2022 WORLD CUP

QATAR is planning to use foreign police officers.

Doha : Police Officers from different countries will be on Qatar's streets during the 2022 World cup in an effort to prevent hooliganism, a senior security officer for the tournament has said.

Major Ali Mohammed Al-Ali, deputy executive director with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, the body overseeing the tournament-

Which also predicted that Qatar would deliver ''the safest World Cup in the world''.

Fears about  Hooliganism at major tournament have increased following trouble between English and Russian fans at the 2016 Euros in France.

But Ali said he was hopeful that would not be the case in 2022.

''We are working with a lot of national, regional and international organizations, countries, agencies,'' he said.

''We are the only country in the world that has 10 years to prepare for the World Cup.''