Interest in volunteering for the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar: a nationally representative study of motivations

Qatar is the first Muslim and Arab country to host FIFA World Cup. The Supreme Committee for Delivery Legacy, organisation responsible providing required infrastructure, planning operations, already offering volunteering opportunities across numerous activities, events tournaments. However, few studies have examined citizens resident expatriates’ attitudes toward such mega-events in both rest of Arabian Gulf. In following paper, we address this research gap by exploring determinants Qatari interests Cup 2022™. Drawing on two waves nationally representative surveys from Qatar, explore various elements that affect Qataris interest volunteering. general, after controlling a wide range demographic variables, our study found previous experiences, football, positive about hosting games had strongest effect respondents’ upcoming be held Qatar. provides non-Western perspective insight into motivations and, as such, an important tool event organisers developing volunteer recruitment retention strategies.