02-24-2015, 04:14 PM
Let's see how this works out, European club reaction especially. I can't see how it can happen but who knows.
Quote:The 2022 World Cup in Qatar should take place in November and December and could be shortened, a FIFA task force has said.
The recommendation had been widely expected after the task force, led by Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, ruled out the possibility of playing the tournament in May and said a clash with the Winter Olympics, held in January, would be undesirable.
May had been the preferred option for European leagues, but Sheikh Salman stressed: "All parties have to compromise -- not just the Europeans."
Hassan Al Thawadi, the head of the Qatar 2022 World Cup organising committee, had said it was ready to host the event "at any point in time."
Although the committee had originally proposed a summer World Cup, fears over the effects of high temperatures led to the decision to switch it to another time of year.
In a statement, FIFA said the recommended time had "the full support of all six confederations" and had been identified as "the most viable."
"The proposal will be discussed at the next meeting of the FIFA executive committee, scheduled to take place in Zurich on 19 and 20 March 2015," the statement said.