09-22-2014, 10:21 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Qatar has likely lost the World Cup
Qatar will not host 2022 World Cup: FIFA official
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Qatar will not be hosting the 2022 World Cup of Soccer, FIFA executive committee member Theo Zwanziger told Sport Bild on Monday.
"I personally think that, in the end, the 2022 World Cup will not take place in Qatar," he said, citing the region's sweltering summer climate.
"Medics say that they cannot accept responsibility with a World Cup taking place under these conditions."
Qatar organizers, who won the right to host the tournament in 2010, claim the intense heat, routinely rising above 40 Celsius, will not be a problem because of the cooling technologies it plans to employed in stadiums, training areas and fan zones, there is still widespread concern over the health of the players and visiting supporters.
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