DUBAI, June 3 (Reuters) - Qatar's stock index
Doha was chosen to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup in a 2010 vote. But that decision has been dogged by controversy and Blatter's decision to quit, just days after he was elected as FIFA president for a fifth term, appeared to increase investor fears that Qatar could be stripped of its hosting rights.
It is not yet clear whether Qatar faces a serious risk of losing the rights; it has denied any wrongdoing in the bidding process, and appears set to fight any attempt to take away the Cup. Losing it would have very little impact on the super-wealthy economy.
But Qatari retail investors have reacted emotionally in the past year to any suggestion that the World Cup might be lost.
(Reporting by Matt Smith; Editing by Andrew Torchia) ((Hadeel.AlSayegh@thomsonreuters.com; +971566883310;))
Keywords: QATAR STOCKS/FIFA