FIFA World Cup 2022 Announcement, The FIFA made the announcement Thursday morning, striking the United States, Washington and discord.Qatar is the first country in the Middle East history to the World Cup.FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter introducing the candidates.
FIFA also announced Thursday that Russia would host the World Cup 2018. The United States had already been eliminated for the 2018 games.Late Thursday afternoon in Zurich, Switzerland, Sepp Blatter, the President of FIFA, stepped to the podium and announced that Qatar had won the right to host the 2022 World Cup. This meant that the bids from Australia, Japan, Korea, and more importantly, the United States, had failed.
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups would be selected.
The bidding process was also subject to controversy. Two members of the FIFA executive committee had their voting rights suspended following allegations that they would accept money in exchange for votes. England and Russia's respective bids also were subject to controversy following an official complaint based upon FIFA's rules regarding talking about rival bidders, though the complaint was withdrawn following Russia's apology.
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