The soccer world is dealing with a bit of controversy this morning, as ESPN’s Darren Rovell tweeted that a FIFA member is saying that Qatar has lost its 2022 World Cup bid.
FIFA member now says he believes World Cup won't take place in Qatar http://t.co/y8NpciQAll
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) September 22, 2014
FIFA executive committee member Theo Zwanzinger, says that Qatar will not host the World Cup because of the scorching summer temperatures.
“I personally think that in the end the 2022 World Cup will not take place in Qatar,” the German told Sport Bild on Monday.”Medics say that they cannot accept responsibility with a World Cup taking place under these conditions,” the former German football (DFB) chief, who is now a member of the world football’s governing body FIFA that awarded the tournament to Qatar in 2010.”They may be able to cool the stadiums but a World Cup does not take place only there,” Zwanziger said.”Fans from around the world will be coming and travelling in this heat and the first life-threatening case will trigger an investigation by a state prosecutor.
Although Qatar has insisted that a summer World Cup is viable thanks to cooling technologies it is developing for stadiums, training areas and fan zones, there is still widespread concern over the health of the players and visiting supporters. The Qatar bid to host the 2022 World Cup has caused much drama within the soccer community ever since they were awarded the bid in 2010. FIFA has been denying all allegations of bribery and voting collusion concerning the Qatar World Cup organizers.