Besieged Fifa to move 2021 Confederations Cup from Qatar
Fifa Secretary General Jerome Valcke (right) and Hassan al-Thawadi, head of the Qatar 2022 World Cup organising committee give a press conference to defend the football's ruling body's controversial proposal to shift the 2022 World Cup from the normal summer time slot to November/December on February 25, 2015 in Doha. PHOTO | KARIM JAAFAR |
What you need to know:
- Jerome Valcke, FIFA secretary general, said the tournament will be played "in an Asian country", but Qatar had been ruled out because of its climate.
- Valcke added that the country that will host the tournament has not yet been decided.
DOHA
The 2021 Confederations Cup will not be held in Qatar, FIFA announced on Wednesday.
Jerome Valcke, FIFA secretary general, said the tournament will be played "in an Asian country", but Qatar had been ruled out because of its climate.
The tournament, which pits the following year's World Cup hosts and the World Cup holders with the champions of the six FIFA confederations, is traditionally held in the country that will stage the next year's World Cup.
Valcke added that the country that will host the tournament has not yet been decided.
HARSH CLIMATE
On Tuesday a FIFA task force made a provisional recommendation for the World Cup to start on November 26 and end on December 23, 2022, because of fears over the Gulf country's climate.
