FIFA: World Cup 2022 will Be Held in Qatar only and Nowhere else

FIFA has denied that Qatar will be stripped of the 2022
World Cup following reports that claimed the world body’s chief, Sepp Blatter, said this would happen to
members of the Norwegian FA.
German newspaper Der Spiegel reported that Blatter
allegedly told members of the Norwegian FA that “the
2022 World Cup won’t take place in Qatar” during a
dinner held in October.
A FIFA spokesperson has denied that Blatter made
the comments and reaffirmed Qatar will host the
showpiece international football tournament.
In a statement to IBTimes UK, FIFA said: “With
regard to the story in Der Spiegel, FIFA wants to
reiterate that the information provided by the sources
does not reflect what actually happened at the dinner in
question, which was held during the FIFA President’s
visit to Oslo in October.
“The claims made by the sources are unfounded. The
2022 FIFA World Cup will take place in Qatar and
nowhere else.
“Among the subjects discussed that evening were
in fact the Handshake for Peace project—a joint
initiative between the Norwegian FA, the Nobel Peace
Center and FIFA—and the impending UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match between Norway and Bulgaria,
at which the FIFA President was present that evening
as a guest of honour at the invitation of the Norwegian
FA.
“The topics of Qatar and the 2022 World Cup were
talked about very briefly. Dates were discussed as there
are presently discussions taking place to determine
when will be the best time to stage the tournament in
that calendar year and the Emir, who had met Blatter
only a few days earlier in Zurich, was mentioned.
“In this context, the FIFA President spoke of how, in
the meeting in Zurich, he had congratulated the Emir
on speaking clearly during the previous day’s state visit
to Germany, where the Emir had met with Chancellor
Angela Merkel,” the statement stated