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Why the U.S. Needs to Play More Soccer

Last week the U.S. lost its bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar.  Yes, Qatar . FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke watches on as Sepp Blatter congratulates Qatar. Source: Anja Niedringhaus / AP We did beat out South Korea, Japan and Australia to make it to the final round but then got beat by Qatar with an overwhelming 14-8 vote.  This loss comes especially hard after our recent loss to Brazil as host for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Qatar got selected as a consequence of International Sport Committees moving to new territories, specifically, away from highly industrialized Western nations and towards Eastern and Southern nations.  The most recent FIFA games in South Africa are an example of this.