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• Russia banned from Olympic Games, World Cup for tampering with doping data

  The decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), imposed a four-year ban on Russia participating in a range of top-flight sporting tournaments, a period covering the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup.

  Sports

  Dec 9, 2019
• Russia officially hands World Cup mantle over to Qatar, who will host tournament in 2022

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday handed over the mantle of World Cup host to the emir of Qatar, whose country will stage the 2022 edition of the tournament.

  Sports

  Jul 15, 2018
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• Report of Arab countries asking FIFA to strip Qatar of World Cup fake: Swiss news site

  The six Arab countries who last month cut ties with Qatar are reported to have reminded FIFA that they consider the Gulf state to be a "base of terrorism."

  Politics

  Jul 15, 2017
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• FIFA says Qatar ‘may not have’ met World Cup bid standards, but it’s still hosting it

  It's still hosting the tournament after numerous Gulf states have cut ties with the country.

  Sports

  Jun 28, 2017