It’s the truth,” Blatter said of the 14-8 voting result. “Thanks to the four votes of Platini and his (UEFA) team, the World Cup went to Qatar rather than the United States. APīlatter on Tuesday repeated his claim that Sarkozy put pressure on Platini, and again gave his version of a telephone call Platini made to him after the Paris meeting that the World Cup voting plan had changed. Sepp Blatter announced Qatar’s 2022 hosting of the World Cup in 2010. The crown prince of Qatar, now the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, was also there. 2, 2010 vote by FIFA’s executive committee.įrench soccer great Platini, then president of European soccer body UEFA and a vice president of FIFA, was invited by then-state president Sarkozy to his official residence. victory swung toward Qatar at a meeting Sarkozy hosted in Paris in the week before the Dec. It became part of FIFA lore that an expected U.S. Its bid was beaten by Qatar in the final round of a five-candidate contest to be 2022 host. And I was responsible for that as president at the time,” said Blatter, who has long said he voted for the United States.
Qatar is the smallest country to host the World Cup since 1954. With limited places to stay in the host nation, some will commute in from neighboring states. 20 with about 1.2 million international visitors expected to arrive in Qatar during the World Cup. The 32 teams will play 64 games in eight stadiums in and around the city of Doha which has been transformed since 2010 by massive construction projects to prepare for the World Cup. “Football and the World Cup are too big for that.”
“It’s a country that’s too small,” Blatter said of Qatar, the smallest host by size since the 1954 tournament in Switzerland. The 86-year-old Blatter spoke with the Swiss newspaper group Tamedia in his first major interview since being acquitted with Platini in July of financial misconduct at FIFA after a trial at federal criminal court. Picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago, FIFA’s president at the time Sepp Blatter said Tuesday, again citing a meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy and Michel Platini for swaying key votes. World Cup star still missing after false report he survived earthquake Soccer star found dead under rubble of Turkey earthquakeĬanadian women’s soccer team on strike citing equal pay issues, budget cuts World Cup star’s body flown to Ghana after being found in Turkey earthquake rubble
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