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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup It was one of the most profitable Wor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup It was one of the most profitable World Cups, take into account that it was in 1994.

the_watcher 13y ago
The most comprehensive source (and most recent, and only source about the economics I can still find) to this page suggests that it was an economic catastrophe that "showed a cumulative loss of $5.6 billion to $9 billion."[1] It's the same argument politicians use to swindle taxpayers into publicly financing stadiums for billionaire sports owners. [1] http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/07/opinion/la-oe-coates-worldcup-20100907 http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/07/opinion/la-oe-coates...