كتب : Omar AbdelAziz
The Gulf nation beat Australia's bid, which according to the FIFA chief, was ruled out due to long traveling distances.
Blatter also decided to introduce a new host other than Yokohama, Japan, where the tournament was played since 2005.
It is also believed that the competition will not be played in one Emirate city as Blatter suggested that matches will be played in a number of cities.