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FIFA World Cup host costs ranked 🏆

A ranking of FIFA World Cup host nations by total expenditure, based on data from FIFA and host country records. Italy 1990 spent $4.4 billion, USA 1994 only $0.5 billion, France 1998 $2.3 billion, Japan and South Korea 2002 $7 billion, Germany 2006 $4.3 billion, South Africa 2010 $3.6 billion, Brazil 2014 $15 billion, Russia 2018 $11.6 billion, and Qatar 2022 tops the list at a staggering $220 billion. The 2026 edition hosted by the USA, Mexico, and Canada is projected at $13.9 billion. The figures come from the original tweet by DataOfStats

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FIFA World Cup host costs ranked 🏆

A ranking of FIFA World Cup host nations by total expenditure, based on data from FIFA and host country records. Italy 1990 spent $4.4 billion, USA 1994 only $0.5 billion, France 1998 $2.3 billion, Japan and South Korea 2002 $7 billion, Germany 2006 $4.3 billion, South Africa 2010 $3.6 billion, Brazil 2014 $15 billion, Russia 2018 $11.6 billion, and Qatar 2022 tops the list at a staggering $220 billion. The 2026 edition hosted by the USA, Mexico, and Canada is projected at $13.9 billion. The figures come from the original tweet by DataOfStats

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