Awarding Qatar World Cup 2022 was a mistake, says former Fifa president Sepp Blatter
Blatter added Qatar is "too small of a country" to host the tournament and that "football and the World Cup are too big for it".
Fifa's executive committee voted 14-8 for Qatar to host the tournament ahead of the United States 12 years ago, at the same time Russia was awarded the 2018 event. Blatter also said Fifa had adjusted the criteria used to select host countries in 2012 after concerns were raised about the treatment of migrant workers building World Cup stadiums in Qatar.England forward Beth Mead says holding World Cup in Qatar is 'disappointing'
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