FIFA Special Committee to meet Qatar 2022 officials Tuesday

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Tuesday, February 24th 2015 03:19 AM

DOHA: FIFA special committee tasked to determine the timing of Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup will hold a meeting with Qatar football officials on Tuesday. AFC President Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain will preside over the meeting in the presence of representatives of regional and national confederations at levels of leagues, clubs and representatives of the International Federation of Professional Footballers, European Clubs Association, UEFA Champions League Stars and Hassan Al Thawadi, secretary general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. It is to be noted that the committee has held two meetings last September and October to determine the most appropriate date for the first World Cup in the Middle East. This meeting is very important for FIFA special committee upon which it will submit its final report to the FIFA executive committee which will be meet next March. 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Local Organizing Committee has announced that it will hold a press conference next Wednesday during which Al Thawadi, head of organizing committee and FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke will present a briefing on the latest developments concerning the organization of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Nasser Al Khater, Executive Director of Communication and Marketing at Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, will also feature at the meetings.