8 Feb 2011

Blatter scotches suggestions of a winter World Cup

6:08 am on 8 February 2011

FIFA's president Sepp Blatter has dismissed suggestions of a winter World Cup in 2022 in Qatar, and discarded the idea of co-hosting the event with neighbouring countries.

Blatter said there were no plans to stage a winter World Cup, and any request to do so would have to come from the Qatari hosts, who have already said they plan to stage the event in summer.