Sports News Alert: Qatar named 2022 World Cup host, dashing U.S. hopes

---------------------------------------- Sports News Alert: Qatar named 2022 World Cup host, dashing U.S. hopes December 2, 2010 10:50:26 AM ---------------------------------------- The 2022 World Cup will be held in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar, dashing the hopes of the United States, which was also contending to host the global soccer tournament. Australia, Japan and South Korea had also bid for the 2022 event. FIFA, soccer's governing body, also announced today that Russia will host the 2018 World Cup, beating out England, Spain-Portugal and Belgium-Netherlands. The World Cup is the most widely watched sporting event in the world. http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/NQU5FR/RNPDH0/JI3FQQ/IGYG8X/C3TBS/VU/h For more information, visit washingtonpost.com. ---------------------------------------- Explore Washington Post content in a whole new innovative way. Click below to explore Time and Space ----- sponsored by Sprint. http://timespace.washingtonpost.com/project/sports?wpisrc=nl_sptsalert ---------------------------------------- Get sports breaking news alerts sent to your mobile phone. Sign up by texting SPORTS to 98999. Redskins-only text alerts: Text REDSKINS to 98999. Manage your e-mail subscriptions To unsubscribe, click here ---------------------------------------- Copyright 2010 The Washington Post Company Washington Post Digital c/o E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20071