And most fans wants England to step in and make a bid if the Gulf nation loses the rights for football's biggest tournament.
Data collected by market research company Ipsos MORI has exposed Britain's overwhelming opposition to Qatar 2022.
Of people interested in the World Cup, 51 per cent believe the decision to award it to Qatar was definitely or probably wrong.
While 55 per cent of fans want an investigation into their bid amid allegations Qatar bought votes and ran a 'black ops' campaign to smear rivals using former CIA agents and a public relations company in 2010.
And a huge 58 per cent want England to try and win the rights for the World Cup, having hosted it just once in 1966.
Problems with booze, accommodation and Qatar's geopolitical row with a number of Middle East countries will affect football fans at the 2022 tournament.
And the idea of a winter World Cup being held in the desert causes issues for the Premier League, as well as football's other top European divisions.
Brits will have to pay DOUBLE for alcohol thanks to a recently imposed "sin tax", and face nightmares planning accommodation and travel.
Qatar is smaller than Yorkshire and accommodating football fans from all over the world is impossible.
It has been suggested that supporters stay 200 miles away in Dubai or Abu Dhabi instead.
But Qatar's ongoing row with the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt makes flying impossible or massively delayed due to flight path restrictions in some instances.
A diplomatic and economic boycott of Qatar has been imposed since 2017 over allegations Doha supports terrorism, which the tiny Gulf nation denies.
The Sunday Times reported that leaked documents show Qatar used ex-CIA agents and a PR company to sabotage the United States and Australia by suggesting they did not have the proper support for hosting the tournament.
While the country's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy rejected the claims, Damian Collins, who chairs the UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee, has urged Fifa to carry out an investigation.
Brit's opposed to Qatar 2022
- Only 6% of British adults think it was the right decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup, with 34% saying it was definitely or probably wrong.
- Of people interested in the World Cup, 8% think it was the right decision, with 51% saying it was definitely or probably wrong
- More than a third of British adults favour an investigation into Qatar’s bid, rising to 55% of those interested in the World Cup.
- 38% of people favour England putting itself forward as host if Qatar is unable to proceed, rising to 58% of those interested in the World Cup.
- 53% thought this would have a positive economic effect, with only 4% expecting it to be negative.
According to data collected by Ipsos MORI
He said: "It requires a proper independent investigation, and Fifa should make clear that will happen.
"If the Qataris have broken the rules, they should face some sanctions."
Former FA chairman Lord Triesman claims England should be considered as a host for the 2022 World Cup if Qatar loses the right.
He said: "I think it would not be wrong for Fifa to reconsider England in those circumstances. We have the capabilities."
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