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The ultimate grudge match Israel v Iran
go the Yids
go the Yids
On a serious note if Iran hosted a World Cup I don't think there would be issues with Israel playing etc etc, they would make an exception. Not sure if you are aware but Qatar does not recognise Israel as a country and Qatar also has a defense agreement with Iran.
Iran would be much more suited to hosting a World Cup with numerous large stadiums, plenty of large cities and massive support for football. Qatar on the other hand get 200 spectators to Q League games that are free for spectators to attend.
Qatar simply are not capable of hosting a World Cup no matter how much petro dollars they throw around and I really cannot see FIFA following through with a World Cup in Qatar. The only really way it could possibly be viable is if Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE & Oman were included (with Qatar playing as hosts only). Then, there really would be a legacy argument.

