QFA Cup - Qatar Football Association (2024)

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How is Qatar after the World Cup? ›

Qatar continues to enjoy economic gains after hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which boosted its global profile. Visitor arrivals in 2023 were nearly twice pre-pandemic levels, and tourism this year reached new heights.

A spokesperson for Supreme Committee told ESPN: "All of the Qatar 2022 stadiums have been in regular use since the FIFA World Cup ended. Clubs in the Qatar Stars League use several venues as their home grounds for domestic league matches.

Much of the Arab world hoped that FIFA would follow suit by making Qatar the first Arab country to host the tournament. Their hopes, along with Qatar's, were realized in December 2010, when Qatar was announced the winner of the bid for the 2022 event.

Well, obviously, most importantly for most of the fans around the world it's what happens on the pitch and, on the pitch, it was a unique [FIFA] World Cup as well: 172 goals, a record number of goals scored in a FIFA World Cup final tournament. We had three Asian teams, for example, proceeding to the next round.

“The infrastructure now in place, including the stadiums, transportation and accommodation, combined with the successful planning and organisation of the safest and most accessible World Cup of all time, has affirmed Qatar's credentials as a host for major sporting events,” it said in a statement to CNN.

Summary: Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup (WC) successfully and took the opportunity to further develop its non-hydrocarbon economy. Near-term contributions to Qatar's economy, from visitors' spending and WC-related broadcasting revenue, of up to 1 percent of GDP was comparable to cross-country experiences.

When it comes to the tournament's revenue, it is important to differentiate between the revenue FIFA is receiving compared to the revenue Qatar itself will obtain. According to Forbes, FIFA is reaping 7.5 billion USD of revenue while Qatar is receiving only 1.56 billion USD.

So, Qatar's World Cup commitment is clear; all eight World Cup stadiums will be put to good use. From sports hospitals to their own Qatar Sports League, the country will get the best out of these state-of-the-art facilities to ensure the legacy of the 2022 World Cup is cemented for years, if not decades, to come.

The move hints at a lack of buzz for the tournament leading to empty seats in stadiums for the matches. "When the first batch of ticket sales opened, they didn't allow us to choose seats. Like, they allowed us to choose certain categories like standard, premium, VIP, etc. Only after that, they opened us few seats.

The exploration of oil and gas fields began in 1939. In 1973, oil production and revenues increased dramatically, moving Qatar out of the ranks of the world's poorest countries and providing it with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. Qatar's economy was in a downturn from 1982 to 1989.

Did Qatar pay to host the World Cup? ›

It will be, by far, the most expensive World Cup in history. Qatar is estimated to have spent as much as $220 billion in the dozen years since being chosen as a World Cup host in late 2010, more than 15 times what Russia spent for the 2018 event.

Why was Qatar chosen as the World Cup host? In 2010, Qatar clinched the rights to the World Cup after winning a ballot of Fifa's 22 executive members, beating bids from the US, South Korea, Japan and Australia. It is the first Arab nation to host the tournament.

WHAT INFANTINO SAID. Speaking to DSports, Infantino said: "I want Messi in the next World Cup, the one that follows [the centennial tournament in Morocco, Portugal and Spain] and the one in 2034 [in Saudi Arabia] as well. As long as he wants."

Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( lit. 'International Federation of Association Football'), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA (/ˈfiːfə/ FEE-fə), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal.

Growth normalization post World Cup

After very strong performance in 2022 driven by the World Cup, economic growth has been normalizing in Qatar. Real GDP growth is estimated to have slowed down to 1.3% in 2023 as per the IMF.

"In January-February 2024, Qatar will host the AFC Asian Cup, the largest continental football tournament that will utilise seven out of eight Qatar 2022 stadiums ... Plans for the post-tournament use of Stadium 974 will be announced in due course." The stadiums themselves, of course, remain stunning.

As such, the WC has boosted tourism not only in Qatar, but also in its neighboring countries. 3. experiences, with some regional spillovers. Tourism spending by visitors and WC-related broadcasting revenue are estimated at US$2.3–4.1 billion.