2022 FIFA World Cup

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2022 FIFA World Cup
كأس العالم لكرة القدم 2022
Qatar 2022

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Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Teams 32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 12 (in 7 municipalities)
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that is scheduled to take place in 2022 in Qatar. The competition is scheduled to take place in June and July, although proposals have been made for a winter season. The tournament will involve 32 national teams, including that of the host nation. This is the first time a country in the Middle East will host the World Cup.

In May 2011, allegations of corruption within the FIFA senior officials raised questions over the legitimacy of the World Cup 2022 being held in Qatar. According to the Vice-President Jack Warner, an email has been publicised about the possibility that Qatar 'bought' the 2022 World Cup through bribery via Mohammed bin Hammam who was president of the Asian Football Confederation at the time. Qatar's officials in the bid team for 2022 have denied any wrongdoing.[1] The whistleblower at the centre of the allegations later admitted fabricating the claims of corruption. FIFA confirmed receipt of the retraction.[2][3]

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Host selection [edit]

Main article: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid

The bidding procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups began in January 2009, and national associations had until 2 February 2009 to register their interest.[4] Initially, eleven bids were made for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but Mexico later withdrew from proceedings,[5] and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian government failed to submit a letter to support the bid.[6] Indonesian officials had not ruled out a bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, until Qatar took the 2022 cup. During the bidding process, all non-UEFA nations gradually withdrew from the 2018 bids, thus making the UEFA nations ineligible for the 2022 bid.

There were eventually five bids for the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Australia, Japan, Qatar, South Korea and the United States. The twenty-two member FIFA Executive Committee convened in Zürich on 2 December 2010 to vote to select the hosts of both tournaments.[7] The decision to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which was graded as having "high operational risk",[8] generated criticism from media commentators, LGBT rights groups and American, Australian and English officials.[clarification needed][9] There have been allegations of bribery or corruption in the selection process involving four members of FIFA's executive committee, which FIFA investigated.[10] However the whistleblower, revelead to be Phaedra Almajid, later retracted her claims of bribery. She claimed she fabricated them in order to exact revenge on the Qatari bid team for relieving her of her job with them. She also denied being put under any pressure to make her retraction. FIFA confirmed receiving an email from her which stated her retraction.[11][12]

Qatar is the smallest nation, both by relative population and by area, ever to have been awarded a FIFA World Cup. (The next smallest by population is Uruguay, host of the 1930 World Cup, whose 2009 population is more than twice that of Qatar. The next smallest by area is Switzerland, host of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, which is more than three times as large as Qatar).

The voting patterns were as follows:[13]

2022 FIFA bidding (majority 12 votes)
Bidders Votes
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
 Qatar 11 10 11 14
 United States 3 5 6 8
 South Korea 4 5 5 —
 Japan 3 2 — —
 Australia 1 — — —

Qualification [edit]

The qualification process for the 2022 World Cup has not yet been announced. All FIFA member associations, of which there are currently 209,[14] are eligible to enter qualification. Qatar, as hosts, qualified automatically for the tournament.

Qualified teams [edit]

Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification
 Qatar Host 2 December 2010

Venues [edit]

The first five proposed venues for the World Cup were unveiled at the beginning of March 2010. The stadiums will employ cooling technology capable of reducing temperatures within the stadium by up to 20 °C (36 °F), and the upper tiers of the stadiums will be disassembled after the World Cup and donated to countries with less developed sports infrastructure.[15] All of the five stadium projects launched have been designed by German architect Albert Speer & Partners.[16]

The Al-Khor Stadium is planned for Al-Khor, located 50 kilometres north of Doha. The stadium will have a total capacity of 45,330, with 19,830 of the seats forming part of a temporary modular upper tier. The Al-Wakrah stadium, to be located in Al-Wakrah in southern Qatar, will have a total capacity of 45,120 seats. The stadium will also contain a temporary upper tier of 25,500 seats. The stadium will be surrounded by large solar panels and will be decorated with Islamic art. The Al-Wakrah and Al-Khor stadiums would have been built regardless of whether Qatar was awarded the World Cup, according to the bid committee. However, the temporary upper-tier sections will now also be added as Qatar has won the right to host the tournament.[16]

A report released on 9 December 2010 quoted FIFA President Sepp Blatter as stating that Qatar's neighbours could host some matches during the World Cup. However, no specific countries were named in the report.[17] Blatter added that any such decision must be taken by Qatar first and then endorsed by FIFA's executive committee.[18] Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan told the Australian Associated Press that holding games in Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and possibly Saudi Arabia would help to incorporate the people of the region during the tournament.[19]

Lusail Doha Doha Doha
Lusail Iconic Stadium Khalifa International Stadium Sports City Stadium Education City Stadium
Capacity: 86,250
(planned)		 Capacity: 40,000
(plans to expand to 68,030)		 Capacity: 47,560
(planned)		 Capacity: 45,350
(planned)
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Al Khor Madinat ash Shamal
Al-Khor Stadium Al-Shamal Stadium
Capacity: 45,330
(planned)		 Capacity: 45,120
(planned)
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Al Wakrah Umm Salal
Al-Wakrah Stadium Umm Salal Stadium
Capacity: 45,120
(planned)		 Capacity: 45,120
(planned)
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Doha Doha Al Rayyan Doha
Doha Port Stadium Thani bin Jassim Stadium Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Qatar University Stadium
Capacity: 44,950
(planned)		 Capacity: 21,282
(plans to expand to 44,740)		 Capacity: 21,282
(plans to expand to 44,740)		 Capacity: 43,520
(planned)
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Hosting issues [edit]

A number of Western groups and media outlets have expressed concern over the suitability of Qatar to host the event,[20][21] with regard to interpretations of human rights,[21][22][23] press freedom,[24] and climatic conditions.

