On 6 August 2018, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claimed that Qatar had used 'black ops', suggesting that the bid committee had cheated to win the hosting rights. Garcia has since described FIFA's report on his enquiry as containing 'numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations.' On, Swiss federal prosecutors opened an investigation into corruption and money laundering related to the 20 World Cup bids. A FIFA internal investigation and report cleared Qatar of any wrongdoing, but chief investigator Michael J. Īccusations of corruption have been made relating to how Qatar won the right to host the event. Due to Qatar's intense summer heat, this World Cup will be held from late-November to mid-December, making it the first tournament not to be held in May, June, or July it is to be played in a reduced timeframe of around 28 days. The reigning World Cup champions are France. In addition, the tournament will be the last to involve 32 teams, with an increase to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world, and it will be the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament was held in South Korea and Japan. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 21 November to 18 December 2022. The 2022 FIFA World Cup ( Arabic: كأس العالم لكرة القدم ٢٠٢٢, romanized: Kaʾs al-ʿālam li-kurat al-qadam 2022) is scheduled to be the 22nd running of the FIFA World Cup competition, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

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