The World Cup will start in 12 days but the criticism for the assignment of the competition to Qatar has not subsided, for well-known reasons. Sepp Blatter, who at the time supported the candidacy as FIFA president, considers that choice a mistake: "It was a wrong choice and I am responsible, as FIFA president at the time," he said in an interview with Tamedia, clarifying the plan was to assign the 2018 World Cup to Russia and that of 2022 to the United States: "It would have been a gesture of peace if these two political opponents had organized the review one after the other".

Sezione: News / Data: Tue 08 November 2022 alle 13:30
Autore: Stefano Bentivogli
see readings
Print