Qatar 2022: "It can't be in January or February, because of the Olympics" (Joseph Blatter, FIFA)

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"We will not play the 2022 World Cup in January and February out of respect to the Olympic Games, as the Winter Olympics will be held at that time," said FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) president Joseph Blatter, in Doha (Qatar) on the 09/11/2013.

The FIFA executive committee meeting in Zurich (SWI) on the 03 and...

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