Russia And Qatar To Be Stripped Of Hosting World Cup?

Last updated : 08 June 2015 By Footy Mad - Editor

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The bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals were not subject to any charges announced by US authorities, but the FBI's on-going investigation into corruption at the world governing body is reported to be set to put those processes under scrutiny.

Both Russia and Qatar have strenuously denied any wrongdoing.

England lost out in the 2018 voting process to Russia, along with combined bids from Spain/Portugal and Holland/Belgium, while Qatar were unexpected 2022 winners ahead of the likes of the United States, South Korea, Japan and Australia.

However, Domenico Scala, who is the independent chairman of FIFA's audit and compliance committee, told Swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung if anything untoward was uncovered, there could be the most serious of repercussions.

"Should there be evidence that the awards to Qatar and Russia came only because of bought votes, then the awards could be cancelled," he is quoted as saying in the newspaper.