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Qatar Hosting The World Cup 'Not An Impossible Dream - QFA President
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani is backing Qatar to become the first Arab country to host the World Cup after presenting a "convincing" bid.
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Sep 1, 2010 7:54:00 AM
By Chris Paraskevas
Qatar hosting the World Cup "is not an impossible dream" according to Qatar Football Association president Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani.
A big six months looms for football in the Gulf nation, with FIFA's bid inspectors set to visit in September before the winners of the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups are announced on December 2.
The country will then host Asian football's showpiece event, the Asian Cup, in January.
"It is not an impossible dream," Al Thani said of hosting the World Cup in an interview with Al Sharq newspaper.
"Undoubtedly, our dream is to host the World Cup in 2022. If we win, it will be the first time that the World Cup would come to the Middle East or the Arab world.
"Under the chairmanship [of]... Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Qatar 2022 bid [team] has done a wonderful job.
"The Bid Committee has promoted the country’s desire in a convincing manner. I am hopeful the chairman will guide Qatar to winning this bid. If we win this bid, Qatar will gain in many ways.”
FIFA President Sepp Blatter intimated in April that Qatar was one of the front-runners to host the World Cup, stating an Arab country "deserves it" and that Qatar had a "good chance" of becoming that country.
One of the initial angles used to distinguish the Qatari bed was that a first World Cup in an Arabic nation would help foster relations with the western word.
A big six months looms for football in the Gulf nation, with FIFA's bid inspectors set to visit in September before the winners of the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups are announced on December 2.
The country will then host Asian football's showpiece event, the Asian Cup, in January.
"It is not an impossible dream," Al Thani said of hosting the World Cup in an interview with Al Sharq newspaper.
"Undoubtedly, our dream is to host the World Cup in 2022. If we win, it will be the first time that the World Cup would come to the Middle East or the Arab world.
"Under the chairmanship [of]... Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Qatar 2022 bid [team] has done a wonderful job.
"The Bid Committee has promoted the country’s desire in a convincing manner. I am hopeful the chairman will guide Qatar to winning this bid. If we win this bid, Qatar will gain in many ways.”
FIFA President Sepp Blatter intimated in April that Qatar was one of the front-runners to host the World Cup, stating an Arab country "deserves it" and that Qatar had a "good chance" of becoming that country.
One of the initial angles used to distinguish the Qatari bed was that a first World Cup in an Arabic nation would help foster relations with the western word.
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