SWITZERLAND: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - UEFA President Michel Platini arrives for FIFA Executive Committee discussion on possible rescheduling of the Qatar 2022 world cup from Summer to Winter.

Record ID: 863394

  • Title: SWITZERLAND: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - UEFA President Michel Platini arrives for FIFA Executive Committee discussion on possible rescheduling of the Qatar 2022 world cup from Summer to Winter.
  • Date: 3rd October 2013
  • Summary: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (OCTOBER 3, 2013) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF FIFA HEADQUARTERS FIFA LOGO VARIOUS OF JOURNALISTS AND CAMERA OPERATORS FIFA SIGN EXTERIOR OF FIFA HEADQUARTERS INSIDE ENTRANCE HALL VARIOUS OF FIFA POSTER FOR U-17 WORLD CUP VARIOUS OF WORLD CUP TROPHY UEFA PRESIDENT MICHEL PLATINI ARRIVES VARIOUS OF FIFA WORLD CUP MASCOT FOR BRAZIL 2014 ENTRANCE HALL
  • Embargoed: 18th October 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Switzerland
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  • Country: Switzerland
  • Topics: General,Sports
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  • Story Text: The executive committee of FIFA was meeting in Zurich on Thursday (October 3) to discuss whether the Qatar 2022 World Cup should be moved from Summer to Winter because of the heat.
    FIFA President Sepp Blatter has supported a move from Summer to Winter and has been quoted as saying that he hopes to have a decision in principal on Thursday or Friday. His UEFA counterpart, Michel Platini, told British media on Wednesday that all the members of FIFA would be consulted before a final decision is taken.
    On Wednesday Qatar said it is happy to accommodate a change in the dates, while insisting it can still stage a good tournament in Summer. In a statement it said it was researching and developing cooling technologies which could be used "in our stadiums, training pitches, fan zones and public areas for the 2022 FIFA World Cup".
    Qatar said it already had one cooled stadium at Al Sadd Sports Club and had also built a prototype carbon-neutral stadium using renewable energy-powered cooling technologies.
    It said a FIFA inspection team visited both arenas during the run-up to the vote which elected Qatar in 2010.
    Qatar has also been hit by criticism of its treatment of migrant workers after a report in Britain's Guardian newspaper said that dozens of migrant Nepalese workers have died in recent weeks FIFA said it was concerned at the report, which it would also discuss at its executive committee meeting.
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