What is the World Cup really worth? The financial effects of the 2022 event in Qatar

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As the footballers from countries such as England, The Netherlands and Italy sweltered in the furnaces of Brazil’s new stadiums in the 2014 World Cup, the heat on FIFA was if anything greater as further ordure was heaped on its decision to hand Qatar the event in 2022. One British newspaper even went as far as including a weather forecast every day to highlight the kind of temperatures international footballers were likely to be exposed to. “A balmy 43C in Doha today!” read one headline as Brazil suffered floods and heat waves in equal measure.

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