However, there’s plenty of controversy surrounding the cost of the tournament’s infrastructure.
According to the Tass news agency of Russia, the highest total spending toward infrastructure confirmed by Qatari officials was $200 billion. Even the finance ministers of Qatar admitted to spending $500 million per week for years on the infrastructure project.
According to a report from The Tass, the cost of building the eight stadiums was quoted as $6.5 billion. The figure was spelt out by Fatma Al Nuaimi, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy of the World Cup’s Communications Executive Director.
In 2016, Hassan Al Thawadi, the committee’s secretary general, said the cost of building the stadiums was between $8 billion to $10 billion when he was asked about it in London.
The cooling systems that were put in place in all but one of the eight stadiums have drastically increased construction costs. These systems were installed to keep players, fans, and the World Cup pitches at an appropriate temperature. The turf used so far in the World Cup pitches was grown using imported grass seeds using special nurseries, as creating and maintaining them requires them to be well watered and kept in cool environments.
Huge spending also went towards building private islands, apartments, villas, and hotels. Doha Metro cost $36 billion, and The Pearl accommodation complex was built with $15 billion.
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