Her income FIFA increased by more than one billion euros thanks to his appointment World Cup 2022 in Qataraccording to the International Football Federation itself.

Financial figures released a few days ago by FIFA President Gianni Infantino leave no doubt that the controversial choice of the emirate 12 years ago to host this year’s event has been hugely beneficial for the federation.

Thus, in the four years 2018-2022, the cycle that closes the organization in the Arab state, FIFA’s revenues are estimated at $7.5 billion compared to $6.4 billion in the four years 2014-2018.

TV rights for the World Cup in Qatar were negotiated a decade ago, but revenue growth is thanks to recent sponsorship deals, as well as the disintegration of Qatar’s local organization, with virtually all matches played in and around Doha.

In particular, the decisive element here is that the federation’s sponsorship program has received a strong boost from Qatari entities controlled by or associated with the Arab state, such as the well-known airline Qatar Airways, state-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy, telecommunications company Ooredoo, as well as Qatar National Bank. , known by the initials QNB.

In addition, FIFA has saved significant travel costs between cities, as unlike previous events scattered across many cities, and thanks to the next one, which will be shared between the United States, Mexico and Canada, the 2022 World Cup will only take place in eight stadiums located within a radius of 50 km from Doha, the capital of the emirate.

Federation officials estimate that the extra income will allow an additional $700,000 to be funneled into football investments around the world as international calls for the extra income, or much of it, to go to the families of the dead workers in Qatar grow.