Russia 2018 - Qatar 2022: the awarding of the competitions "could be invalidated" (Domenico Scala)

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"If evidence should emerge that the awards to Qatar and Russia only came about thanks to bought votes then the awards could be invalidated," said Domenico Scala, the independent chairman of the FIFA Audit & Compliance on 07/06/2015. Russia and Qatar, respectively, won their bids to host the World Cup in 2018 and 2022 after a vote of the FIFA...

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