Coronavirus could majorly impact 2022 Qatar World Cup: UEFA official

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected all forms of competitive football in the last couple of months. The UEFA Euro 2020 has already been postponed to 2021 as has the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. However, recent reports have claimed that the coronavirus pandemic could also affect the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

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Speaking in a recent interview with ESPN, UEFA executive committee member Lars-Christer Olsson said it was a case of "wait and see" if the event would be hit. He was quoted as saying “Probably two or three years I think. If the virus is developing in an even more serious way as it's been for the time being, there will definitely be a problem with the international calendar. When some of the competitions are moved from one year to another ... and then the Qatar World Cup is coming in the middle of the European season and you have to squeeze in domestic and international competitions. But I think we have to wait and see how that is going to affect the business."

So will the Qatar World Cup be cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic? We will have to wait and watch just like the rest of the world.

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