"Qatar’s slowing economy puts World Cup spending in spotlight: Construction for tournament the priority as Gulf state seeks to manage fall in oil prices", 1 March 2017

[In] Qatar... construction work — and the economic activity that comes with it — is now focused on preparations for the 2022 World Cup. The Gulf state is building nine sports stadiums, “cooled” fan zones, hotels, sewage works and roads ahead of the football tournament...[T]he government is spending $500m a week on World Cup-related infrastructure...Qatar shrugged off bribery allegations, its treatment of foreign workers and other criticisms about the conservative state hosting one of the world’s biggest sporting events, and committed $200bn to World Cup infrastructure.