Back in 2010, Australia was stunned to learn that for all its political lobbying and a $46 million investment, all it got was a single vote in its bid to host the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup
Australia was up versus Japan, South Korea, U.S.A., joint quotes from Spain-Portugal and Holland-Belgium, along with the winning bid from Qatar.
Depending on who you ask the entire procedure at that time ranged from unclean to downright criminal
Of the 22- member FIFA executive committee who voted, 10 have either served or are serving restrictions for ethical breaches– consisting of then-FIFA president, Sepp Blatter; four of that 10 plus four others have actually either been founded guilty, or stand implicated, of criminal corruption; and from those 14, 5 have actually been named in the years-long FBI investigation into money laundering and racketeering in the U.S.A..
The executive committee has actually been replaced with a 37- member FIFA Council, chaired by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
It is these council members who will vote to determine who will host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, although 2 will stay away due to the fact that they are members from quote nations.
Only one member who voted in the election for the 2022 World Cup