Sepp Blattter regrets decision to choose Qatar as hosts for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Sepp Blatter, FIFA president, told at a recent conference that the decision to host the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in the year 2022 was due to the pressure created from the top European politicians.

The Gulf country was selected as the host of the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup about three years ago. Blatter told, “Clearly yes”, to a German newspaper when asked about the matter. He also said, “There was direct political influence. European heads of Governments advised voting members to vote for Qatar because of the wide financial interests linked with that country.”

The 2022 World Cup is scheduled to be held at Qatar, which is a hot and humid country. The FIFA World Cup is a summer tournament and the temperatures in Qatar can reach to more than 45 degrees of Celsius scale which will be unbearable for the players to have a healthy tournament. Sepp Blatter also admitted that it was a mistake to choose Qatar for a summer tournament.