FIFA, Qatar set up joint venture to deliver 2022 World Cup


FILE PHOTO: A general view of the construction site of Lusail Stadium that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, with seating capacity of 80,000, in Lusail City, north of central Doha, Qatar September 19, 2018. Picture taken September 19, 2018. Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy /Handout via REUTERS

ZURICH (Reuters) - Global soccer body FIFA has set up a joint venture with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar as part of its effort to streamline organisation of the tournament, it said on Tuesday.

The global soccer body said in a statement that it would hold a 51 percent share of the venture while the Qatar organising committee would hold 49 percent.

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