Municipalities of Qatar

Qatar woos the rich with luxury World Cup

Published by Hurriyet on Sun, 10/09/2022 - 09:51

With deluxe match packages selling for thousands of dollars and five-star hotels doing a brisk trade, a sheen of glamour coats Qatar's World Cup despite football's working-class roots.

A penchant for luxury in the energy-rich Gulf state, which has one of the world's highest GDPs per head, has rubbed off on an unusually high-end edition of a tournament for the masses.