Good Organization, The Crowd Jerk Asian Cup
According to documents published by Britain's Daily Telegraph, the energy-rich Persian Gulf state of 27 million pounds ($ 43,000,000), the ratio of operating as a single consecutive years until 2022 the decision in December.
This was more than the entire budgets of two years, the price of other competing nations, South Korea, Japan and the United States. Australian two-year budget was said to be slightly higher.
A small prosperous country, but also shed a lot of money in Asia Cup - the stadiums are sleek and modern organization is an excellent, rooms are top quality and communications operating smoothly.
But fans have been absent and much-needed atmosphere.
A criticism of Qatar will be awarded the World Cup has been his lack of pedigree football tournament and Asia's leading football was played in front of half empty stadiums.
There were only 2,000 fans to see the powers of Japan and Saudi Arabia, while less than 4,000 witnesses exciting confrontation between China and Uzbekistan, and a similar number saw Australia beat Bahrain on Tuesday.
Few of them were Qataris.
Other people came to watch the match between England and Luton and York the same night that the Australian team that boasts players like Tim Cahill and Mark Schwarzer to book place in the last eight.
Even more troubling is that fans of Qatar to fill the stadium to host the nation's crucial final group game against Kuwait - their biggest game of the year.
They came to make the quarter-final 3-0 with the second time in its history, but there were piles of empty seats and the game was said to have been sold out.
He has followed thousands of fans flowing in the opening game of the hosts with 30 minutes, leaving the final whistle Khalifa Stadium strangely calm.
Asian Football Federation race director Tokuaki Suzuki put a brave face of an ugly turn.
"We are very pleased with the crowd at the stadium, not just the numbers, but the atmosphere," he said.
"Of course, we must improve. If all parties have been a house, the better."
Working in favor of Qatar is a small capital, Doha makes it easy to get to the stadium, despite the limited public transport and few taxis, but there is little crime.
World Cup designers say that building a new subway shuttle fan of games for 2022.
The current tournament is notable for its flexible organization, which leaves out a clear vision of the book by FIFA to sustain a high-profile event.
"Our goal is not only excellent in terms of competition in Asia we are looking at the FIFA World Cup and the Champions League and the level of Euro," said Suzuki.
"We want to do the same as FIFA and UEFA, and we believe we can achieve."
Perhaps the biggest plus for Asia Cup was the weather, with temperatures around 20-22 degrees Celsius mark, the perfect football.
The truth is that further discussion on the desirability of organizing the World Cup traditional window from June to July, when temperatures can rise to 50 degrees Celsius in Qatar or move the tournament in the winter.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has already made clear he prefers football to January, but Asian, Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar himself, insists it will remain a world cup was.
"We are not interested - we are very happy and we are promising the world that we are organizing an incredible World Cup in June and July," Bin Hammam said this week.