Russia and Qatar became the winners in the race to arrange world cup 2018 and 2022 respectively held on December 2, 2010. They could achieve the final recognition from FIFA to arrange the prestigious and pleasant event of the football. FIFA gave its ultimate recognition to new regions of the world to balance in sharing the pleasure of world cup final. Soccer's governing body's executive committee voted for the two winning bids after a fierce lobbying campaign which saw world political leaders and top sports personalities gather in Zurich to press their case for one of the most prestigious and lucrative prizes in global sport. Russia won the right to put on the 2018 World Cup, the first time it will have been staged in Eastern Europe after 10 editions in the western half of the continent. Qatar will stage the 2022 finals, a first both for the Middle East and for an Arab country. It will also be the smallest nation ever to host the World Cup with a population of less tha
Fifa president Sepp Blatter says the vote to decide who will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments will still take place on December 2 this year. Fifa has made the decision despite two of its executive members being suspended for allegedly selling votes. "We are five weeks from the final decision so there was never a question of changing anything," said Blatter. "So on 2 December the Fifa executive committee will decide in a secret ballot the hosts for 2018 and 2022." Although Fifa has decided to press ahead with the voting schedule Blatter did admit it may have been a mistake to run the bidding process for the two competitions at the same time. The two Fifa executive members who have been suspended are Nigerian Amos Adamu and Tahiti 's Reynald Temarii, and the pair are under investigation by the organisation's ethics panel. Blatter confirmed that a ruling on their future is expected on 17 November and, if the two are not reinstated, then only