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FIFA World Cup hosting costs infographic

A breakdown of how much it has cost nations to host the FIFA World Cup over the years, based on data from the original post. Italy 1990 came in at $4.4 billion, while the USA 1994 was surprisingly cheap at just $0.5 billion. France 1998 cost $2.3 billion, and the jointly-hosted Japan & South Korea 2002 cost $7 billion. Germany 2006 ran $4.3 billion, South Africa 2010 cost $3.6 billion, Brazil 2014 skyrocketed to $15 billion, and Russia 2018 was $11.6 billion. The outlier is Qatar 2022, which tops the list at a staggering $220 billion. Meanwhile, the upcoming US

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FIFA World Cup hosting costs infographic

A breakdown of how much it has cost nations to host the FIFA World Cup over the years, based on data from the original post. Italy 1990 came in at $4.4 billion, while the USA 1994 was surprisingly cheap at just $0.5 billion. France 1998 cost $2.3 billion, and the jointly-hosted Japan & South Korea 2002 cost $7 billion. Germany 2006 ran $4.3 billion, South Africa 2010 cost $3.6 billion, Brazil 2014 skyrocketed to $15 billion, and Russia 2018 was $11.6 billion. The outlier is Qatar 2022, which tops the list at a staggering $220 billion. Meanwhile, the upcoming US

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