Could 2022 World Cup Be Played at New Falcons Stadium?
Friday, June 13th, 2014
With the soccer world's attention on this year's World Cup in Brazil, many fans are looking down the road, which may actually lead back to the United States.
Reports emerged late Thursday that FIFA, the world's governing body for soccer, is calling upon the United States to be ready in the event that the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar loses the 2022 World Cup.
In May, FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter, called the granting of Qatar the 2022 tournament a "mistake," primarily due to the extreme heat in the desert nation.
"Of course it was a mistake," Blatter told Swiss TV network RTS. "The technical report indicated clearly that it was too hot in summer, but despite that the executive committee decided, with quite a big majority, that the tournament would be in Qatar."
