2022 World Cup in Qatar

Football fans were very surprised when FIFA, the world football association, awarded Qatar the organization of the 2022 World Cup on December 2, 2010. The oil state in the Middle East with less than 1.4 million inhabitants may organize a football World Cup.

The exact reason for Qatar's selection over countries considered favorites such as Australia, Japan and the United States, which were also in the race, has never been announced. It has now been proven that a number of FIFA bosses received sums of money in exchange for their votes. They have also been convicted of this.

This plus the astronomical budget of more than 150 billion euros that the Qatari government was prepared to invest in stadiums and in improving airports, roads, accommodations and in a new metro line. We can therefore say that the tournament has been purchased.