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Qatar FA slams Greg Dyke comments

The president of the Qatar FA angrily responds to comments from FA chairman Greg Dyke that the decision to award them the 2022 World Cup could be reviewed.

Qatar Football Association president Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani has hit back at comments from FA chairman Greg Dyke regarding the possibility of a re-vote for the 2022 World Cup.

Questions have been raised as to what will happen with both the 2018 and 2022 editions of the tournament following Sepp Blatter's shock resignation as FIFA president this afternoon.

Investigations into alleged corruption regarding with the bidding process are still ongoing, but the Qatar FA has insisted that it will "welcome" any probe into the award of the World Cup in seven years' time.

Dyke earlier suggested that the decision to award Qatar the tournament could be reviewed as a result of the recent upheaval at FIFA, resulting in an angry response from Al-Thani.

"Mr Dyke's instinct to immediately focus on stripping Qatar of the World Cup speaks volumes on his views concerning what will be the first FIFA World Cup to take place in the Middle East," read the statement.

"Having already co-operated fully with Mr Garcia's investigation - and been subsequently cleared of any wrong-doing - we welcome the office of the Swiss attorney general conducting its own work into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

"We would urge Mr Dyke to let the legal process take its course and concentrate on delivering his promise to build an England team capable of winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar."

Should the Qatar World Cup go ahead then it will be the first edition of the tournament to be held in the winter.

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