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Qatar promises heat-beating World Cup

Qatar hopes to stage the 2022 extravaganza and painted an alluring picture to the sport's insiders meeting in the Malaysian capital this week.

"It will be hot, but not too hot," the bid's CEO Hassan Al Thawadi told reporters. "We are developing technology which will help with the June and July heat and conditions."

Both the 2018 and 2022 World Cup host nations will be selected by the sport's global governing body FIFA in December 2010.

"We made an assessment of when we could host a truly historic World Cup," Al Thawadi said.

"In 2018 we would be ready to stage a very successful World Cup but by '22 we can guarantee something truly historic - every year counts."

Rather than being a disadvantage, Al Thawadi said Qatar's size - a peninsula of 11,437 sq. km - would prove a great benefit to fans.

"People will be able to remain in one city throughout the Cup. They will be able to travel to other cities to watch matches and then return to where they are staying, without worrying about accommodation.

"Hosting the World Cup in the Middle East will allow everybody from the East and the West to come together and celebrate."