Hassan Al-Thawadi, the Qatar 2022 organising chief, has told talkSPORT the country won the right to host the World Cup ‘on merit’. In an exclusive interview with Jim White and Simon Jor…
surrounding this year’s tournament, carried out by independent ethics investigator Michael J. Garcia.
“But let me tell you something. Are you trying to tell me this part of the world doesn’t deserve its time in the sun? “Having said that, that chapter is over, I just wanted to address it for you and put it towards you seeing as you asked the question. But that chapter is over.”When quizzed by White if the World Cup will lead to Qatar wanting to host another major sporting event such as the Olympics, Al-Thawadi confirmed the country had certainly showed their interest.
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