What happens to the stadiums after the world cup?

[SpiritofBurnden]

Brazil's legacy was massive public debt while FIFA made more money that they had planned on making.

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Looks like poorer countries should stay away as it’s akin to a small L1 club betting the farm on making it to the promised land. Miss your mark and you’re doomed.

No different to the Olympics which is the only other event of comparable size.

FIFA should really be subsidising some of the bids from poorer nations providing there's a lasting legacy in place afterwards.

India is a big enough country to host a 48 team World Cup but it would need a massive amount of investment.

 

[houst69]

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[SpiritofBurnden]

London 2012 is probably one of the least bad Olympics in terms of legacy projects. Although a lot of the legacy is new housing and shopping centre on the site

The shopping centre isn't in the Olympic Park and the new housing is badly needed although it's not exactly affordable.

All the permanent sports facilities are still there and still being used by the public, the temporary venues have either been rebuilt on site or moved to one of the permanent venues.

 

[Zweiguys]

No different to the Olympics which is the only other event of comparable size.

FIFA should really be subsidising some of the bids from poorer nations providing there's a lasting legacy in place afterwards.

India is a big enough country to host a 48 team World Cup but it would need a massive amount of investment.

Sanitation in India is a major concern.

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[McMackem]

The shopping centre isn't in the Olympic Park and the new housing is badly needed although it's not exactly affordable.

All the permanent sports facilities are still there and still being used by the public, the temporary venues have either been rebuilt on site or moved to one of the permanent venues.

'Still there' maybe, but not without the main arena costing the taxpayer stupid money to 'convert' into West Ham's new ground.

 

[Cox Green Fc]

Blown up to smithereens

 

[tunstallhill]

I totally agree with this, but not sure how you can manage it in a lot of countries. Stadiums for the World Cup I believe have to have a capacity of 40,000 .
If there is not the demand for such large stadiums, then what do you do with them afterwards?


To take an example closer to home, Darlington had the Arena built with a capacity of circa 25-30,000. It was a white elephant as they never got such crowds, and never would. The costs of the ground helped propel them into financial trouble.
I agree regarding leaving legacies, but not sure how it is achieved. Even in England, a major tournament mainly results in rich clubs getting improved stadiums



On a side point many of the so called legacies of Olympic bids turn out to be decaying unused infrastructure. London 2012 is probably one of the least bad Olympics in terms of legacy projects. Although a lot of the legacy is new housing and shopping centre on the site

is it not about the infrastructure too?

new metro systems, new roads, new utilities like upgraded water and comms supplies, hotels, office space, airport improvements etc.. i imagine that all of these things will have been invested in over the last 12 years in qatar just to make the WC possible, and all things that the general public hopefully will get some advantages from.