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FIFA president, Sepp Blatter have agreed to the fact that, other gulf nations were showing interest in co-hosting the 2022 World Cup along with Qatar. Iran and UAE seemed to be the most likely choices.
The Independent quoted the FIFA president: “I keep a big question mark on this. I have just passed through Iran and, even on a political level, people told me they would be happy to host some of the matches.
“So not even in the Gulf state but in the Middle East in general. The UAE would also be very eager but let’s go step by step. The first step is to see how it can be played in November-December and this shall be until the next World Cup: we have six, nine months to do so.”
With a formal decision yet to be made, Blatter said he preferred to stage the tournament in November, December rather than in January, February.
Blatter would travel to Doha to meet the Emir of Qatar and discuss the scandal over the alleged mistreatment of foreign workers and labours building the infrastructure necessary for the country to host the World Cup.
