Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad al-Thani, chai [Getty Images]

Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad al-Thani, chairman of the Qatar 2022 bid committee, (L) walks to shake hands with FIFA president Joseph Blatter (R) as Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (C) holds the World Cup trophy next to his wife Sheikha Moza after Qatar was chosen to host the 2022 World Cup at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich on December 2, 2010. Qatar became the first Arab, Middle Eastern or Muslim country to be awarded the right to stage football's World Cup. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR (Photo credit should read KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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