous host had some type of infrastructure and stadiums already. Whereas Qatar has actual plans for all their stadiums outside of soccer and those infrastructures plans where already planned nonetheless to attract tourism. Some of the stadiums have been already used for other tournaments and will be hosting AFC Asian Cup in 2023 who also happened to be the current champions. On top of that this WC was meant to be creating a new portal and showcase the city on TV all over the world and attract tourism. It might not seem like profitable now but it will pay off later because Qatar is trying to not be fully depending on energy/oil money and make it a tourism spot like Dubai. Most places that haven been hosting were already attractive tourist spots already whereas Qatar, most people don’t even know where it is at on the world map.

[@mateosanfitz9625]

building 8 stadiums with approx. 50k capacity each in a country of just 2,7 million people..... Qatar is lucky that is a mega-rich country but for any other small nation something like this would make no sense.

[@henrylam92]

@@iammahatab I already said I’m not a fan of the WC at Qatar and I’m well aware of all the corruption and human rights violation to the green washing. I’m just pointing out something bc there is no point of saying how much more Qatar has spent than other countries bc most other countries had already all their infrastructure and stadiums in place. Qatar only got it possibly done on the back of cheap migrant workers otherwise that number would probably be double or triple that amount

[@henrylam92]

@@iammahatab the World Cup is an event for sports fan and the elite. I would’ve never supported this. I’m an immigrant myself and so was my mom. She migrated twice. I live now in the US and the US is not much better but at least in the US there is a way to a better life. Qatar on the other hand doesn’t care about anyone but their own people. There are many to blame and this World Cup is probably the worst one so far. I already hearing there are a lot of issues and it makes me never want to visit Qatar from just the way they have handled everything.

[@nashnyabe7470]

it is crazy how this video did not address South Africa. South Africa hosted the best world cup and continues to benefit from the legacy till today. This video ignored that fact and did not bother to mention. So yes, i understand the content of this video but SOUTH AFRICA IS A SUCCESS STORY which deserved to be told.

[@jadernautyh2718]

You know it’ll be that way when you hear “soccer” seconds into the video.

[@royboy7401]

NBC is a hypocrite they profit off televising the Olympics, which has proven to be a CASH DRAIN on the host country . Hosting cities build BILLIONS of dollars of facilities for only a couple weeks of use. They never point out the carbon emissions of these games either !!

[@royboy7401]

Want some cheese with that whine? 😅

[@nashnyabe7470]

@@royboy7401 yes I agree. No one disputed that but In regards to fifa world cup, south Africa was a success story. All the faculties are in full use. Nothing was demolished like stated in the buildings and all the developments sites have boomed over the years. It’s the bias and lack of coverage on this that’s making this video not sit well with me. Every video I watched on the fifa World Cup gave South Africa it’s praises but they just lied and made up numbers… I am not even south African

[@jimmymorris9278]

It talk about South Africa

[@qataribananahamock1495]

As an engineer here in Qatar, it’s worth saying that it wasn’t that expensive. Stadiums costed 9B not 229; but the media loves oversimplifying when it’s affecting ‘third world countries’

[@hugomunoz5013]

I appreciate your information

[@navyseal1689]

Because they only build stadium right? No need place to stay and transportation. 🤦‍♀️

[@mathlover4994]

Qatar is a third world country?

[@Random_dud31]

Yeah. And how many underpaid workers did Qatar exploit and how many died creating that stadium

[@qataribananahamock1495]

@@navyseal1689 well, how arrogant of them to add up the new airport, metro, highways and almost all hotels. These things are here to stay, and there are more to come.

[@Avantime]

It's a crazy vanity project, even more so than the Olympics because very few new host nations actually have a chance to do well, and only a select handful of countries have the talent to actually win the tournament. It doesn't look good at home politically if the host team crash out in the group of 16, or worse have them lose all their games. Qatar could do it because it has near unlimited money and it's an absolute monarchy that could afford to care more about international prestige than domestic politics.

[@jacobmanonyane3312]

Which stadiums were demolished in South Africa after the world cup?

[@M.sami12]

I'm very glad you didn't politicize the matter. Thank you.

[@johniii8147]

Very similar to the Olympics in the cash drain for venues used for a couple of weeks.

[@mahaabdul2264]

But the olympics doesn’t generate nearly as much revenue as fifa

[@johniii8147]

That is not true.

[@Confession_Of_A_Dangerous_Mind]

The 200billion + expenditure goes beyond World Cup, its apart of Qatar 2030 vision, the world cup just made us accelerate a few things, Doha metro open on 2019 that cost 30+ billion, hamad international airport open in 2014 for around 15 billion, majority of the money is and going into developing Lusail which was estimated at 45 billion from around 2012, a city that consists of around 19 districts n a cooling system, in addition major underground transport networks in Doha n other places. Its not limited to the world cup, the word cup just became a part of it like the icing on the already baked cake, the building of the stadiums was the highest 15 billion in total. A portion of the money isn't even spent as yet...do your jobs!

[@organizedchaos4559]

Right and none of this will be used afterwards

[@Confession_Of_A_Dangerous_Mind]

@@organizedchaos4559 excluding the stadiums, the majority will be used such as the transport system,airport etc...at the end of the day its not a lost as we have trillions of dollars to make from LNG and oil so its okay

[@amagarajerome1800]

@@Confession_Of_A_Dangerous_Mind it's not ok when many are starving the world over and again in a bid to westernize you are allowing in all sorts of evil and this will come back to haunt this tiny country that relies on others for security, even lies about the kafala system claim it was done away with yet it's still in place..go check how little the nations flag ship airline pays it's workers...you can't be claiming to have trillions but treat humans worse than animals...having said that am still glad that the world cup isn't just a western and south American issue but can revolve all around even though I for one am not into such nonsense as 22 men chasing a tiny ball..

[@Confession_Of_A_Dangerous_Mind]

@@amagarajerome1800 Every country has its dirty garbage especially the "leading" countries, America, china, Russia etc., I was simply explaining how the 200+ billion is spent, as for your opinion on football, it doesn't matter when its the most popular sports on the planet by a mile and has been for the past century

[@amagarajerome1800]

@@Confession_Of_A_Dangerous_Mind am i not entitled to my opinion...and find time to check where most of the money goes ...i doubt you are even Qatari..just a wanna be probably...you are one of those from other poorer Arab lands who get to Qatar and think by dressing up as them it makes you one of them😂😂😂sorry..wait for the evil you are unleashing with the Arab world trying to copy western ways of life...hope you live to remember this comment

[@hoobs4271]

This video should have been in the CNBC International channel.

[@thabomadisa9787]

It's a lie that South Africa demolished 2 stadiums after the world cup. Only 5 new stadiums were build and all of them operational. Other stadiums that were used were already existing ones that needed to be refurbished.

[@shivalimbu6346]

FIFA didn't said to build entire new city to host world cup. That was their plan and they used this opportunity to make their dream come true

[@nicolelochren9560]

Imagine if that large amount of money was used for good. The possibilities.

[@wolfydz1239]

Yeah you are right from all countries

[@greatman5885]

Yeah America could help so much people but instead they use it for war...

[@prodigiii712]

The stadium used to host the first game of 2014 world cup is now the home ground of Corinthians, one of the biggest South American Soccer clubs. It's used more than the NFL stadiums.

[@josielmacedodeoliveira]

Here in Brazil PT governmental party back then, stole most of money in stadium building, until now we struggle to pay the bill of World Cup and olympics games.

[@animexcomics9384]

I think USA can host any sports with spending extra because they already have good infrastructure for every sports ..

[@blackphoenix114]

true🤣🤣

[@mukkaar]

Honestly I do think when it comes to huge events like these, including Olympics, they should just find couple profitable locations they rotate. And maybe add locations based on actual sustainability long term.

[@jonathanodude6660]

sounds boring. tourism money is good for developing countries, but maintenance is also a cost. building generates a lot of revenue for developers, but already having stadiums in use is a net benefit to everyone else.

[@chinglee100]

In other words you get mad when anyone that is not the US hosts it right

[@Walter-kn5te]

The problem is every country would want to be in that rotation, as the games would come back regularly and worth the costs to build everything.

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[@CaesarCassius]

Certainly no third world countries, Communist or Islamist countries should be allowed to host it (too many human rights violations, too low on human development index). USA is the most capable, the data has proven it, they should be permanent hosts of all Olympics and all World Cups, so either USA or another First World democratic christian-dominant country, such as in Western Europe or Australia. (Sorry Canada & NZ, can't trust you while Justin "Bieber" Trudeau and Jacinda "Burqa" Ardern are in charge)

[@hond4h34d]

I wonder if FIFA would do what Uefa did for Euro 2020. Having different venues in multiple countries would ease the economic burden of hosting the fifa World Cup

[@Son-if8ge]

awsome

[@garlicsoda2957]

