Former FIFA President Admits Awarding the World Cup to Qatar was a 'Mistake'

 Former FIFA President Admits Awarding the World Cup to Qatar was a 'Mistake'

Sepp Blatter has admitted the decision to award the World Cup to Qatar when he was FIFA president was a "mistake".



The build-up to this year's World Cup has been dogged by concerns about the suffering of low-paid migrant workers to build the infrastructure in the tiny Gulf nation and discriminatory laws that criminalise same-sex relations.


Blatter, 86, was the boss of FIFA in 2010 when its executive committee controversially voted for the World Cup to be held in Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively. Blatter claims he did not vote for Qatar and instead wanted a "gesture of peace" by hosting the two tournaments in Russia and then the USA.

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