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12 Jun 2017

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AFP (France)

Qatar says World Cup plans continue 'as normal'

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Qatar's World Cup preparations continue "as normal" and organisers remain confident that stadium construction deadlines will be met, a source close to the 2022 tournament has told AFP..."I think, for us, it's business as usual..." said the source. "In any construction project there are plans B and C. There doesn't seem to be any issue of getting materials in"...The closure of the border, which Qatar shares with Saudi, is seen as particularly significant, threatening the import of materials needed by Qatar to complete its $200 billion-plus worth of infrastructure projects in readiness for 2022. One construction manager told AFP that they only have materials available for two more weeks, but Qatari government ministers have claimed the country's construction industry could survive for up to a year under current conditions...Qatar has received the support of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who said on Sunday that the emirate would remain as 2022 hosts, and that football's governing body does "not interfere in geopolitics". Qatar is in almost daily contact with FIFA but that is normal, the source told AFP.

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