FIFA president says heat demands Qatar 2022 World Cup finals be played in winter

October 21, 2014 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Sepp Blatter, who is to run for a second term of office as head of FIFA, told French radio 'we cannot play the World Cup in summer' in Qatar.

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Holding the controversy-plagued 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar at the end of that year rather than the scorching summer is FIFA president Sepp Blatter's preferred option, he told French radio station France Info on Monday, reports The West Australian.

FIFA president says heat demands Qatar 2022 World Cup finals be played in winter

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