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EXPLAINER: The AP guides to Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup

FILE - FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks before the 2022 soccer World Cup draw at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, on April 1, 2022. Qatar will be the home of the FIFA World Cup beginning this November, marking the first time the Mideast has hosted the world-watched tournament. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

FILE - A count down clock is displayed at the seafront in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Qatar's residents squeezed as World Cup rental demand soars. Qatar will be the home of the FIFA World Cup beginning this November, marking the first time the Mideast has hosted the world-watched tournament. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

FILE - People gather around the official countdown clock showing remaining time until the kick-off of the World Cup 2022, in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Qatar will be the home of the FIFA World Cup beginning this November, marking the first time the Mideast has hosted the world-watched tournament. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

EXPLAINER: The AP guides to Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup