Saturday, November 2

Mexican fan broke a piggy bank of coins after two years saving to go to the 2022 Qatar World Cup and revealed the proceeds

Edificio decorado con las banderas de los equipos que participan en la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2022 en la capital de Qatar, Doha.
Building decorated with the flags of the teams participating in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in the Qatari capital, Doha.

Photo: GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP / Getty Images

The World Cup in Qatar 2022 will be played in just over 20 days and the atmosphere of the World Cup is beginning to breathe. Some fans who will be present at the ecumenical event to accompany their respective teams have already started with the preparations and logistics before embarking on the trip.

Such is the case of a Mexican fan who decided to manage everything in advance and start saving to be able to pay for this adventure which also contemplates heavy expenses such as the price of tickets, lodging, meals, transfers, among other things.

Through the TikTok social network, this fan identified as Jorge Aguilar uploaded a video where he shows a plastic drum which he adopted two years ago to fill with nickels and 10 pesos, according to what was perceived in the video.

In the audiovisual it is seen as in the company of several people, Aguilar breaks his “piggy bank” with a knife and prepares to s collect all the coins to arrange them in small towers.

After the first video that reached more than 450,000 likes, 7,500.10 million views and almost 2,000 comments, this fan Mexican shared a second part when asked by an Internet user about the amount of money collected.

In the second clip, the user shows the coins already organized and revealed that the amount saved during these two years was $40,200 Mexican pesos, at the exchange rate of the official currency used in Qatar it would be about 6, Qatari riyals and at the US exchange rate would rise to $1,600 Dollars.

Going to the World Cup in Qatar 2022 would cost about $40,10 Mexican pesos or $1,400 dollars counting plane tickets, lodging and taxes. Accommodation could amount to $40 dollars for the cheapest option and single room, according to the AirBNB platform. An apartment for three people would cost more than $800 dollars.

Tickets with low added value can be obtained in the official sale for $40 approximately dollars. All these prices are referential for people leaving Mexico or the United States. The amounts may vary depending on the country of origin.

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