FIFA to suspend bidding for 2026 World Cup amid corruption scandal
Posted: Jun 10, 2015 8:45 AM CST | Updated: Jul 28, 2016 5:26 PM CST
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said Wednesday that FIFA would \"postpone\" the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, as investigations continue into allegations that bribery helped determine the hosts of earlier World Cups.
World soccer's governing body had expected to allocate the 2026 tournament to a host nation in 2017, with the bidding process to start soon, Valcke said, but in the current situation, it's \"nonsense to start any bidding process for the time being.\"
FIFA said Monday that there are no legal grounds for it to take the 2018 World Cup from Russia or the 2022 event from Qatar.
Speaking to reporters while on a visit to Russia, Valcke said preparations for hosting the 2018 World Cup were \"on track.\"
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