Sepp Blatter, president of football’s world governing body FIFA, said countries near Qatar could host some 2022 World Cup games according to French sports daily L’Equipe.
Blatter said Australia, another bidder, had proposed to host games in New Zealand and Qatar could do the same with “nearby countries,” L’Equipe reported.
South Korea’s bit to host the 2022 World Cup also said it would stage some matches in North Korea if it won.
“With Qatar, we are opening up football to a new world and a new culture,” Blatter added. “The Islamic world consists of a billion people.”
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