![]() ![]() The award of the World Cup to the tiny Middle-East emirate has been the subject of an investigation by New York attorney Michael Garcia over the last 18 months, set up to establish whether any corruption was involved in the decision taken by the FIFA executive committee.įIFA said that its chief medical officer Jiri Dvorak provided a report on the medical concerns related to player safety and fan safety if the World Cup were to be held between May and September. However, Qatar saw off rival bids from the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea to become the first Arab state to stage the tournament. ![]() Qatar were ranked bottom of the nations bidding to stage the World Cup by FIFA’s own technical study group before the vote was taken in December 2010. The world players’ union FIFPro also opposed a summer World Cup, saying that “we must avoid the hottest months at all costs, irrespective of what was suggested during the bidding procedure.” ![]() “We are getting closer to narrowing the dates.to two options – January/February 2022 or November/December 2022 – but FIFA has also been asked to consider May 2022,” said FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke following a meeting of the task force set up to determine when the tournament should be held. Soccer’s governing body said there were medical concerns at holding the competition during any period between May and September while Ramadan would affect preparations if the tournament were to be held in May. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke addresses a news conference after a meeting of the FIFA executive committee in Zurich September 26, 2014. ![]()
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