article_snippet: FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces that Qatar will be hosting the 2022 World Cup in 2010 . '
article_snippet: Our want to organise the winter (Olympic) Games in 2022, and Our plan to engage in the race for the organisation of the World Cup 2026.'
article_snippet: Asian confederation countries will be excluded from bidding as Qatar is hosting the 2022 tournament, and it may be that European countries are also excluded as Russia is hosting 2018.
article_snippet: FIFA's executive committee will decide on the 2026 bidding rules on May 30, and the 209 associations will vote at the FIFA Congress in May 2017 in Kuala Lumpur.
article_snippet: The United States is the early favourite to be named as host nation.