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There is not even two weeks left for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Former FIFA President Sep Blatter made a explosive comment before. According to him, it was a wrong decision to give Qatar the responsibility of organizing the World Cup.
Qatar got the responsibility of organizing the World Cup in 20 years. Since then, there have been allegations of corruption surrounding the country of FIFA and the Middle East. Qatar World Cup host authorities have been accused of violating the rights of the construction worker.
Blatter was the committee to choose Qatar to host the World Cup and then FIFA president. After an era of that decision, the 5 -year -old Swiss organizer admitted that FIFA's decision was not correct.
In an interview to Switzerland's media, Tugs-Antsiger, said, “Qatar is small as a country. Football and World Cup are much bigger than the country. It was a wrong decision. At that time I am responsible for the FIFA president. '
The appearance of Doha and its surrounding cities has been changed since the big construction project for the World Cup. In the total 5 stadiums of the country, including Doha, 12 teams will play five matches.
The United States was ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Blatter's vote for the United States as a FIFA member. However, in the last round of the final 5 candidate, the United States was defeated by Qatar.
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French and European media have repeatedly claimed that the FIFA Executive Committee's decision was changed with the then French President Nicholas Sarkozie and the then UEFA President and FIFA Vice President Michelle Platini on December 2, the final of the FIFA executive committee.
The meeting was held at the Sarkoji Government Residence, the current Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar was present.
In his interview with Blatter on Tuesday, the meeting was drawn to the meeting that Platini put pressure on him to give Qatar the responsibility of organizing the World Cup.
Qatar lost the World Cup by defeating the United States by 3-1 votes. These 22 votes were in the hands of UEFA, the Platini.
Blatter said, "At a meeting of the Executive Committee, we decided that the World Cup would be held in Russia and the 2022 World Cup in the United States. That was an attempt to spread the message of peace between the two political rivals. Platini and UEFA are not in the United States because of those votes. That's true. '
Platini has always denied these allegations. In an interview given by the news agency AP earlier in the 27th, Platini said that sarkozy never pressed him. He knew which decision would be good for organizing the World Cup.
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