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Shortly before the opening of the World Cup in Qatar, up to 90 percent of the tickets for the 64 games had already been sold.
Qatar, host country of the World Cup, expects the presence of at least 1.3 million football fans.
As of today, Ricardo Salinas Pliego is in the ranking of the richest businessmen in Mexico.
On Twitter, a video shows businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of TV Azteca, in the middle of Estadio 974, during the Mexico vs. Poland from the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
Officially, the World Cup in Qatar kicked off last Sunday with an event in which the highlight was, without a doubt, the participation of the South Korean Jungkook, a member of the BTS group, one of the most popular today.
For this World Cup tournament, the host country expects to receive a number of 1.3 million soccer fansa figure that represents half of the total population.
In addition, according to information from the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), until last October, 90 percent of the tickets had already been sold, with Mexico being one of the countries that brought the most fans to the competition.
Undoubtedly, taking these data into account, we are talking about one of the most anticipated tournaments of the year, although, on the other hand, it is one of the events that has generated the most controversy since it was announced that Qatar would host the World Cup. of 2022, that is, 12 years ago.
To mention an example, The Guardian reports that, as of May of this year, around 6,500 workers had diedaccording to data provided by the countries of origin of the workers: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan.
Given this, a number of protests have been carried out from various trenches, which is why this is expected to be one of the most commented competitions on social networks.
“The best places”; This is how they capture Ricardo Salinas in Mexico vs. Qatar
Mexico, as we already mentioned, is one of the countries that will take the most fans to the World Cup, with an estimated 80,000 fans.according to what was expressed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE).
Now, on social networks, a video posted on Twitter shows, among a large number of tricolor fans, businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of the Ajusto television station, TV Azteca, in the middle of the Mexico vs. Poland.
It is a tweet in which the description “the best places” is read, alluding to the presence of one of the richest businessmen in the world, according to the ranking from Forbes.
Ready to watch the game, we can’t have better places!!#Qatar2022 Long live Mexico and the @miseleccionmx.
Up to here we walk with @RicardoBSalinas “working” ? #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/JeILUGmGpo
— Jorge Nikaido (@JorgeNikaidoB) November 22, 2022
For a few days, it was known about the presence of the businessman in Qatari lands, because, also through his social networks, The owner of TV Azteca shared, as a mockery, the flight he made from the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) to Qatarall from his private jet.
And it is that, to tell the truth, if something has consolidated his personal brand, it is, ultimately, the use he makes of his own social networks, an activity that many equate with what was done by the magnate CEO of Tesla and now owner of Twitter, Elon Musk.
As of today, Salinas Pliego can boast of a presence, only on Twitter, of more than a million followers, who do not stop to applaud the digital strategy of the so-called “Uncle Ricky”.