{"id":1191,"date":"2011-05-31T11:16:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T09:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.footballticketsbarcelona.com\/fc-barcelona-news\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:20:37","slug":"qataris-reacted-angrily-to-claims-the-country-paid-for-its-right-to-host-the-2022-world-cup-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballticketsbarcelona.com\/fc-barcelona-news\/qataris-reacted-angrily-to-claims-the-country-paid-for-its-right-to-host-the-2022-world-cup-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Qataris reacted angrily to claims the country paid for its right to host the 2022 World Cup tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Qataris <\/strong>reacted angrily to claims the country paid for its right to host the <strong>2022 World Cup<\/strong> tournament.<br \/>\nThe controversy erupted after a leaked email from <strong>FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke<\/strong> suggested Qatar had &#8220;bought&#8221; the rights, which he denied on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I think there is some dirty politics in this. A few years ago, no one knew Qatar. Now after the win, the big countries like England and others are jealous,&#8221; said Ali Al Badr, 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatar would be the first Arab country to host the world&#8217;s largest soccer tournament, and the news of the victorious bid in December 2010 also triggered elation across the Arab world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tiny Gulf Arab state, massively wealthy thanks to copious natural gas reserves, will spend about $65 billion preparing for the tournament, according to estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If this is really true, why didn&#8217;t we hear it before?&#8221; said Omar al-Emadi, 27. &#8220;This is about the West&#8217;s perception of Qatar. They think we still ride camels.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatar will be the smallest host nation to stage the finals since Uruguay hosted the first <strong>World Cup<\/strong> in 1930. The country plans to harness solar-powered technology to cool the match venues to about 27 Celsius to overcome crippling summer temperatures that can soar to above 50 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valcke confirmed he had sent an email to vice-president Jack Warner in which he questioned Qatari Mohamed bin Hammam&#8217;s decision to stand against Sepp Blatter in the <strong>FIFA<\/strong> presidential election, suggesting Qatar had paid for the rights. 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