Doubts over Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup increased exponentially after the country was surrounded with a diplomatic crisis.
Arab nations namely Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of “destabilising the region with its support for Islamist groups”. The countries have closed the only land route into what is already a very tiny peninsula and have refused to allow the use of their sea ports and airspace.
However, FIFA president Gianni Infantino does not believe that the diplomatic crisis will threaten its staging of the tournament.