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FIFA Officials Were Bribed to Award World Cups to Russia and Qatar,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/sports/soccer/qatar-and-russia-bribery-world-cup-fifa.amp.html U.S. Says FIFA Officials Were Bribed to Award World Cups to Russia and Qatar], ''The New York Times'', Apr 6, 2020.<blockquote> | FIFA Officials Were Bribed to Award World Cups to Russia and Qatar,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/sports/soccer/qatar-and-russia-bribery-world-cup-fifa.amp.html U.S. Says FIFA Officials Were Bribed to Award World Cups to Russia and Qatar], ''The New York Times'', Apr 6, 2020.<blockquote> | ||
| − | For nearly a decade, Russia and Qatar have been suspected of buying votes to win hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. On Monday, for the first time, the Department of Justice put things in black and white.</blockquote></ref> and it has | + | For nearly a decade, Russia and Qatar have been suspected of buying votes to win hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. On Monday, for the first time, the Department of Justice put things in black and white.</blockquote></ref> and it has been surrounded by many controversies.<ref>Ian Ward, [https://www.vox.com/world/23450515/world-cup-fifa-qatar-2022-controversy-scandals-explained The many, many controversies surrounding the 2022 World Cup, explained], ''Vox'', November 19, 2022.<blockquote> |
Since FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar in 2010, the tournament has been ensnared in a tangled web of scandals.</blockquote></ref> | Since FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar in 2010, the tournament has been ensnared in a tangled web of scandals.</blockquote></ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:51, November 21, 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup for men is being held in Qatar, from November 20 to December 18, 2022.
Favorites include Brazil, France, and Argentina.
FIFA Officials Were Bribed to Award World Cups to Russia and Qatar,[1] and it has been surrounded by many controversies.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Says FIFA Officials Were Bribed to Award World Cups to Russia and Qatar, The New York Times, Apr 6, 2020.
For nearly a decade, Russia and Qatar have been suspected of buying votes to win hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. On Monday, for the first time, the Department of Justice put things in black and white.
- ↑ Ian Ward, The many, many controversies surrounding the 2022 World Cup, explained, Vox, November 19, 2022.
Since FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar in 2010, the tournament has been ensnared in a tangled web of scandals.