The amount of spending during the FIFA World Cup 2022 (FIFA World Cup 2022) in Qatar has been revealed byVisa financial service providers, have found that 90% of the spend in the 2022 World Cup stadium is spent on untouched technology. and football fans from 3 countries, viz United States, Mexico, Saudi Arabia Highest expenditure during the tournament In general, this tournament, the expenditure of football fans is considered to be greater than the total throughout the World Cup tournaments held in 2018 (89%) and 2014 (192%) and it was also found that use Up to 88% of payments made through Visa cards are contactless.
For spending highlights during the group stage in the FIFA World Cup 2022 (FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022) it is as follows:
1. From the opening game to the last game of the group stage (November 20 – December 2), 70% of payments made by users in stadiums were spent on Visa cards from the United States (18%), followed by Mexico (9%) ) and Saudi Arabia (8%).
2. The average amount spent at the 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium during the group stage was $23 per transaction. The top three categories of expenditure paid by football fans are: Souvenirs (47%), food and drink (36%) and game tickets (11%).
3. Al Janoub Stadium The highest proportion of non-contact payments (91%), with the highest percentage of non-contact payments involving Poland against Saudi Arabia (96%).
4. Lusail Stadium Leading the rest of the field in the total number of payment transactions made in group stage matches, 22% of spend came from Visa cards issued in Qatar and 78% from Visa cards issued abroad.
5. Stadium 974 (Stadium 974) is the arena with the highest average transaction volume. ($25) with an average total of $15 in food and beverage and $80 in souvenir purchases.
6. The highest number of transactions generated from spending within the arena. is a match between Saudi Arabia and Mexico on November 30, followed by a game between Argentina and Mexico on November 26. Mexican visa card holders spent four times more than Argentina fans during the game (29% and 8% respectively).
7. The game with the highest average number of transactions was the USA vs. Iran game. on November 29th ($29), which includes an average food and beverage total of $14 and a gift of $89.
The top 5 games with the highest spend are:
- Saudi Arabia and Mexico (5.1% of total expenditure)
- Argentina and Mexico (4.7% of total expenditure)
- Cameroon and Brazil (3.7% of total expenditure)
- Portugal and Uruguay (3.6% of total expenditure)
- Qatar and Ecuador (3.6% of total expenditure)
