Qatar’s Winning World Cup Bid

3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum

Currently not on display

Title:: Qatar’s Winning World Cup Bid

Organising committee:: Qatar Bid Committee FIFA World Cup

Production place:: Qatar
Date:: 2010
Period:: 21st century CE

Material:: Paper, Leather
Technique:: Binding, Printing, Embossing
Dimensions:: 33.6 × 24.5 × 8 cm

In 2022, Qatar became the first Middle Eastern country to host the FIFA World Cup. It was also only the second Cup held in Asia after the Korea/Japan 2002 tournament.

The bidding process started in March 2009 and five contestants reached the final stage. On 2 October 2010, at their headquarters in Zurich, FIFA announced that Qatar had won the bid to host FIFA World Cup 2022.