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The Qatar FIFA World Cup - A World Cup for the ages?

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  The FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, sporting events. It never fails to attract a large number of fans from all around the world. This was the 22nd edition of the World Cup ever since it started back in 1930. Now, as we all know (unless you have been living under a rock), the 2022 Fifa World Cup was held in Qatar. Qatar! A country that had never even played in a World Cup before! This decision by FIFA raised many eyebrows. Was the bidding process fair?? Qatar beating bids from Australia, Japan, South Korea and the USA, countries that still had some footballing pedigree, sounded insane. Football fans throughout the world were shocked at this decision by FIFA. So.. why wasn't Qatar considered to be the right choice for such a sporting extravaganza?? For starters, Qatar actually doesn't have any real football history, hence new stadiums needed to be built, especially for the World Cup. Being a relatively small nation, accommodating hordes of football fan...