From Russia to Qatar

This week, the World Cup hosts for 2018 and 2022 were anounced.  The two countries will be Russia and Qatar. Their was a lot of speculation on these two countries chosen, especially about Qatar. I actually found out about this news because all my Facebook’s updates seemed to be about the surprising news. Many of the FB posts were expressing the dislike in the choices made. Im guessing most people wanted one of the World Cups to be in the United States, maybe because that way it would be a lot more accessible to attend. 

I thought this topic was very interesting since media sources are still talking about it. To me it seems more than just a host for the World Cup. It is some sort of political and economical discussion. First of all to actually have these World Cups in the countries chosen, new stadiums have to be built. At first I was thinking to myself Why would you not just do it in a country where stadiums are already available? It turns out that this actually will help those underdog countries bring up their economy. Think of all the money those countries will make once the World Cups are there and how many jobs the building of stadiums will create. Aside from the economic aspect, the cultures in the country will be better recognized and will have a chance for others to engage in their activities.