Awarding Qatar the FIFA World Cup was a mistake - Blatter

Former Fifa President Sepp Blatter says the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a mistake.

The 86 year old, was president of FIFA when Qatar was awarded the tournament in 2010.

Blatter says he was right to have said at the time that the tournament should not go to Qatar for 2022.

The Gulf state has been criticised for its stance on same-sex relationships, human rights records and treatment of migrant workers.

Blatter adds Qatar is too small of a country to host the tournament and that football and the World Cup are too big for it.

The World Cup starts on the 21st of this month.

[Source: BBC]