It does not feel like 12 years ago since Sepp Blatter opened the envelope announcing Qatar as the host of this year’s World Cup. The effect at the time was stunned silence from everyone bar the Qatari delegation who naturally celebrated their impressive and unexpected success. After all, how could a country with 0 footballing heritage and a population…
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