Ex-Fifa boss slams decision for World Cup in 6 countries

ZURICH: Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has criticised the decision by world football’s governing body to hold the World Cup in six countries across three continents.

The decision was criticised by Sepp Blatter, who was Fifa president from 1998 to 2015, before being forced out after a corruption investigation.“The World Cup finals must be a compact event,” he said, adding this was important for the identity of the event, for the organisation and for visitors. “For 101 games, the tournament will be played in a footprint of neighbouring countries in close geographic proximity and with extensive and well developed transport links and infrastructure,” world football’s ruling body said.

Blatter, once one of football’s most powerful figures, has previously criticised Fifa for awarding the 2022 tournament to Qatar, saying the Middle East country was too small.

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