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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...

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06/03/12 Cameroon win, Kenya settle with Malawi Source: Kenya Broadcasting Corp (KBC) Cameroon edged Congo DR 1-0 on Saturday to make a winning start as they seek a record seventh appearance by an African nation at the FIFA World Cup TM.
06/02/12 Elephants rumble, Zambians stumble Source: FIFA The Central African Republic secured their first-ever FIFA World Cupâ¢ qualifying victory as they beat Botswana 2-0, while reigning African champions Zambia slumped to a 2-0 defeat in Sudan.
06/02/12 Cameroon win, Kenya settle with Malawi Source: FIFA Cameroon edged Congo DR 1-0 on Saturday to make a winning start as they seek a record seventh appearance by an African nation at the FIFA World Cupâ¢.
05/31/12 Sportsworld blames Olympic build-up for Â£2.9m... Source: Meetpie.com Sporting hospitality firm Sportsworld saw results drop from a pre-tax profit of Â£2.2m in 2010 to a loss of Â£2.9m last year as it invested heavily ahead of its involvement in this year's Olympic Games.
05/30/12 Olympic preparations see Sportsworld post pre-tax... Source: Meetpie.com Sporting hospitality firm Sportsworld saw results drop from a pre-tax profit of Â£2.2m in 2010 to a loss of Â£2.9m last year as it invested heavily ahead of its involvement in this year's Olympic Games.

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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