The 2022 World Cup finals should be hosted by the US if the Qatar bid is proven to have been corrupt.
This was the position of FIFA presidential candidate, Jerome Champagne, on Tuesday.
Champagne said: “If it has to be reconsidered, there should not be another vote but we should apply the IOC (International Olympic Committee) jurisprudence.
“We then give the gold medal to the silver medalist.”
The Frenchman spoke in an interview with French radio, RTL.
He said further: “In that, case we will go to the US in 2022.”
Champagne was referring to FIFA’s 2010 decision to award the tournament to Qatar by a 14-8 margin over the US in the final round of voting.
“But, once again, the presumption of innocence must benefit Qatar, too.”
Former FIFA deputy general secretary Champagne is one of five candidates bidding to replace the suspended Sepp Blatter at next month’s election in Zurich.
Candidates for the vote are Prince Ali Al-Hussein of Jordan, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Al-Khalifa, and UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino.
South African businessman and politician Tokyo Sexwale is also standing in the vote.
Reuters/NAN.
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