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Fifa exec: 2022 World Cup 'will not be held in Qatar'
Theo Zwansiger believes dangerously high temperatures will scupper plans to hold tournament in migrant workers' hell

A member of Fifa yesterday revealed that the 2022 World Cup will not be held in Qatar due to the dangerously high temperatures in the summer.

Since the Middle Eastern country was awarded the tournament, concerns have been raised about the playing conditions, where temperatures can exceed 50°C.

And Fifa executive committee member Theo Zwansiger thinks that the World Cup will be moved, possibly to a European country in the winter.

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