Doha. All the teams are sweating heavily during the practice session on the ground to prepare for the FIFA World Cup 2022, which is going to be held in Qatar. Uruguay has also announced its FIFA World Cup squad. Meanwhile, a statement by the then FIFA President Sepp Blatter has stirred up FIFA. He again cited the crucial vote meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy and Michel Platini on Tuesday, saying it was a mistake to choose Qatar to host the Football World Cup 12 years ago. Blatter, 86, spoke with the Swiss newspaper group Tamedia in his first major interview since Platini was acquitted in July in a financial misconduct trial at FIFA in federal criminal court.
Let us tell you that in his statement, Blatter said about Qatar, ‘It is a country which is very small.’ Qatar is the smallest host by size since the 1954 tournament in Switzerland. “Football and the World Cup are too big for him,” Blatter said. 32 teams from around the world will play 64 matches in eight stadiums in and around the city of Doha.
It is worth noting that during the FIFA World Cup 2022, about 1.2 million international spectators are expected to reach in Qatar. The World Cup matches will start from November 20. The host country however has limited living space. “It was a bad choice and I, as president at the time, was to blame for it,” Blatter said. Blatter said he had voted for America. Qatar had beaten the US bid in the race to host the 2022 World Cup. After which Qatar was chosen as the host for this time’s FIFA.