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Qatar, Russia deny buying World Cup rights

An indictment unsealed in New York on Monday detailed corruption allegations around the 2010 vote for 2018 and 2022 World Cups [COURTESY]

Qatar and Russia hit back at allegations of bribery on Tuesday after US prosecutors accused them of paying millions in bribes for the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

According to US Justice Department documents released Monday, FIFA officials received bribes to vote in favour of awarding the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar.

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