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World Cup 2022: 5 minutes to understand the designation of Qatar

2022-11-14T11:05:08.739Z


Soft power, opening of football to new countries, corruption, many issues weighed on the awarding of the 2022 World Cup.


On December 2, 2010, Sepp Blatter, then president of Fifa, opened the envelope containing the name of the host country of the 2022 World Cup. It will be Qatar.

Twelve years later, controversies have continued to rain down on the Persian Gulf state.

From the first moments, suspicions of corruption weighed on the awarding of this World Cup, the first to be held on the soil of a Muslim country.

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Source: leparis

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