As the event approaches, organisers are on the end of more bad publicity as the man who presided over the awarding of the tournament says he regrets the decision.
Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has said awarding the World Cup to Qatar was a mistake and a"bad choice".Mr Blatter told Swiss media that the country was"too small", saying"football and the World Cup are too big for that". Qatar is just over half the size of Wales.
"It was a bad choice. And I was responsible for that as president at the time," the 86-year-old said.With the competition less than a fortnight away, criticisms have been mounting over Qatar's attitude to gay people and
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