France Steps Up Corruption Case Over Award of Qatari World Cup
An Official FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 ball sits on display in front of the skyline of Doha
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French prosecutors asked an investigative judge to take over a probe into the award of the 2022 World Cup hosting rights to Qatar.
Financial prosecutors at the Parquet National Financier opened a preliminary investigation about three years ago and are now tasking an investigative judge with wider powers to continue the case, said an official at the PNF, who asked not to be named in line with policy.