Qatar to host men's basketball World Cup in 2027

Qatar is going to host another World Cup, adding basketball to the sports portfolio of a tiny country with long-term Olympic hosting ambitions.

The International Basketball Federation picked Qatar to host the 2027 edition of its marquee men’s World Cup on Friday. There was no vote between competing bids.

Doha will stage every game of the 32-team event in pre-existing venues, FIBA said, also citing upgraded subway and public transport networks that were completed for last year's men’s soccer World Cup.

Qatar faced fierce criticism during a massive, 12-year construction project for the soccer World Cup because of the gas-rich nation's treatment of its migrant labor force. FI...