Qatar's Mohammed Muntari (R) reacts after missing a goal scoring chance during their Asian Cup Group C soccer match against Bahrain at the Stadium Australia in Sydney January 19, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The furore over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar shows no sign of abating and a miserable Asian Cup showing by the Gulf nation indicates critics could soon have a solid footballing argument for opposing the move.
If Qatar fail to make it to the next World Cup in Russia in 2018, they would be the first hosts since the earliest days of the tournament never to have competed in a finals before welcoming football's showpiece event to their own shores.
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