FIFA backtracks on 48 teams for 2022 study, saying Qatar must be consulted

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By Andrew Warshaw in Moscow

June 11 – The chances of the  2022 World Cup in Qatar being expanded to 48 teams appear to have faded as quickly as they arose.
Plans for a feasibility study have been put on hold and the idea pulled from Wednesday’s FIFA Congress after FIFA President Gianni Infantino said agreement from the Gulf nation is a “precondition.”

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Leaks unveil UAE plan to use financial warfare to undermine Qatar 2022 hosting

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By Paul Nicholson

November 10 – The stand-off in the blockade of Qatar by its Gulf neighbours has inevitably dragged the hosting of the 2022 World Cup into the geo-political mix with news that the United Arab Emirates has a plan to attack Qatar’s currency and devalue its economy. Alongside the financial warfare sits a PR offensive designed to destroy confidence in the Qatari economy and change the hosting status of 2022.

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