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Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Qatar's emir to seek country's views on holding winter or summer World Cup

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  Canada's Louis-Pierre Helie and US skier Marco Sullivan crash in downhill training

Friday, December 10, 2010  UEFA president Platini considers 2022 World Cup in winter to avoid Qatar heat.

Thursday, December 02, 2010  Updated with new story, video and photos. The tiny desert nation of Qatar beat out the United States as the 2022 World Cup host, with FIFA brushing aside doubts about blistering heat to bring soccer's showcase event for the first time to the Middle East.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  US awaits 2022 vote in Switzerland, hoping World Cup will spark growth spurt again for soccer.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  Too small for cricket and missing suites for rugby fans, the stadiums that cost South Africa more than $1 billion for this year's World Cup are in danger of turning into white elephants.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010  The Netherlands and Spain have been fined by FIFA for their players' lack of discipline in a bad-tempered World Cup final. FIFA said the Dutch federation must pay $14,480 after eight different players received yellow cards.

Friday, July 23, 2010  France coach Laurent Blanc will drop all 23 World Cup players for his first match next month as collective punishment for the team's embarrassing fiasco in South Africa.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  Fresh from its successful hosting of Africa's first World Cup, South Africa said Tuesday it will bid to bring the Olympics to Africa for the first time in 2020.

Monday, July 12, 2010  The exhaustion was gone now for Spain's players, replaced by the exhilaration of winning the World Cup at long, long last.

Sunday, July 11, 2010  Andres Iniesta's goal in extra time gives Spain a 1-0 win over Netherlands to win the World Cup

Wednesday, July 07, 2010  Spain will play for the World Cup title for the very first time

Tuesday, July 06, 2010  The Netherlands advances to World Cup final after beating Uruguay

Tuesday, July 06, 2010  Tentacle trauma: Paul the octopus says Spain will sink Germany at World Cup

Friday, July 02, 2010  Netherlands rallies to beat 5-time champion Brazil 2-1 and reach World Cup semifinals