A summer World Cup: decisions, decisions 27, February 2011
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The question of whether Qatar’s 2022 World Cup will be held in the summer of some other time of year continues.
It was, of course, initially planned as a summer event. But soon after Qatar rather astonishingly won the right to host the tournament, there were several quotes emanating from the great and the good at FIFA (Blatter and Platini) stating that the tournament would probably be moved out of Qatar’s baking and, according to their own technical report, “potentially dangerous” summer heat.
These notions were soon quashed by people from Qatar’s organising committee.
Yet now the Emir, Hamad Al Thani, has once again raised the notion that this might change as he will “ask the people [Qataris]” what they want. The saga continues.
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