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Oct 20, 2022 · Here is a timeline of events and landmarks since Qatar won the World Cup bid: December 2, 2010. Qatar is awarded the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first country in...
Nov 12, 2022 · Al Jazeera’s sports reporter looks back at the World Cup, from the day Qatar won the bid to the final straight. FIFA's then-President Sepp Blatter announces that Qatar will be hosting the...
The State of Qatar’s decision to bid for the FIFA World Cup 2022™. On Thursday, 2 December 2010, people across Qatar awaited in anticipation as the vote for the tournament host was about to be announced at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid was a successful bid by Qatar to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. With a population of 2 million people, Qatar was the first Arab state to host the World Cup. [1] Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, son of Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani the then Emir of Qatar, was the chairman of the bid committee. [2]
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...
Nov 19, 2022 · For those of you who have just emerged from a 12-year stint in solitary confinement, Qatar beat bids from Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States to win the right to stage this...
Nov 25, 2022 · Qatar was accused of paying FIFA officials around £3m in bribes, but was ultimately cleared after a two-year FIFA investigation.
