Qatar will host World Cup in 2022
Published
Dec. 2, 2010 10:47 a.m. ET
foxsports
Qatar has been selected as host of the World Cup in 2022.
The country was awarded the tournament Thursday in a vote by the FIFA executive committee. It beat competition from the United States, Australia, South Korea and Japan.
Qatar presented the most technically ambitious plans for a World Cup, using its 30-minute presentation to underline how the tournament could unify a region ravaged by conflict.
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