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  1. When Qatar was named as host of the 2022 World Cup back in 2010, it was selected ahead of bids from the United States, South Korea, Japan and Australia. During the bidding process, it faced...

  2. Nov 20, 2022 · In 2010, Qatar controversially clinched the rights to the World Cup after winning a ballot of Fifa's 22 executive members, beating bids from the US, South Korea, Japan and Australia.

  3. Sep 30, 2013 · How did this absolute monarchy on the Arabian Peninsula manage to pull off one of most compelling and controversial coups in football history?

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  4. Jun 14, 2022 · Why is Qatar hosting the World Cup? In December 2010, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that 22 executive committee members had voted to award the 2022 tournament to Qatar.

  5. Nov 25, 2022 · Many football experts thought Qatar a strange choice to host a World Cup. That left five competing bids from Australia, Japan, Qatar, South Korea, and the United States. On December 2,...

  6. The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. [2]

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  8. Nov 24, 2022 · We explain how Qatar won the rights to World Cup 2022 in one of the most controversial decisions ever reached in the soccer.

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