FIFA finds many deficiencies before the World Cup vote
FIFA has thrown doubt on the hope in many countries bidding to host in 2018 and 2022 World Cup in a technical evaluation report published by football’s governing body on Wednesday.
Russia seeks to host the premier event of the football for the first time in 2018, has been criticized for its limited transportation options – which can cause problems because of “the vastness and remoteness” as the ratio of housing.
Its information technology and communications should be upgraded, while 13 of the 16 proposed stadiums will be open from scratch and his plan proposes a “dependence on the construction and modernization of the hotel industry”.
Russia has received a “low risk "legal review, as its major European rivals England and Spain-Portugal, but the Dutch-Belgian joint bid was labeled “medium risk”.
England, the host 1996, received a largely positive review, but it failed to meet FIFA requirements for site-specific training sites and accommodation.
The supply of Belgium and the Netherlands fell short of the equipment and facilities requirements of accommodation, and did not provide government guarantees necessary to satisfy the agenda of the FIFA protection needs.
Of the 2022 candidates, the offer of Qatar said that most of the deficit – mainly due to the small size of the country, its climate too hot competition during the months of June and July, and the need to initiate most of the construction from scratch.
“The fact that 10 of the 12 stadiums are in 25 to 30 kilometers in radius could be a logistical and operational challenge, ” said the report.
“Any delay in the completion of the transportation projects could affect the operations of the FIFA tournament. On the other hand, it seems difficult to prove a concept before the event transport in conditions comparable to the World Cup.
“The fact that competition is scheduled for June and July, the two hottest months of the year in this region, must be considered as a potential risk to the health of players, officials, the FIFA family and spectators And requires precautions to be taken. ”
Your time zone difference of three hours of Europe means that the highest rating in terms of sales of television – where rivals Australia, Japan and South Korea fell.
Australia, a geographic size indicates that the potential problem by not complying with the requirements of FIFA, the property was at risk.
The legal-sized area of the U.S. was not considered problematic, given the competitiveness of the airline industry, but the report noted the temporary transportation must be provided and suggested most of the stages.
The U.S. offer had the highest projected ticket sales of nearly five million dollars, the report said that “television programs and the rights of the media in the Americas may be higher.”
Japan and South Korea are trying to organize the event for the second time, having been co-hosts in 2002.
Japan’s bid focused on the innovative aspects of high technology, and was praised for its facilities and transport, although his government did not provide the required guarantees and was described as a legal risk environment.
South Korea, which hopes to stage some games in the North, met most requirements, but got a black spot in which “the majority of the constituent groups of FIFA are housed in two or quality of rooms of three star standard. ”
He was given a rating of low legal risk, but FIFA said its broadcasting law “adversely affects the free and unrestricted exploitation of the rights of the media” and therefore must be stopped.
executive committee of FIFA, which has pushed for all candidates and visited their facilities, will vote to decide the hosts of both tournaments on 2 December.
Other factors besides the technical requirements have historically played a role in the granting of property rights.
FIFA took the 2010 tournament in South Africa despite the lack of existing infrastructure in an attempt to develop football on the continent, having done the same in the U.S. in 1994.
Meanwhile, the ethics committee of FIFA will announce on Thursday that the fate of the two executive committee members accused of offering to sell their votes to the World Cup, the UK Press Association reported Wednesday.
Amos Adamu of Nigeria and Chairman of Oceania, Reynald Temarii last month temporarily suspended along with four other FIFA officials following an undercover investigation by the British newspaper The Sunday Times.
The Ethics Committee also investigated allegations of illegal collusion among candidates offer their three-day hearing in Switzerland this week.
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