SAO PAULO: Football chief Sepp Blatter has resisted calls to order a re-vote for the 2022 World Cup, saying no decision could be taken until FIFA completes a probe of Qatar’s winning bid.
Speaking in Sao Paulo, Blatter declined to comment directly on mounting corruption revelations embroiling Qatar’s win at a controversial 2010 vote. He said FIFA would make no ruling until officials had assessed the findings of the corruption investigation headed by US lawyer Michael Garcia.
“All I would add, is that this year, in March, the executive committee of FIFA said that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was not in question,” he said.
