The kickoff of the World Cup football in Qatar is just seven days away. The World Cup, which is returning to Asia, will begin on November 20. The opening match is between the hosts Qatar and Ecuador. Qatar will be the venue for the biggest sports event with fan presence after the pandemic. The flow of World Cup teams and fans to the Arabian country has begun.

8 groups 32 teams

This will be the last World Cup where 32 teams will participate in 8 groups in the final round. There will be 48 teams in the final round of the 2026 World Cup.

220 billion dollars

This is the most expensive World Cup. A whopping 220 billion dollars (approximately Rs. 1,77,10,99,00,00,000) was spent on the construction of grounds and infrastructure development. This will be 10 times more than what Russia spent in 2018.

7- Qatar has built seven new stadiums for the World Cup. One was renovated. The largest is the Lusail Stadium, which can hold 80,000 people. The final will be played here.

Record prize money- 3542 crores

FIFA is giving a record prize money this time. The total prize money is 440 million dollars (approximately Rs. 3542 crores).