He former FIFA president Sepp Blatter criticized the entity’s decision to celebrate the World Cup 2030 in six countries on three continents.
Morocco, Spain and Portugal were designated hosts of the 2030 tournament, while Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches of their national teams to mark the centenary of the tournament, as was announced by surprise on Wednesday.
The decision was criticized by Blatter, what was president of FIFA between 1998 and 2015 before being forced to leave office following a corruption investigation.
Blatter’s testimony
“It is absurd to destroy the tournament in this way”said Blatter to the Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick.
“The final phase of world “It should be a compact event,” he said, adding that this was important for the identity of the event, for the organization and for the visitors.
Blatter previously criticized FIFA for granting the organization of the World Cup 2022 to Qatarsaying the country was too small.
The 87-year-old said the 2030 tournament should be held in South Americaon the centenary of the first edition, which was organized and won by Uruguay.
“For historical reasons, the 2030 World Cup should have belonged exclusively to South America“he told the newspaper.
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