“Football the loser” – Wilmots 03/12/2010 |
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Former Belgian footballer Marc Wilmots claims “football has been the loser” after the decision to award Russia and Qatar the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
A joint bid from Holland and Belgium lost out to Russia in the race to host the 2018 event, while Qatar triumphed in the 2022 contest.
Wilmots told public broadcaster RTBF: "Russia is a political choice and Qatar is an economic choice. You can say that to some extent the sport has been the loser with the decision for these two World Cups.
“Now everyone knew from the start that there would be more people disappointed than winners. We are in the first category but from a sporting point of view you have to know how to accept this with grace."
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