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Leading bookmaker Coral has cut its odds to evens, from 6-1, on Qatar being stripped of the 2022 World Cup.

It comes after Michel Platini was arrested today over the awarding of the tournament.

Coral also slashed the odds on England hosting the competition to 6-1, from 10-1.

"Since it was awarded the 2022 World Cup, there has been nothing but controversy around why Qatar were selected as hosts and following this latest development, the betting suggests there is a strong chance they could now be stripped of the tournament,” said Coral"s John Hill.

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"If a new host is required, England are likely to be one of the favourites as they are one of the few countries who could hold the tournament at short notice with their infrastructure and transport."

Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was detained and questioned by French police today.

The detention and questioning of the former French football star was first reported by French investigative website Mediapart and Le Monde newspaper.

Prosecutors are investigating suspected corruption and bribery in the process of awarding the 2022 World Cup to Gulf emirate of Qatar.

There was speculation back in 2017 that England may still have a chance to host the tournament in 2022.

The nation had applied to have the World Cup but in 2010 were beaten by Russia for the 2018 edition and Qatar four years later.

Back in 2017, a report was leaked about the safety of the tournament being held in Qatar.

Experts believe the possibility of terror attacks, further corruption or even war make the country "too risky" for a World Cup.

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Qatar is in the middle of a diplomatic crisis after several neighbouring Arab nations cut off relations.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt led a blockade of Qatar back in 2017.

They accuse the state of supporting terrorism.

It was also rumoured last year the World Cup tournament was about to be stripped from Qatar.

But the Qatari ambassador to Germany Sheikh Saoud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani claimed Saudi Arabia was peddling fake news stories against Doha.