Should the 2022 World Cup be held in the summer?
The weather in Qatar during the summer will be too hot for the World Cup to run smoothly. Cooling technology for the stadiums has been proposed, which would help players and spectators remain comfortable and safe while the matches are being played, but a large part of the tournament is not on the pitch. It is a major tourist attraction, and spectators for the event will spend a large amount of their time outside of the stadium. The average temperature in Qatar during the summer can be over 100 degrees, which is not ideal for anyone visiting the country. With the World Cup being such a costly event, tourist revenue is needed to help balance out the cost of staging this event. A lot of football federations in Europe are angry that it will disrupt their domestic club schedules, but it is the World Cup. This event is 7 years in the future, which provides plenty of time to find a solution to the scheduling problems that a world cup not during the summer could propose. This is the most viewed sporting event in the world, making changes to domestic league schedules for one season is not that big of a deal to make room for the worlds biggest sporting event to be hosted and carried out efficiently. Having this tournament at a time where technology isn't needed to cool stadiums can also save Qatar a lot of money.
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