Setting for the FIFA World Cups of 2002 and 2022 (4)

I believe the answer is:

asia

(Other definitions for asia that I've seen before include "A vast number of people have lived here" , "Continent bordering three oceans" , "Largest land-mass" , "Continental land mass" , "A is A (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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