The World Cup is the biggest sporting event on the planet.
The Olympics might have something to say about that, but football's global appeal and popularity will always put it top of the pile.
The latest edition of the World Cup takes place in Qatar and has come with a fair bit of controversy; this is the first time the tournament has been held in the Middle East, in the northern hemisphere's winter months and in a country with an extremely poor human rights record.
Some many know little about the country that is hosting the world's No.1 sporting event.
Where is Qatar?
Let's start with the basics. Qatar is located in western Asia and is a small peninsula with Saudi Arabia to its south. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are nearby, all on the Persian Gulf coast. It has a population of just under three million, with 80 per cent living in its capital, Doha.
Qatari citizens speak Arabic but due to the large numbers of expats there, English is commonly spoken.
Why is Qatar so rich?
Yep, you guessed it; gas and oil. The latter was discovered in the country in 1940 and transformed its economy from one primarily based on fishing and pearl diving. It has the third-largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves in the world, thus are one of the biggest exporters of natural gas.
The country has the fourth-highest GDP per capita in the world. The World Cup is only likely to make the country even richer.
Qatar has spent some $200 billion on infrastructure and other development projects since winning the bid to host the five-week-long World Cup, according to official statements and a report from Deloitte.
Eight new stadiums were built at a cost of $6.5 billion, while billions were also spent on a metro line, an airport and new infrastructure across the country.
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