Thursday, December 9, 2010

RRJ4 : Russia and Qatar awarded 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups

Reference:

Fifa's writer (2010 December 2nd). Russia and Qatar awarded 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. Retrieved on 2010, from
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/russia2018/news/newsid=1344698/index.html

Summary:

            In this article the author took a good overview about how Russia and Qatar won hosting of the World Cup in 2018 and 2022. As on December 2nd at Zurich Exhibition Center, the FIFA Executive Committee has decided two important things. First, Russia has been chosen to host the World Cup in 2018, after they defeated England, Netherlands and Belgium, Spain and Portugal with their bid. Second, Qatar has been chosen to host the World Cup too, but in 2022. Qatar with their big bid managed to defeat Australia, Korea Republic, Japan and USA. Many of the other bidder countries had hosted the World Cup in the past, but the World Cup has never been in Eastern Europe or the Middle East, and that is why the FIFA Executive Committee chose Russia and Qatar. In addition, after the announcement, both Russia and Qatar representatives promised that they will do everything to make it succeed.

Reaction:

          It would be really great to watch the World Cup in Russia and Qatar; it would be more special to me when it is will be in Qatar because it will be in the Middle East and I am from there. After the announcement, there were some arguments of how Russia and Qatar won the hosting; some people think that they do not deserve it. As for myself, I'll stick with what FIFA President Blatter said. The World Cup tournament is a tournament for the whole world, and it has been in many places in the world, so the other places where the World Cup has never been deserve to have it. In addition, Russia and Qatar have made a significant development in building new stadiums and other sporting facilities, so they are ready to host the World Cup.