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Impotent CONCACAF To Plead For Fourth World Cup Spot

Remember back in high school when student government candidates would promise things they had absolutely no hope of delivering -- a soda machine in the cafeteria, the extra parking spaces, early release on football Fridays? Well, it appears that Jack Warner is running for class president. The December World Cup vote...

'Quatar,' 'Katar,' 'Qatar' All Trend After FIFA World Cup Announcement

(Dec. 2) -- Quatar, Katar and Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It's no surprise that the Internet is searching for "Qatar" -- spelled as such by the CIA's World Factbook -- after FIFA awarded the small Middle Eastern country the honor of hosting the 2022 World Cup over the United States. But the incorrectly...

Qatar: Pros and Cons of the 2022 World Cup Site

(Dec. 2) -- The small Middle Eastern nation of Qatar has beat out Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States to win hosting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Executive Committee announced today. Shortly after the news broke, fans and sports analysts around the world began debating the wisdom of the...

US Players, Pundits React to Losing 2022 World Cup Bid to Qatar

The U.S. lost out on hosting the 2022 World Cup to Qatar Thursday, and reactions in the American soccer community were mostly of disbelief and disappointment. The negative reactions to the announcement did not just have to do with the game of soccer, however. Many players and pundits were outraged at the perception that...

Qatar Routs USA in 2022 World Cup Voting

The United States finished second to Qatar in the race to host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but the voting was never that close. The tiny Persian Gulf state routed its much larger rival, according to the totals released by soccer's governing body following Thursday's announcement. The U.S. and Qatar were competing for...

FIFA world cup News From the Web

05/28/12 Warm-up wins for Cameroon, Senegal Source: SuperSport Former Fifa World Cupâ¢ quarterfinalists Cameroon and Senegal achieved morale-boosting friendly victories this weekend ahead of Brazil 2014 qualifiers during June. An early goal from newcomer Moussa Konate earned the Senegalese Teranga Lions a 1-0 win over Morocco in Marrakech while an Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting brace gave Cameroon a 2-1 victory against Guinea near French city Metz. Algeria triumphed 3-0 at home to Niger, Sierra Leone suffered a 4-0 drubbing in Jordan, Burkina Faso and Benin drew 2-2 and the clashes between Mozambique and Namibia in Germany and Tanzania and Malawi in Dar es Salaam ended goalless.
05/27/12 De Nigris double downs Wales Source: FIFA Aldo de Nigris scored two goals as Mexico , who are preparing to open 2014 FIFA World Cupâ¢ qualifying next month, defeated Wales 2-0 on Sunday in an international friendly.
04/27/12 South African Tourism North America Announces... Source: Hotel Interactive South African Tourism North America, today announced a record-breaking year of tourist arrivals from the U.S. in 2011, following a breakthrough year with FIFA World Cup that made history in South Africa.
04/19/12 Football refs join teams at Olympics Source: Seven News Ltd Peter O'Leary is set to add an Olympic Games to his already formidable refereeing resume with appointment to the Men's Olympic Football Tournament in London.
04/18/12 Otis Elevator Company Announces 2014 FIFA World Cup... Source: PR Newswire FARMINGTON, Conn. , April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis Brazil , a unit of Otis Elevator Company and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced a significant contract win to install 21 energy-efficient elevators and escalators at Rio de Janeiro 's famous Maracana Stadium -- the site of the 2014 FIFA World Cup final championship match and the 2016 Summer Olympics' opening and closing ceremonies.

Background on FIFA world cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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