H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani officially submitting Qatar’s football World Cup bid file to FIFA President Sepp Blatter at FIFA headquarters in Zurich yesterday. Sheikh Mohammed is chief of a 24-member committee, formed to oversee Qatar’s preparation to win the rights to host the game’s showpiece event. President of Qatar Football Association, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is also seen. Qatar is aiming to win the rights to host either the 2018 edition or the one to be held in 2022. The next edition of FIFA World Cup finals will be held in South Africa in June 2010 whereas Brazil will host the 2014 edition. http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=March2009&file=Local_News2009031751833.xml

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