Asian Cup 2011 final match incident [edit]

At the final game between Australia and Japan of the 2011 Asian Cup at Khalifa Stadium, riot police locked the gates prohibiting up to 5000 ticket holders from entering the ground, other fans said their tickets were not properly checked, and the crowd were not allowed to leave the stadium promptly after the match. [25]

Alcohol [edit]

Hassan Abdulla al Thawadi, chief executive of the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid, said the Muslim state would also permit alcohol consumption during the event.[26] Specific fan-zones will be established where alcohol can be bought.[27][28][29] Though legal with a permit, drinking in public is not permitted as Qatar's legal system is based on Sharia law.[30]

Hassan Al Thawadi stated in March 2012 that "alcohol will be available". [31]

Israel [edit]

The head of the Qatar bid delegation has stated that if Israel should qualify, they will be able to compete in the World Cup despite the country not recognising Israel.[26][28][32]

Climate [edit]

See also: Effects of weather on sport

Provision inside stadiums [edit]

As the World Cup usually occurs during the northern hemisphere's summer, the weather in Qatar was a concern with temperature reaching more than 50 °C (122 °F). However, the Qatar bid's chief executive, Hassan al-Thawadi said "Heat is not and will not be an issue."[33] The Qatar 2022 Bid's official site also explains:

"Each of the five stadiums will harness the power of the suns rays to provide a cool environment for players and fans by converting solar energy into electricity that will then be used to cool both fans and players at the stadiums. When games are not taking place, the solar installations at the stadiums will export energy onto the power grid. During matches, the stadiums will draw energy from the grid. This is the basis for the stadiums’ carbon-neutrality. Along with the stadiums, we plan to make the cooling technologies we’ve developed available to other countries in hot climates, so that they too can host major sporting events."

This method of cooling techniques is theoretically able to reduce temperatures from 50 to 27 °C (122 to 81 °F). The bidding committee also proposes to use such cooling technologies in fan-zones, training pitches and walkways between metro stations and stadiums.[34]

Two doctors from Qatar's Aspetar sports hospital in Doha who gave an interview in November 2010 to Qatar Today magazine said the climate would be an issue in saying that the region's climate would "affect performance levels from a health point of view" of professional athletes, specifically footballers, that "recovery times between games would be longer" than in a temperate climate and that, on the field of play, "more mistakes would be made". Additionally, one of the doctors said that "total acclimation [to the Qatari climate] is impossible."[35]

Franz Beckenbauer, a member of FIFA's executive committee, said Qatar could be allowed to host 2022 World Cup in winter. He justified his proposal on grounds that Qatar will be saving money, which otherwise they would have spent in cooling the stadiums. Beckenbauer said "One should think about another solution. In January and February you have comfortable 25 °C (77 °F) there," he said. "Qatar won the vote and deserves a fair chance as the first host from the Middle East."[36] At a ceremony in Qatar marking the occasion of having been awarded the World Cup, FIFA President Sepp Blatter later agreed that this suggestion was plausible,[18] but FIFA later clarified that any change from the bid position of a June/July games would be for the host association to propose.[37]

The notion of holding the Cup during Europe's winter was further boosted by the UEFA President Michel Platini indicating that he was ready to rearrange the European club competitions accordingly. Platini's vote for the summer 2022 World Cup went to Qatar.[38] FIFA President Sepp Blatter also said that despite air-conditioned stadiums the event was more than the games itself and involved other cultural events. In this regard, he questioned if fans and players could take part in the summer temperatures.[39]

Homosexual fans [edit]

The selection of Qatar as hosts attracted controversy, as homosexuality is illegal in Qatar. FIFA President Sepp Blatter initially joked "I would say they should refrain from any sexual activities."; he later stated that "we (FIFA) don't want any discrimination. What we want to do is open this game to everybody, and to open it to all cultures, and this is what we are doing in 2022."[40][41][42][43][44][45][46]

Cost [edit]

By some estimates, the World Cup is going to cost Qatar approximately £138 billion ($220 billion USD). This is about 60 times the $3.5 billion that South Africa spent on the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[47] Dr Nicola Ritter, a German legal and financial analyst, told an investors' summit held in Munich that £107 billion would be spent on stadiums and facilities plus a further £31 billion on transport infrastructure. Ritter said £30 billion would be spent on building air-conditioned stadiums with £48 billion on training facilities and accommodation for players and fans. A further £28 billion will be spent on creating a new city called Lusail that will surround the stadium that will host the opening and final matches of the tournament.[48]

Broadcasting rights [edit]

See also [edit]

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