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Qatar and the World Cup Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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FILE- In this Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011file photo, a man shows his pet falcon at a Doha's Souq Waqif, Qatar. Qatar is scrapping visa requirements for visitors from 80 countries as it weathers a boycott by its neighbors and gears up to host the World Cup in 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

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In this Tuesday July 11, 2017 photo U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani take part in a press conference in Doha, Qatar. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbours. (Alexander W. Riedel/US State Department via AP)

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In this Tuesday July 11, 2017 photo U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani sign an memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbours. (Alexander W. Riedel/US State Department via AP)

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In this photo released by Qatar News Agency, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbors. The visit is Tillerson's second stop on a shuttle-diplomacy tour that is also expected to take him to Saudi Arabia, which shares Qatar's only land border and is the most powerful of the four countries lined up against it. (Qatar News Agency via AP)

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani at the Sea Palace, in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbors. The visit is Tillerson's second stop on a shuttle-diplomacy tour that is also expected to take him to Saudi Arabia, which shares Qatar's only land border and is the most powerful of the four countries lined up against it.(Alexander W. Riedel/US State Department via AP)

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The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, left, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Sea Palace, his official residence, in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbors. The visit is Tillerson's second stop on a shuttle-diplomacy tour that is also expected to take him to Saudi Arabia, which shares Qatar's only land border and is the most powerful of the four countries lined up against it.(Alexander W. Riedel/US State Department via AP)

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Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials welcome U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbors. The visit is Tillerson's second stop on a shuttle-diplomacy tour that is also expected to take him to Saudi Arabia, which shares Qatar's only land border and is the most powerful of the four countries lined up against it. (Trevor T. McBride/US State Department via AP)

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FILE- In this May 14, 2010 file photo, a Qatari woman walks in front of the city skyline in Doha, Qatar. Qatar likely faces a deadline this weekend to comply with a list of demands issued to it by Arab nations that have cut diplomatic ties to the energy-rich country, though its leaders already have dismissed the ultimatum. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

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In this Monday, June 12, 2017 photo, passengers arrive at the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. An AP videojournalist recounts her struggle to fly back home to Dubia after a diplomatic dispute with Arab Gulf countries saw Qatar, a hub of global air travel, cut off from local flight routes. (AP Photo/Malak Harb)

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In this Monday, June 12, 2017 photo, Qatari and other nationals queue at the check in counters of the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. An AP videojournalist recounts her struggle to fly back home to Dubia after a diplomatic dispute with Arab Gulf countries saw Qatar, a hub of global air travel, cut off from local flight routes. (AP Photo/Malak Harb)

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Illustration on Qatar's funding of terrorism by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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FILE - In this July 15, 2013, file photo, Yousef al-Otaiba, United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States speaks in Highlands, N.J. The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador in Washington says the U.S. should reconsider keeping a major air base in Qatar given concerns about Qatari support for extremism.(AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, poses for a photo during an interview with the Associated Press in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Qatar’s top diplomat struck a defiant tone Thursday, saying no one gave Arab nations the right to “blockade” his energy-rich country, and that the campaign by Saudi Arabia and its allies to isolate Qatar is based on “false and fabricated news.”(AP Photo/Malak Harb)

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FILE- in this May 2001 file photo, Qatari people spend their time at the main shopping mall in Doha, capital of Qatar. Qatar, now facing a diplomatic crisis with other Arab nations, is a small country with a big history of turmoil and coups as it became one of the world's top suppliers of natural gas and now plans to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

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FILE- In this Saturday, April 7, 2012 file photo, the new high-rise buildings of downtown Doha, photographed in the background as Qatari women and a man walk by the sea in Doha, Qatar. Qatar, now facing a diplomatic crisis with other Arab nations, is a small country with a big history of turmoil and coups as it became one of the world's top suppliers of natural gas and now plans to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

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FILE - In this Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 file photo, a traditional dhow floats in the Corniche Bay of Doha, Qatar, with tall buildings of the financial district in the background. Qatar, now facing a diplomatic crisis with other Arab nations, is a small country with a big history of turmoil and coups as it became one of the world's top suppliers of natural gas and now plans to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)

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In this photo provided by Doha News, shoppers stock up on supplies at a supermarket in Doha, Qatar on Monday, June 5, 2017 after. Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar, through which the tiny Gulf nation imports most of its food. Saudi Arabia and three Arab countries severed ties to Qatar on Monday and moved to cut off land, sea and air routes to the energy-rich nation that is home to a major U.S. military base, accusing it of supporting regional terror groups. (Doha News via AP)

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People are seen buying food staples at a supermarket in Doha, Qatar, Monday, June 5, 2017. Four Arab nations have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar, further deepening a rift between Gulf Arab nations over that country’s support for Islamist groups. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates all said they would withdraw their diplomatic staff from Qatar, a gas-rich nation that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (@shalome05 via AP)