Qatar World Cup set to defy controversy and hit revenue high: Report

The revenue lift comes despite concerns some fans and sponsors would boycott the event, largely because of Qatar's treatment of the migrant workers

The upcoming football World Cup in Qatar is expected to shrug off controversies over the host nation’s human rights conduct to deliver record revenue for organizers FIFA.

The one-month tournament, which begins on November 20, is on course to top the roughly $5.4 billion in revenue that the 2018 World Cup in Russia generated for football’s governing body, a person familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information.

FIFA has pre-sold broadcasting rights, about 240,000 hospitality packages and nearly three million tickets for the event, the person said. Marketing sales for its 2019-2022 cycle, will exceed a