FIFA to make public statement on Qatar 2022 today at noon
FIFA ethics chief Hans-Joachim Eckert will make a public statement today 12 noon (Qatar time) over the inquiry into the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, to be staged by Russia and Qatar respectively.
The author of the report, former US federal prosecutor Michael Garcia has long campaigned for the details of the enquiry to be made public.
Chairman of the Ethics Committee’s adjudicatory chamber confirms statement will be made public on Thurs 13 Nov at approx. 10am CET (1/2).
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) November 12, 2014Tomorrow’s statement relates to investigatory chamber’s inquiry on 2018/22 #WorldCup bidding process. It will be published @FIFAcom (2/2).
— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) November 12, 2014In a break with FIFA tradition, the 2018 and 2022 tournaments were awarded at the same time, in 2010.
The 350-page Garcia report was handed to FIFA on September 5, according to news agency AFP.
It summed up a year-long investigation that involved interviewing more than 75 witnesses and compiling a dossier with more than 200,000 pages and audio interviews.
Several high-profile figures have called for FIFA to publish Garcia's report, including UEFA president Michel Platini and FIFA vice-president Prince Ali bin al-Hussein.
However, FIFA president Sepp Blatter had argued that the publication of the report would compromise the confidentiality of witnesses.
"Transparency is not intended to embarrass certain individuals by airing dirty laundry or to harm the organisation by showing what went wrong. It's the opposite."
Meanwhile, FIFA has denied that Qatar will be stripped of the 2022 World Cup following reports that claimed the world body's chief, Sepp Blatter said this would happen to members of the Norwegian FA.
German newspaper Der Spiegel reported that Blatter had allegedly told members of the Norwegian FA that "the 2022 World Cup won't take place in Qatar" during a dinner held in October.
"The claims made by the sources are unfounded. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place in Qatar and nowhere else," said Blatter.
They have now Officially CLEARED IT...
Mabrook Qatar. So finally its all clear. Mabrook again.