Why is football called the No. 1 sport in the world, and how high can the World Cup prize money be?

How high can the

World Cup prize money be?

football, known as the world's first sport. Because it is rich and open enough, it is well received by the majority of the people, and the game is moderately difficult, rich in gameplay, and low in participation thresholds, regardless of gender, age, height, short, fat, thin, poor and rich can participate.

Football is about the feet, controlling and dominating the ball. A standard football game consists of 11 players and 1 goalkeeper per team, playing against, attacking and defending on a rectangular grass pitch. The

World Cup is the most popular football event in the world. According to a statistical report by FIFA , more than half of the global population over the age of 4 watched 2018 Russia World Cup , and the number of viewers hit a record 35.72 A record of 100 million people, of which as many as 1.2 billion watched the final.

FIFA announced that the total prize money for the 2022 Qatar World Cup is US$440 million, or about RMB 3.16 billion. The specific prize distribution is as follows: Champion: US$42 million (300 million); runner-up: US$30 million (215 million) ; 3rd runner-up: US$27 million (194 million yuan); 1st runner-up: US$25 million (180 million yuan); 5-8th: total US$68 million, each team US$17 million (120 million yuan); 9-16th: total $104 million, $13 million per team ($93 million); 17th-32nd: $144 million total, $9 million ($65 million) per team, each advancing team will receive $1.5 million prior to play (10.8 million yuan) of preparation costs.

Therefore, entering the World Cup finals can not only win honors for various countries, but also get a considerable bonus; in addition, athletes can also show the world a glimpse of their country and their own style.

Although the World Cup is rich in prize money, the cost of hosting the World Cup is indeed a lot, and the average country may not have the strength to carry it out.

According to reports, in order to prepare for the 2022 World Cup, Qatar is expected to invest a budget of 220 billion US dollars, mainly to build and improve infrastructure such as stadiums, which is also the most expensive World Cup in history. According to the current economic situation , the 2022 Qatar World Cup can really be called unprecedented, and there will be no future. I have to say that Qatar is really rich and deserves to be a country sitting on oil.