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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63554507


Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter says the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a "mistake".

Blatter, 86, was president of world football's governing body when Qatar was awarded the tournament in 2010.

The Gulf state has been criticised for its stance on same-sex relationships, human rights record and treatment of migrant workers.

Blatter said he was "right" to have said at the time that the tournament "should not go" to Qatar for 2022.

The Swiss was speaking on upcoming BBC Radio 5 Live podcast series Power Play - The House of Sepp Blatter about the decision to award Qatar the World Cup.

In an interview with Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger, Blatter added Qatar is "too small of a country" to host the tournament and that "football and the World Cup are too big for it".

The Qatar World Cup, the first to be hosted in the Middle East in the tournament's 92-year-history and the first during the Northern Hemisphere winter, takes place from 20 November to 18 December.

Fifa's executive committee voted 14-8 for Qatar to host the tournament ahead of the United States 12 years ago, at the same time Russia was awarded the 2018 event.

Why are you opening threads aharahara..Pokie go and face Chelsea my fren.

100%Naija wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 8:28 pm Why are you opening threads aharahara..Pokie go and face Chelsea my fren.

have you voted?

Bigpokey24 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 8:34 pm

100%Naija wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 8:28 pm Why are you opening threads aharahara..Pokie go and face Chelsea my fren.

have you voted?

Will exercise my rights as an American to decide on our next s'elected polithieves in about 55 minutes

The old crook should keep his mouth shut unless it is to tell us who got paid off

This is the World Cup I've been least excited about since my first one in 1986

Corruption and FIFA has gone hand in hand since 1930

What is fascinating is that the West now act as if they are not complicit

I will refer you back to a recent WC bid in 2006 that was riddled in corruption

I refuse to believe that any world cup corruption had not involved FIFA and the host country

I agree with Infantino, the Hypocrisy has stench, this is in recognition that the organization he heads is rotten

Having said all this, Qatar is really messed up, the Labor situation is very serious and is a massive turn off for me

The World Cup will only go to western countries from now on.

Mr. Piffington wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:37 am The World Cup will only go to western countries from now on.

When South Africa hosted the WC... There was noise.

When Brazil hosted the WC, there was noise.

When Russia hosted the WC, there was noise.

When China hosted the Olympics, noise as well.

I doubt it. Russia and Qatar were the last hosts selected by the 20+ FIFA Executive members. It is now selected by all the member FAs. I believe if they vote tomorrow, Qatar will still win especially if a UEFA or Commebol country bids for the rights to host. They will sports wash their way through majority of the voting FAs.

In addition, would UEFA have complained if Australia were selected ahead of Russia? Are they going to be bidding for a winter WC if they bid again?

Mr. Piffington wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:37 am The World Cup will only go to western countries from now on.