The decision to award the World Cup toQatar was made by Sepp Blatter.
The build-up to this year's World Cup has been overshadowed by concerns about the suffering of low-paid migrant workers to build the infrastructure in the tiny Gulf nation and discrimination against same-sex couples.
The decision to hold the World Cup in Russia and Qatar was made by the executive committee of the organization. He wanted a "gesture of peace" by hosting the two tournaments in Russia and the USA, and he didn't vote forQatar.
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In an interview with Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger, the former president of football's world governing body said that the choice of the Persian Gulf state was a mistake.
The USA and Russia should both host the World Cup in 2022. It would have been nice if the two political opponents had hosted the World Cup at the same time.
It's not large enough a country. The World Cup is too large for that.
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The Qatar World Cup, which was moved to November and December due to heat, is just two weeks away, and the president of the International Olympic Committee accepts that he is responsible for the event.
He said that the award to Qatar was a mistake and that he was responsible for it.
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No football players are boycotting the World Cup with a few exceptions.
It's clear to me that it's a mistake. The choice wasn't good. I'm curious as to why Infantino is living in a country other than his native Switzerland. He cannot be in charge of the World Cup organisation. His job is not that of that one. There are two committees that are organizing this.
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The decision to award the World Cup to Russia was not taken lightly.
He denied that Russia used the competition as a propaganda platform.
Sport is used for political purposes by many other people. He said he didn't want to judge that.
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