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A Mexican would have to have saved around 25 minimum wages to be able to go to Qatar.
Qatar expects to receive more than 80,000 fans from Mexico throughout the World Cup match.
Influencer borrows 100,000 pesos to go to Qatar and blames the brand for breaking the agreement.
The Qatar World Cup 2022 positioned the Middle East as a favorite tourist destination, leaving it in the sights of all fans and travelers seeking new experiences and cultures; however, being one of the most anticipated sporting events, it also revealed how expensive it is to be able to witness a world cup and revealed stories of how difficult it was for some to achieve that dream, Well, some Mexicans even got into debt for thousands of pesos to be able to see El Tri in one of the three games before being eliminated.
And it is that for a Mexican to be able to visit the host country of FIFA during the soccer month, they would have to have saved around 25 minimum wages, which would give them solvency in travel and accommodation expenses and, at least, one of the matches in Qatar. This, contemplating that the minimum wage in Mexico until October 2022 was stipulated at 172.87 pesos per day, that is, 5,255 pesos per month… which gives us a sum of 131 thousand 375 pesos of savings or two years of minimum salary to be able to attend this event.
Despite these figures, Mexico is the fifth country with the most tickets sold for the World Cup, 91,173 tickets purchased in all phases, and Qatar hopes to receive at least 80,000 fans from our country during the World Cup match, According to data provided by FIFA,
So, approximately how much would Mexicans spend to witness the 2022 World Cup in Qatar? Among the various estimates that influencers, brands and analysts have made, it can be said that the expense is broken down as follows:
Plane tickets per person at a price of 47 thousand 600 Mexican pesos (the trip includes a stopover); a hostel for two people for 5,000 pesos per night (25,000 pesos considering that the travelers only go to the group stage of the World Cup, that is, five days and five nights); lunches and dinners at 220 pesos each for five days and five nights; tickets for the matches for 4,400 pesos with FIFA prices (about 13,200 per person considering only three matches); and some extras, such as taxis, incidentals, etc.
In total, the prices per person would be: 47 thousand 600 the trip; 12 thousand 500 lodging; 2 thousand 200 meals; 13 thousand 200 tickets; and 1,740 pesos for extra expenses. The final sum gives an approximate of 77 thousand 240 pesos per person for a week and three games.
He borrows $100,000 to see the Tri of Qatar leave 2022
The influencer Ángel Soy Yo is a trend in networks after he revealed how he got into debt with a loan of more than 100 thousand pesos to go to the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
And it is that, according to the content creator, this derived from a collaboration in which a brand had offered to sponsor the trip and it was bad for him, but although Ángel managed to reach the Middle Eastern country, his debt was only worth seeing the Mexican team to be eliminated from the sports fair against Saudi Arabia.
The user @angelsoyyo_ He uploaded a video on TikTok to narrate his sad story, which already has more than a million followers and nearly 130,000 “likes.”
@angelsoyyo_ So I got into debt to come to the World Cup #debt #indebted #world #qatar2022 ♬ Dreamers [Music from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack] – Jung Kook & BTS
The influencer does not give details of the brand with which, in the end, he did not end up working during the Soccer World Cup, in which he would dedicate himself to making sports content
“A brand spoke to me and said: ‘we want to sponsor influencers to go to the World Cup, but they need to have their ticket.’ So I buy the ticket with my savings”, explained Ángel.
According to the viral testimony, said mark was that they would deposit about 70,000 pesos for him to spend in Qatar, but the deposit never arrived and he had to go into debt. However, the creator assures himself that he has signed a contract.
“Since the money didn’t fall, I said ‘I’ll go to the bank, take out a loan and when they deposit me I pay almost the entire debt and I no longer have interest.’ I asked for a loan of 100,000, and they do give it to you, but with a lot of interest and I am more indebted than people with Elektra ”, he related.
Although so far it has generated many reactions among Internet users, Ángel witnessed the elimination of Mexico in Qatar and has uploaded content to his networks in the country where he is waiting to meet representatives of the brand upon his return and finding a way to finance the debt left by the experience.
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