How FIFA corrupted the World Cup

On December 2, 2010, FIFA announced the 2022
World Cup would take place in a surprising country,
Qatar. At that same meeting, they also announced
that the 2018 World Cup would take place in Russia.
These selections set off a new chapter in FIFA's
history, one where the public would have a greater
sense on how bribery and corruption have a huge
role in who gets to host this international sporting
event.
The last 14 World Cup locations were decided by a
group of 24 powerful men within FIFA called the
executive committee. Their votes meant a lot to
bidding nations and allegations on bidders bribing
members of the committee lingered for decades.
These allegations reached a new level when criminal
investigations were launched nearly five years after
that FIFA announcement. The fallout of these
investigations nearly broke FIFA and tainted the
World Cup.

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