Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup after Fifa, the world football governing body, announced in Zurich today that they have beaten bid rivals Australia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, confirmed the small Middle Eastern country's successful bid following a vote by the governing body's 22-man executive committee today.
Qatar beat bids from Australia, the United States and 2004 World Cup co-hosts Japan and South Korea.
The Fifa executive committees' decision comes as a slight surprise after the US and Australia bids had been highly-fancied.
Al Jazeera's Nick Clark reports on the desert city's plan to deliver a dream - a World Cup in 12 years time.
