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World Cup 2022: Report explains how Qatar spent $200bn to host tournament

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Qatar will controversially host the 2022 World Cup later on this year. The tournament that is set to kick-off just under two months from now is still far from ready to welcome the more than one million fans expected to converge on the nation.

As of March, there were only a reported 33,000 hotel rooms in the country, 80% of which had already been booked by FIFA for teams, officials, staff and sponsors.

And despite Qatari government representatives ensuring that the Gulf state would deliver up to 130,000 rooms in time for the tournament, things are looking pretty scant on the ground in terms of affordable accommodation.

As a result, many fans will be forced to stay in neighbouring countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE and commute to games on matchday, leading to widespread complaints amongst fan bases.

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