Russia hosts 2018 World Cup, Qatar for 2022

Football's governing body, Fifa,
has announced Russia and
Qatar as hosts of the 2018 and
2022 World Cup tournaments
respectively.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter
announced the verdicts at a
gathering of the football
hierarchy in Zurich moments
ago.
Russia beat rival bids from
England, Portugal-Spain,
Netherlands-Belgium to host the
football mundial for the first
time.
Qatar also edged out Australia,
the United States, South Korea
and Japan also for a historic first
time hosting.
Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA
World Cup, which will be the
20th FIFA World Cup.
Thursday's decisions came after
the bidding countries made their
final presentations with Blatter
announcing that a secret ballot
of Fifa's 22 executive members
decided the winners.

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