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Arsene Wenger: 'Players will adapt to Qatar conditions'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that fans will be more affected by the extreme temperatures at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar than players.

Arsene Wenger has said that footballers will be able to adapt to the weather conditions in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.

There have been calls for FIFA to switch the tournament to the winter due to the extreme temperatures experienced in the sovereignty during summer months.

The Arsenal manager told reporters: "For me, the main worry is for the fans, it is not for the players. They will adapt and play under circumstances where there are good conditions.

"The problems you can raise are how the number of fans who go to the World Cup can cope with the heat and with the conditions that are extreme in the summer, that is the main worry. I hope when FIFA made their decisions, they considered that because it is the only worry.

"I am open to any idea. If it is better in the winter, why not? But I have not seen the proposal of Qatar, what they have done. If FIFA have decided that is a fantastic project, why not? I believe them."

Yesterday, UEFA backed the calls to move the tournament to the winter.

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