Why does it matter whether Argentina or France wins if Qatar also wins?

Argentina and France will be playing for nothing less than the World Cup title on Sunday afternoon. But the Emir of Qatar will benefit just as much. Por qué.

Both Argentina and France will find out if they are the new world champions of soccer on Sunday at 14 (or around 14.30 if there is an extension), with the possible addition of penalty kicks. Beyond the great merit of having reached a conclusion, those 90 minutes plus possibly another 30 separate total glory from a great disappointment. However, it will undoubtedly be cause for celebration for Qatar's current emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, who will be seated in the stadium's main grandstand. It's understandable that he feels the way he does.

World Cup 2022: Live scores and schedule updates from Qatar
If either Lionel Andrés Messi or Kylian Mbappé scores the game-winning goal for their French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the emirate of Qatar will have been victorious.

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Rather than relying solely on revenue from oil and gas exports, the emirate decided to diversify its economy by investing in the world of soccer in 2011. It happened a year after they won (some say, suspiciously) the right to host the current World Cup, leading to the expensive and time-consuming construction of multiple stadiums.

The fact is that the big boys came to PSG, making massive investments in players (the aforementioned duo plus Brazilian Neymar being the most illustrative examples) and PSG is once again the reigning champion of the domestic league, despite still lacking the Champions League, in which the European champions compete.

Through the investment fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the emir gave his close friend Nasser Al-Khelaifi control of the club. Al-Khelaifi is estimated to have amassed a fortune of $16,000,000,000 as a result of this opportunistic relationship.

Who owns PSG, if anyone?
Al-Kelafi, 49, divides his time between leading the Qatar Tennis, Squash, and Badminton Federation, serving as president of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF), and running beIN Media Group, a media conglomerate he founded in 2014. beIN Media Group operates 22 television channels that are rebroadcast in many countries around the world and has broadcasting rights in others. Basically, he's a businessman or whatever you want to call him. Furthermore, as was stated, he has been the PSG's first non-French president since 2011.

Messi's and Mbappé's salaries
Qatar's heavy investments in soccer have raised player salaries to a new level. The roof appears to be missing, in fact. In the year 2021, they purchased none other than our very own Lionel Messi from a Barcelona side that simply could not afford to keep him. If he stays with the team for all three years, he will collect a total of 110 million euros in salary. The third year of the contract is optional (it kicks off in the middle of 2023, which is why the upper management has already started trying to woo the 35-year-old rosarino with the promise of a new relationship).

Mbappé is the team's star player and nearly left for Real Madrid last season. The French club PSG was able to keep him thanks to a monthly investment of €6 million before taxes, which dropped to €2.7 million afterward (although the monthly salary and a loyalty bonus still needed to be added to the shirt). The starting quarterback for the all-star team is guaranteed the highest salary in the league.

A group of Argentines who got together not too long ago
Undoubtedly, things are not always rosey at the Parisian club. Despite winning a new league last season (something they do almost automatically), they were quickly eliminated from the Champions League, this time by eventual champion Real Madrid. That caused an uproar within the organization and drove several Argentines away. To begin, Mauricio Pochettino, the team's manager; then, players Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Angel Di Mara (Juventus), and Mauro Icardi (Al Galatasaray, Turkey); and finally, Mauro Messi.

The crowning achievement of the Qataris
In October of last year, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) made a gamble on Portuguese football by purchasing a stake in Sporting Braga, one of the top teams in Portugal's top division.

In a report sent to the Portuguese Securities and Exchange Commission (CMVM) on Monday, the Braga announced that a Qatari investment group had purchased 260,000 shares of Olivedesportos, a Portuguese sports club, for a total of 21,67% of the club's social capital.

The ruler of Qatar, or "El emir de Qatar."

The Sheikh of Qatar.

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Both Argentina and France will find out if they are the new world champions of soccer on Sunday at 14 (or around 14.30 if there is an extension), with the possible addition of penalty kicks. Beyond the great merit of having reached a conclusion, those 90 minutes plus possibly another 30 separate total glory from a great disappointment. However, it will undoubtedly be cause for celebration for Qatar's current emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, who will be seated in the stadium's main grandstand. It's understandable that he feels the way he does.

World Cup 2022: Live scores and schedule updates from Qatar
If either Lionel Andrés Messi or Kylian Mbappé scores the game-winning goal for their French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the emirate of Qatar will have been victorious.

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Rather than relying solely on revenue from oil and gas exports, the emirate decided to diversify its economy by investing in the world of soccer in 2011. It happened a year after they won (some say, suspiciously) the right to host the current World Cup, leading to the expensive and time-consuming construction of multiple stadiums.

The fact is that the big boys came to PSG, making massive investments in players (the aforementioned duo plus Brazilian Neymar being the most illustrative examples) and PSG is once again the reigning champion of the domestic league, despite still lacking the Champions League, in which the European champions compete.

Through the investment fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the emir gave his close friend Nasser Al-Khelaifi control of the club. Al-Khelaifi is estimated to have amassed a fortune of $16,000,000,000 as a result of this opportunistic relationship.

Who owns PSG, if anyone?
Al-Kelafi, 49, divides his time between leading the Qatar Tennis, Squash, and Badminton Federation, serving as president of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF), and running beIN Media Group, a media conglomerate he founded in 2014. beIN Media Group operates 22 television channels that are rebroadcast in many countries around the world and has broadcasting rights in others. Basically, he's a businessman or whatever you want to call him. Furthermore, as was stated, he has been the PSG's first non-French president since 2011.

