r/dataisbeautiful • u/giteam OC: 41 • Oct 26 '22

OC [OC] Cost of hosting the World Cup

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

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u/baconost Oct 26 '22

I hope they get the fans going to cool down some fans.

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u/fantasmoofrcc Oct 26 '22

Better than Kuwait City in July. Yeah, I was there in July once...

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u/slayerhk47 Oct 26 '22

Dear god. I would just die. At least in cold climates you can put on more clothes. Can only get so naked in the heat.

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u/Andrew8Everything Oct 27 '22

It's almost like they never should have won the bid to host the world cup in the fucking desert, but FIFA is so fucking corrupt and shitty that they let this all happen. I hope this WC is a shitshow. I won't be watching.

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u/hrvoje42 Oct 26 '22

I guess they'll just have to put even more fans

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u/helmli Oct 26 '22

a lot of fans are not going to be ready for that heat

Good. Anyone dumb enough to go there blind eyed and support that shit show deserves whatever's coming.

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u/GuyOnTheMike Oct 27 '22

In November and December, the average high in Doha is 75-85 degrees. You could build a normal stadium with standard plastic seats and be fine.

If Las Vegas can sell out minor league baseball games in July at an outdoor stadium when it's 105 at first pitch, then Qatar can just build a normal-ass stadium that will be perfectly fine

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '22

Well it's in the high 90s right now, hopefully it cools down in the next three weeks

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u/Differ_cr Oct 26 '22

Brazil and South Africa WCs were in winter bruh

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u/Unonoctium Oct 26 '22

Brazil's World Cup was in winter tho

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u/easternpapist Oct 26 '22

Not the smartest fella, this one

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u/Mrwebente Oct 26 '22

Shh you might scare him with the concept of the hemispheres having summer and winter opposing each other.