This was after criticism of the major event in the Persian Gulf came up again after a charge of serious bribery allegations was released in the United States. Leading FIFA officials are said to have been bribed in connection with the World Cup awards in 2018 and 2022.
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According to the indictment, three former FIFA officials have received undisclosed amounts of money to vote for Qatar. The World Cup host denies the allegations. Regarding a possible new World Cup award, Sepp Blatter said on Sunday: “Only FIFA can lift this, nobody else.” The judiciary cannot change that, Blatter seems convinced.
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Washes innocent hands
However, lifting the Qatar World Cup around two and a half years before the winter tournament is considered very unlikely. The Valais Blatter was the current FIFA President at the end of 2010. Qatar ultimately won with 14: 8 votes from the then FIFA Executive Committee. Blatter later said he was in favor of the American candidacy.
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Without the three presumably bought votes from South America, the result of the then FIFA President would have decided the result of 11:11. «I had to hand in a note because that was an option. And USA was on the note, »said Blatter.
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“After 41 years of FIFA, I am no longer surprised,” he said. However, it was no longer his job to judge “whether they got the money or not”. (kes)
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