The difference is of course, if you design a World Cup for 3 months, you will fail. When you design and construct stadiums, and 60% of the cost to construct it goes to contractors, you will see costs balloon. However, when you design a World Cup for 10+ years in the future, you will succeed. You can develop infrastructure, you get more people participating in football related events, you can create jobs for the future. Russia 2018 creates over 100,000 jobs in the country, hospitals, and improved ambulance routes. 1994 USA is one of the main reasons why the United States has a competitive football team and a professional league. Qatar 2022 is why Qatar’s population has been increasing at insane rates. It’s not just about the tournament, it’s for what’s next. What comes next for Qatar, is a national team inside of the top 50 in FIFA World Rankings, the defense of their Asian championship, their clubs competing in the Asian Champions League, one of the most visited countries on earth, hundred of thousands of jobs creates, improved diplomatic relations, and international recognition. The World Cup isn’t as one dimensional as most people look at it, clearly shown in this video that most people don’t look at the other side properly.

[@saynotop2w]

These things always get tangled in politics and the stadiums don’t get built on region where it could be used afterwards, but rather oddball nowhere that requires new roads alongside.

[@sawlty-suite5131]

Don't forget that this a country with billions to play with

[@lesedithankane4839]

which stadiums were demolished in AD ?

[@yuriydee]

One mistake at 1:57, FIFA also takes into account bribes when choosing a host. Let's not forget that important fact.

[@jakestar121]

they talk about that later on in the vid

[@Anonymous_Lee19]

It's probably better to build the necessary infrastructures in 2 or 3 countries and allow the countries to host the event in turn... This can work for both the World Cup and Summer Olympics. I think it will be meaningful to host the Summer Olympics in Greece.

[@lgstar3363]

In this case only the teams of these 3 countries will participate

[@kholofelomakgabo6195]

The Cape Town stadium has been struggling for the past few years. Hence they decided that the Stormers Rugby team utilize the stadium for it home matches.

[@the_notorious_bas]

@7:04 "You end up building stadiums that are not needed" Ha, that sums it up in a nutshell.

[@L3L3Lee]

220bn 👀. I can't wait to watch it.

[@Altair.1187]

In Qatar there was a brilliant idea, they have built many easy to assemble/deassemble stadiums. They will deassemble those stadiums after the world cup and donates it to countries in need for them. Qatar gained a lot out of this, it might not has the same effect with other countries, Qatar is now known around the world even though it's a tiny state, they will boost tourism in Qatar, make new relationships around the world, become Known by itself is a very important gain. So, if what they are saying in this video is true, it doesn't mean it applies to everyone, Qatar has avoided the negatives and gained all the benefits of hosting the WC.

[@michaeloreilly3539]

Hello!!! 6,000 + Modern slaves died while building the infrastructure! With no compensation to their families. All died of heart failure!

[@maxyipw]

These are more like festivals, as the festival gets over the same spike in economic recovery is rare. Now the case of Qatar, they are trying to make another Dubai, but that only time will tell as how much they gain from these new infrastructure, especially considering there population

[@carlosa7598]

it all depends on the country. here in Japan, they did great since 2002

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[@soy2799]

This isn’t just the largest soccer event this is the biggest event on the planet not just sports.

[@shawnseabelo5805]

South Africa did not demolish any stadium, stop misleading people 😅

[@WDI2008]

Hosting the FIFA World Cup is just like hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

[@Professional_Youtube_Commenter]

You cant put the price of world up on a spreadsheet. There are all sorts of unintended benefits. Loads of people/businesses set up shop there. Have their feet on the ground and make decisions to move there or open up shop at a later date. Qatar is well placed because they have an airline and in transit area for the whole world. They do need to differentiate from dubai though.

[@hus390]

I'm Qatari, the price tag is poorly misunderstood. It includes many multi billion dollars development projects that was planned for way before we won the bid in 2010. Like building new airport instead of the old (single runway) airport. Or new sea port to export more of our petrochemical products ( notice how completely unrelated to sports) Or modernizing and extending our roads to combat traffic (in a country where cheap petrol prices make people drive more instead of using public transportation)…etc. Along the way, the conditions of foreign workers have improved significantly. Some parts of the labour system were completely overhauled. The Kafala system was scrapped. Their accommodations were improved. Even FIFA acknowledged the reforms. I'm sick and tired of this anti-Qatar BS. Some just want to condition social and cultural changes to host such events. That's nonsensical, as it's unrelated to any of the qualifications in the bidding process. You can't just transform a socially conservative this easily. Some exceptions will be made for alcohol consumption in public during the tournament. (You can drink in Qatar but only in your house or in hotel bar). But even a guy like me who is fairly western minded, see a benefit of our way of life. We don't have to worry about drunk drivers while we are driving, or deal with violence caused by alcohol. You are all welcome to Qatar.

