Speaking to a media roundtable in the Qatari capital before the opening match of the Asian Cup, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said, for the first time in public, that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is likely to be held in January, "I expect it will be held in the winter.
"We have time to look at this questions, it is still 11 years away but we must decide the most adequate period for a succesful World Cup which means January or the end of the year."
"We have time to look at this questions, it is still 11 years away but we must decide the most adequate period for a succesful World Cup which means January or the end of the year."
"Do not forget there is still 11 years to go and although we have the basic conditions of their bid for a June and July World Cup, the FIFA executive committee is entitled to change anything that was in the bid.
"When you play football you have to protect the main people, the players."
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