shabbeer: even if they lost the world cup tomorrow, at most they'd only lose face and be embarrassed (however, this for them is a bigger deal than losing money so yes the world cup is not going anywhere); the financial implications would be tiny when contexted to their sheer wealth; other than the stadiums, the other infrastructure development would go ahead regardless; its part of the 2030 vision and the world cup only serves as a target deadline to finish everything within. The reality is, this is where the money is now and this is where people will flock to now; just like the Industrial Age of the developed nations or the California Gold rush of 1849; rape the earth, rape the environment and 'get rich or die trying'.
shabbeer: even if they lost the world cup tomorrow, at most they'd only lose face and be embarrassed (however, this for them is a bigger deal than losing money so yes the world cup is not going anywhere); the financial implications would be tiny when contexted to their sheer wealth; other than the stadiums, the other infrastructure development would go ahead regardless; its part of the 2030 vision and the world cup only serves as a target deadline to finish everything within. The reality is, this is where the money is now and this is where people will flock to now; just like the Industrial Age of the developed nations or the California Gold rush of 1849; rape the earth, rape the environment and 'get rich or die trying'.