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Qatar Airways says still keen to sponsor FIFA World Cup

An Airbus A350 XWB is pictured on the tarmac during the first delivery of this new passenger jet at Qatar Airways in Toulouse, southwestern France, December 22, 2014. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/Files (Reuters)

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Qatar Airways plans to become a World Cup sponsor for FIFA even though it is concerned about the bribery investigation into world soccer's governing body, the airline said on Tuesday. "With the World Cup coming to Qatar, we have had advanced internal discussions regarding this, but we are not in advanced discussions with FIFA," said a company spokesperson. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Editing by James Macharia and Robin Pomeroy)