[@arientshole114]

Which stadiums in South Africa were demolished? I don't recall the issue of world cup stadiums being bemolished in South Africa

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[@thato596]

New world class stadiums need to be build. The world cup is a prestigious sport, the biggest single sport event in the world. So you can not host the world at an nfl stadium or some average looking stadium nope. It has to look beautiful

[@DailyHadithPBUH]

Qatar infrastructure amongst the best infrastructures in the world.. I visited alot of countries but I've never seen any competition at all..Best of luck Qatar ❤ for making the world cup magnificent..

[@_yqs]

Thank you!!

[@franciskt4171]

The host countries need to convert the excess stadiums to weekend markets, if not daily markets...

[@whatever_12]

I'll never forget how fifa insisted on it's big game playing out of sight of poverty and underdeveloped areas.. If a stadium is fit to play.. the surrounding shouldn't matter, if most doesn't have a fortune to build luxury home they shouldn't be discriminated from having a match near them in favor of the rich neighborhoods

[@rorisxng]

06:44 Yo South Africa hasn’t demolished ANY WC stadium. They’re used for football, rugby and concerts to varying degrees but all still standing. ZA hosted AFCON 2013 in 5 of those venues. As to the inflated construction costs that’s partly attributable to collusion.

[@sihlebulose4584]

Which stadiums were demolished in RSA? The world cup had a very positive effect on our economy. Its true that no all stadia are fully utilised, but this has improved over time as certian stadia are used for multiple sporting codes.

[@Goldii_G]

Where ever the sport was first played is where there should be an designated world cup destination. So that these buildings and resources are not just going to waste.

[@nashnyabe7470]

no stadium in south africa was demolished. False news which undermines the credbilibity of this video

[@RajA-0202]

But Qatar makes that money in couple days selling barrels of oil.

[@ttzzaa]

Gas

[@stephenmlangeni1243]

why did South Africa never demolished any stadium, I would know, I live here

[@karstenbrumme6133]

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[@X-Warrior.1119]

I suggest you guys replace the buying-bids with voting-boxes for Fifa?... But that's just my Opinion!

[@josephpingol0720]

The good thing about Qatar, the country is on a developing stage. Spending billions was inevitable. Winning the FIFA bid was timely. Win win for Qatar.

[@natanielb1445]

it was great for qatar...this same development would've take them 10-15 years more but because of the wc they had to do it within 2022.

[@borhanuddin4289]

Lol, Qatar is a developed country.

[@lxttx12]

What about the slaves?

[@Knightmessenger]

I think the World Cup gets it right by having different cities host the games in the same country. The Olympics should follow suit rather than try to cram all their events into one city. So have Chicago host but have some events in Milwaukee and Detroit. It would also give more cities a chance to host an Olympic event that could never host the entire event today.

[@jaybacalla2829]

as long as it satisfies fifa's demands, what ever happens in quatar's economy after the cup, it's up to them, nothing is wrong with that.

[@sisakhoza4739]

Even if stadiums aren't demolished, they stay underutilised thus costing both for building and then maintaining, where the money is from the municipal/local government's purse.

[@lingth]

Its ok QATAR is rich even if the World Cup was operated at a NET LOSS due to the restrictions on alchohol etc, its still an honor to be one of the few Asian Countries to host one. and since it comes around every 4 years its not an opportunity that will come around easily.

[@neeljavia2965]

Nice joke.

[@hello_elco]

Imagine how expensive it would be if they paid and took care of their workers properly…..

[@ali20396]

If you are serious about the issues of the rights of foreign workers that exist in the Arab Gulf, then I urge you to research more about the developments that have taken place, as most of the problems have already been solved, but if you only hate these countries, but if you only hate them, there is nothing wrong with you hating these countries On a real issue like: they are not democracies or because they depend on fossil fuels

[@corneliusshivambu4541]

In South Africa all world Cup stadiums are still operational, they don't need tenants because the municipalities own the stadiums

[@SingularityLabsAI]

In India the costliest stadium costed $100M to build. India would have built all the 8 stadiums from scratch within $1B😀

[@Suraj-sx8ib]

Haha..american media and people could never understand the feeling of hosting the worldcup..worth every money

[@sunilkrishna2283]

2026 america already have bug studiums and it will be a growth for america

[@MrStephenmindo]

Is that true though that it'll be most watched ever? I'm football fan but there's barely any hype around it in my circle