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"The High Committee rejects all the allegations of the Sunday Times newspaper.We have been the subject of a thorough investigation and follow all the information regarding our application, including the official investigation of the Former head of the investigative chamber of the Ethics Committee of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Michael Garcia, we strictly followed all the rules of the bid for the World Cup in 2022. "
Sunday Sunday reported with reference to an anonymous person working for the Qatar Bid Committee that the purpose of the information campaign was to demonstrate the lack of support for the projects. organization of a tournament in the countries that competed with Qatar for the World Cup, the United States and Australia. It is the support of the people of the idea of holding the championship which is one of the most important criteria for FIFA, under whose auspices the world championship is held. According to the publication, the Qatar Claims Committee attracted former CIA employees, and in one case – Professor Denis Coates of the University of Maryland, who wrote a 23-page report sharply criticizing the 39, idea to hold the World Cup in the country. The newspaper reports that Coates received $ 9,000 for this job
The elections of the countries hosting the 2018 and 2022 world championships were held in Zurich on December 2, For the 2018 World Cup, Belgium and the Netherlands , Spain and Portugal (two joint offers), England and Russia fought, Australia, South Korea, Qatar, the United States and Japan for the Cup of the world 2022. As a result, the right to hold the 2018 championship was received by Russia, and in 2022 – by Qatar.
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