'Qatar stands good chance to host WC'

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said Qatar has a good chance to become the first country from the Arab world to stage a World Cup in 2022.

"The Arab world deserves the World Cup and Qatar has a good chance to become the first country from the region to host it,'' Blatter told a news conference in the Qatari capital, Doha on Saturday.

"I'm a regular visitor to Qatar and every time I land here I am impressed by all the development,'' he went on to say.

Blatter further pointed out that the Qatari government's successful hosting of the 2006 Asian Games proved that it had the credentials to organize any international tournament.

"The Asian Games is a big event in which men and women compete in 30 different sports and the fact that Qatar hosted it successfully means its organizational abilities cannot be questioned,'' he added.

"To bring the World Cup to Africa was a project I had in mind 35 years ago, when in February 1976 I undertook a technical course in Addis Ababa," he further explained.

Qatar is among nine countries vying for the 2022 World Cup.

Source: PressTV.
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