{"id":51725,"date":"2017-06-06T19:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T02:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=51725"},"modified":"2017-06-07T03:25:07","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T10:25:07","slug":"2022-qatar-world-cup-in-jeopardy-after-country-isolated-by-five-arab-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/2022-qatar-world-cup-in-jeopardy-after-country-isolated-by-five-arab-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Isolation of Qatar by Neighboring Arab Nations Jeopardize 2022 World Cup?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When\u00a0seven nations in the Middle East announced\u00a0this week they were severing diplomatic, economic, and travel ties\u00a0with Qatar, almost immediately punters on Twitter\u00a0wanted to know if any international sports books were taking action on the fate of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

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Controversies began after former FIFA president Sepp Blatter (far right) awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Blatter has since been banned from soccer for six\u00a0years due to corrupt leadership practices. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The World Cup is the most bet upon sporting event in the world.\u00a0And Qatar 2022 may be the most controversial host selection in\u00a0the quadrennial tournament’s almost 90-year history. And that was before Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, followed by the United Arab Emirates, Yemen,\u00a0Egypt, Libya, and Maldives collectively decided to ostracize their small but wealthy peninsular neighbor for its supposed support of\u00a0terrorism.<\/p>\n

Both Paddy Power and Sky Bet responded to calls on social media requesting odds that Qatar would still host the World Cup in 2022, and both\u00a0said they have nothing to offer at this time.<\/p>\n

Qatar in Trump’s Crosshairs<\/h2>\n

The growing alliance of Gulf states and other nations recalling diplomats and restricting travel to and from the Qatar is being heralded by US President Donald Trump as a sign of unity in the Middle East fighting\u00a0terrorism.<\/p>\n

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“During my recent trip to the Middle East, I stated that there can no longer be funding for radical ideology,” President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday from the @realDonaldTrump account. “Leaders point to Qatar.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Qatar is also a major US military partner, and\u00a0site of the al-Udeid Air Base, which houses more than 11,000 US and coalition troops operating in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

“Seems like a solid place to host the 2022 World Cup,”\u00a0Westgate SuperBook manager Jeff Sherman responded on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Slave Conditions, Rampant Corruption<\/b><\/h2>\n

Qatar’s selection as a World Cup host nation\u00a0has been controversial\u00a0since FIFA in 2010 announced the host cities for\u00a02018 and 2022. First\u00a0complaints revolved around the efficacy of choosing a location where summer temperatures reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n

And since work has begun building new stadiums, allegations of worker abuse\u00a0have persisted.\u00a0An investigation by\u00a0The Guardian<\/i>\u00a0found\u00a0construction workers being worked like\u00a0slaves. Immigrant workers have reported receiving little or no pay, being\u00a0forced to work in extreme heat, and living in crowded concrete cells with no air conditioning. More than 1,200 workers have reportedly died<\/a>\u00a0since Qatar 2022 World Cup preparations began.<\/p>\n

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FIFA, meanwhile, remains engulfed in controversy of its own. In 2010, when soccer’s governing agency granted Qatar the World Cup, outsiders almost immediately knew something wasn’t right. A multinational investigation, led by the US and Switzerland, found that corruption in FIFA was “rampant, systemic, and deep rooted.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to the DOJ, international football’s governing body\u00a0routinely participated in racketeering, money laundering, fraud, and bribery. Under ousted\u00a0FIFA President Sepp Blatter<\/a>, whose reign ran from 1998 to 2015, the association is thought to have taken more than $200 million in bribes in exchange for hosting privileges, as well as other\u00a0marketing contracts.<\/p>\n

People know how Qatar got the World Cup in 2022. As more details become clear, the more chatter there is by people wanting to see it\u00a0moved (to either the US or Australia).<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2014 and 2015, Paddy Power and other online sports books were offering bets on the likelihood of Cup-hosting duties being stripped from Qatar. For now though\u00a0such betting lines on where the Cup will be held in 2022 are\u00a0non-existent.<\/p>\n

Regardless of corruption allegations and investigative findings, what’s certain is the next World Cup will take place in 2018, hosted by Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When\u00a0seven nations in the Middle East announced\u00a0this week they were severing diplomatic, economic, and travel ties\u00a0with Qatar, almost immediately punters on Twitter\u00a0wanted to know if any international sports books were taking action on the fate of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 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