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Qatar at World Cup pinnacle after years of Mideast turmoil

FILE - Domes featuring different national colors are displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center where soccer World Cup draw will be held, in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar's efforts to rise out of the shadow of its larger neighbors in the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File) FILE- Qataris wave the national flag as they celebrate a day after the world football's governing body FIFA announced that the tiny Gulf state will host the 2022 World Cup, in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar's efforts to rise out of the shadow of its larger neighbors in the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File) FILE - Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, left, and FIFA President Joseph Blatter, right, applaud, as Sheika Mozah bint Nasser al-Misned holds the World Cup trophy, after the announcement of Qatar hosting the 2022 soccer World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar's efforts to rise out of the shadow of its larger neighbors in the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) FILE - People take photos with the official FIFA World Cup Countdown Clock on Doha's corniche, in Qatar, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar's efforts to rise out of the shadow of its larger neighbors in the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)