Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has for the first time publicly acknowledged that a major mistake was made in awarding the organization of next year’s World Cup in Qatar, one of the richest in terms of gross domestic product after head per capita.

When Qatar won the 2022 World Cup after FIFA selected Russia for 2018, the “Qatar Gate” affair was revealed, according to which the political and economic relations of this Arab country with France were crucial for the organization of the World Cup, with the entry of tens of billions of euros of investments from the Middle East, through Paris Saint-Germain, infrastructure and other investments, Qatar Airways, Bain Sport.