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2022 World Cup: FIFA Revealed How Much Winner, Others Will Pocket

Ahead of the 2022 World Cup scheduled to begin on the 20th of November, 2022, the International Football Organisation, FIFA has revealed that the winner of the 2022 edition of the world football competition will pocket a sum of €38 million among other benefits. This year’s world cup will be hosted by Qatar. 

Apart from the benefit due to the winner, other positions which will be rewarded include the runner-up which will take home €27.2 million, the third-placed team will receive €24.4 million while the fourth-placed team will receive €22.6 million. 

Similarly, any country that reached the quarter-finals but lost will be rewarded with a sum of €15.4 million while countries that would be eliminated at the round of 16 will go home with €11.7 million. 

Investors King learnt that this is the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup and the most expensive so far. A number of 32 countries will be competing for the prestigious golden cup.

It would be recalled that the host country, Qatar has disclosed that it is expending a sum of $220 billion to host the most-watched sporting event in the world. 

This is $208 billion higher than what was spent in the last edition in Russia. Russia stated it spent $11.6 billion to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Historically, this will be the first time the FIFA World Cup will be held in any of the Asian countries. The host country has done a lot of preparations to stage one of the most memorable sporting events of the century. 

From new roads to new hotels, new stadiums and new airports, the oil-rich nation is about to leave a lasting impression on those who are due to visit the country for the event. 

It is also reported that the government of Qatar built a new city named “Lusail” and an iconic stadium to host the final event. 

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