2022 FIFA World Cup
| Qatar 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar |
| Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 12 (in 7 host cities) |
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is the 22nd FIFA World Cup that will be hosted in Qatar. In May 2011, FIFA officials were accused of being corrupt during the bidding process, and the event raised questions. Some believed that Qatar got the World Cup through bribes from Mohammed bin Hammam who was the Asian Federation Confederation president. Qatar denied all of the rumors. In May 2014, Sepp Blatter admitted that giving the FIFA World Cup to Qatar was a mistake.[1]
Bidding
| Bidders | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | |
| 23x15px Qatar | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| 23x15px United States | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 23x15px South Korea | 4 | 5 | 5 | — |
| 23x15px Japan | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 23x15px Australia | 1 | — | — | — |
Qualification
Qatar automatically qualifies, but the other qualification process has not been announced yet. All teams are allowed to join when ever they want.
| Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 23x15px Qatar | Host | 2 December 2010 |
Stadium Progress
Currently, only three stadiums are close to being done (but they are going to be expanded):
References
- ↑ Gibson, Owen (16 May 2014). "Sepp Blatter: awarding 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a mistake" – via www.theguardian.com.
