Blatter justified elections as Russia and Qatar World Cup venues

Joseph Blatter justified his election as Russia and Qatar as the world headquarters of the 2018 and 2022. "It was a decision to make money," says the president of FIFA.

It is already known for some time: 2018 and 2022 will be two venues world with little football tradition. Russia and Qatar will host the World Cup and finding justifications for these choices have to listen to the voice of Blatter who said that in the designation of the sites there were questions of money involved.

"We have taken landmark decisions in terms of geopolitics sports. World Cup have moved into new territories. The 2018, will go to Eastern Europe, the vast Russia. 2022, go to the Middle East, Qatar, the Arab world. The World Cup is going to explore other cultures in other regions, and I can only rejoice at this "said the Swiss.

"We had to promote football and looking for sponsors, at that time had not a penny. [...] When I was appointed President of FIFA, we decided to go to Asia. Then I had to go to Africa, and is what we did. It is therefore normal that we continue on that line now and we move to new territories, "added Blatter.

After all, Blatter argued the choice of venues "exotic" as a more popular way to make the sport more popular around the world and leaving aside the speculation that hold that designation of nations, Russia and Qatar as organizers of the world due to an economic issue.

Source: Brand