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Qatar 2022 is considered the most expensive World Cup in history, with an investment of up to 220 billion dollars.
So far, it has generated revenues of up to 5,518 million euros, several months before the initial game starts.
For the 2026 World Cup, an economic spill of 500 million dollars (more than 10 billion pesos) is expected.
By 2026, as is already in the public domain, Mexico will once again host the World Cup, this being the third time that the country hosts one of the most important sporting events in the world.
In just under a month, Qatar will be the focus of the media and, of course, of social networks, when next November 20, on another anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, the opening game of the World Cup will take place. the last to be played under the 32-team scheme.
We are talking about a country that has a population of two million 930 thousand 524 people; however, information from the Qatari Supreme Committee reveals that, for the FIFA World Cup, the attendance of 1.3 million football fanatic, that is, approximately half of the current population of the Middle Eastern country.
Secondly, according to what is disclosed by Front Office SportsQatar 2022 is considered the most expensive World Cup in history, with an investment of up to 220 billion dollars, between the creation of stadiums and other infrastructure.
How much will Mexico invest to host the 2026 World Cup?
Without a doubt, beyond the figures that, indeed, look scandalous compared to previous editions, the 2022 World Cup seems to be the kickoff for the coming years in terms of investment, game scheme, among other important issues.
Once the sports fair is over, everything is ready for Mexico, the United States and Canada to launch their investment plan for the 2026 World Cup, but how much will our country have to spend to host an event of such magnitude? ?
While it is true that Mexico has already hosted the so-called “Jules Rimet Cup” in 1970 and 1986, 2026 seems to bring with it one of the country’s largest investments.
And it is that, according to Yon de Luisa, president of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), only for the remodeling of the Azteca Stadium, located in Mexico City, an investment of 150 million dollars is plannedwhich is, according to what de Luisa declared, the “strongest” investment that Mexico will make and that will start in 2023.
Similarly, it is said that, in terms of economic benefits, the World Cup will generate income of 500 million dollars (more than 10 billion pesos)between the rent of the approved stadiums, lodging expenses and, of course, the consumption of the expected spectators.
It should be noted that this figure, according to the estimates published Boston Consulting Groupare up to 28 percent less than the economic impact of the Mexican Grand Prix in 2021.
At the moment, it has not been said how much, exactly, will be invested in Mexico for the World Cup, since, for now, we are still waiting for what will happen in Qatar; However, the total cost of the 16 venues chosen for the 2026 World Cup is 14 thousand 789 million dollars and even the United States has the most expensive stadium in the world, the Sofi Stadium located in the city of Los Angeles, and that has a value of five billion dollars.
Likewise, Sport Business estimates highlight that, in total, the cost of the 2026 World Cup would be between 15 thousand and 20 thousand million dollars, of which Mexico will have to invest some 6,600 million under the concept of stadium remodeling, investment in security, communication services, marketingtechnology, logistics, etc.
Undoubtedly, it is a strong and key investment not only in the sports context, but also in the social, economic and even political.
One of the most notorious cases is that of Greece, which, in 2004, organized the Olympic Games and generated an investment of up to nine billion euros; however, by 2009, it plunged into a pretty serious economic crisis.