Messi's and Mbappé's salaries
Qatar's heavy investments in soccer have raised player salaries to a new level. The roof appears to be missing, in fact. In the year 2021, they purchased none other than our very own Lionel Messi from a Barcelona side that simply could not afford to keep him. If he stays with the team for all three years, he will collect a total of 110 million euros in salary. The third year of the contract is optional (it kicks off in the middle of 2023, which is why the upper management has already started trying to woo the 35-year-old rosarino with the promise of a new relationship).

Mbappé is the team's star player and nearly left for Real Madrid last season. The French club PSG was able to keep him thanks to a monthly investment of €6 million before taxes, which dropped to €2.7 million afterward (although the monthly salary and a loyalty bonus still needed to be added to the shirt). The starting quarterback for the all-star team is guaranteed the highest salary in the league.

A group of Argentines who got together not too long ago
Undoubtedly, things are not always rosey at the Parisian club. Despite winning a new league last season (something they do almost automatically), they were quickly eliminated from the Champions League, this time by eventual champion Real Madrid. That caused an uproar within the organization and drove several Argentines away. To begin, Mauricio Pochettino, the team's manager; then, players Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Angel Di Mara (Juventus), and Mauro Icardi (Al Galatasaray, Turkey); and finally, Mauro Messi.

The crowning achievement of the Qataris
In October of last year, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) made a gamble on Portuguese football by purchasing a stake in Sporting Braga, one of the top teams in Portugal's top division.

In a report sent to the Portuguese Securities and Exchange Commission (CMVM) on Monday, the Braga announced that a Qatari investment group had purchased 260,000 shares of Olivedesportos, a Portuguese sports club, for a total of 21,67% of the club's social capital.

The ruler of Qatar, or "El emir de Qatar."

The Sheikh of Qatar.

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Both Argentina and France will find out if they are the new world champions of soccer on Sunday at 14 (or around 14.30 if there is an extension), with the possible addition of penalty kicks. Beyond the great merit of having reached a conclusion, those 90 minutes plus possibly another 30 separate total glory from a great disappointment. However, it will undoubtedly be cause for celebration for Qatar's current emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, who will be seated in the stadium's main grandstand. It's understandable that he feels the way he does.

World Cup 2022: Live scores and schedule updates from Qatar

If either Lionel Andrés Messi or Kylian Mbappé scores the game-winning goal for their French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the emirate of Qatar will have been victorious.

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Rather than relying solely on revenue from oil and gas exports, the emirate decided to diversify its economy by investing in the world of soccer in 2011. It happened a year after they won (some say, suspiciously) the right to host the current World Cup, leading to the expensive and time-consuming construction of multiple stadiums.

The fact is that the big boys came to PSG, making massive investments in players (the aforementioned duo plus Brazilian Neymar being the most illustrative examples) and PSG is once again the reigning champion of the domestic league, despite still lacking the Champions League, in which the European champions compete.

Through the investment fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the emir gave his close friend Nasser Al-Khelaifi control of the club. Al-Khelaifi is estimated to have amassed a fortune of $16,000,000,000 as a result of this opportunistic relationship.

Who owns PSG, if anyone?

Al-Kelafi, 49, divides his time between leading the Qatar Tennis, Squash, and Badminton Federation, serving as president of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF), and running beIN Media Group, a media conglomerate he founded in 2014. beIN Media Group operates 22 television channels that are rebroadcast in many countries around the world and has broadcasting rights in others. Basically, he's a businessman or whatever you want to call him. Furthermore, as was stated, he has been the PSG's first non-French president since 2011.

Messi's and Mbappé's salaries

Qatar's heavy investments in soccer have raised player salaries to a new level. The roof appears to be missing, in fact. In the year 2021, they purchased none other than our very own Lionel Messi from a Barcelona side that simply could not afford to keep him. If he stays with the team for all three years, he will collect a total of 110 million euros in salary. The third year of the contract is optional (it kicks off in the middle of 2023, which is why the upper management has already started trying to woo the 35-year-old rosarino with the promise of a new relationship).

Mbappé is the team's star player and nearly left for Real Madrid last season. The French club PSG was able to keep him thanks to a monthly investment of €6 million before taxes, which dropped to €2.7 million afterward (although the monthly salary and a loyalty bonus still needed to be added to the shirt). The starting quarterback for the all-star team is guaranteed the highest salary in the league.

A group of Argentines who got together not too long ago

Undoubtedly, things are not always rosey at the Parisian club. Despite winning a new league last season (something they do almost automatically), they were quickly eliminated from the Champions League, this time by eventual champion Real Madrid. That caused an uproar within the organization and drove several Argentines away. To begin, Mauricio Pochettino, the team's manager; then, players Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Angel Di Mara (Juventus), and Mauro Icardi (Al Galatasaray, Turkey); and finally, Mauro Messi.

The crowning achievement of the Qataris

In October of last year, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) made a gamble on Portuguese football by purchasing a stake in Sporting Braga, one of the top teams in Portugal's top division.

In a report sent to the Portuguese Securities and Exchange Commission (CMVM) on Monday, the Braga announced that a Qatari investment group had purchased 260,000 shares of Olivedesportos, a Portuguese sports club, for a total of 21,67% of the club's social capital.