Qatar is spending almost $500 million every week on major infrastructure projects to host the World Cup in 2022.

Ali Shareef Al-Emadi said on Tuesday that the rate of spending could continue through 2021.

“We are spending close to $500m per week on capital projects,” he told journalists.

“And this will carry on for the next three to four years to achieve our goal and objective of really getting the country ready for 2022.”

More than $200 billion will be spent in total by the Emirate in preparation for 2022.