Middle Eastern country of Qatar did win the battle for the next World Cup in 2022, said FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a ceremony in Zurich.
To host the World Cup 2018 Russia won the race with England and the joint candidates of the Netherlands and Belgium and Spain and Portugal.
Qatar did surprisingly beat the host after being preferred to countries like Australia, U.S., Japan and South Korea.
After the announcement of winners Sepp Blatter said: "We have to thank the Executive Committee of FIFA for his election because in 2018 and in 2022 we will have brand new host of world championships.
World Cup has never been conducted in Eastern Europe or the Middle East, here is why I as president am happy when we talk about the development of football.
However, I want to congratulate all candidates for employment who have made and messages addressed. All they showed that football is not just a game.
In football it's not just winning, he is also a school of life where you have to learn to lose and toea is not easy.
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said that his country would justify confidence that the Executive Committee of FIFA it is voted.
"You trusted us entrust our hosting World Cup 2018 and will never regret this decision. Let's write history," he said.
Russian oligarch and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich English, which logically supported kndidaturata his country, attended the ceremony in Zurich and SCR joy of victory.
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Thani was also extremely grateful for the honor, which FIFA has for his country.
"Thank you believed in change that expand the game and that gave a chance of Qatar.'ll Be proud of us would be proud of the Middle East. I promise you this," said Emir.
Home of football England that shed a lot of effort in their desire to host the World Cup for the second time in its history, relied on the support of Prince William, Prime Minister James Cameron and star of the national team, David Beckham, but was disappointed.
Legend of the national team Alan Shearer, now a commentator on BBC said: "Congratulations to Russia. I hope I'm alive until I see World Cup in England because I was born in 1966, but did not get .
I'm sure they (the note by the editor. William, Kamran and Beckham) are just as frustrated as all of us. These guys worked tirelessly. Having not won now, when they worked on it, I do not know when it will succeed. "
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