Summary of How FIFA corrupted the World Cup

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This video discusses how FIFA, in order to keep itself in power, corrupted the World Cup. In 2010, a vote to choose the host for the World Cup was won by Qatar, which had promised to spend an astonishing 200 billion dollars on infrastructure and build 12 brand new air-conditioned stadiums. However, allegations of bribery and corruption have since emerged, and several FIFA officials have been indicted or banned from the organization.

• 00:00:00 Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Prince William were in attendance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup announcement in Switzerland. The nations' fate rested in the hands of 22 FIFA officials, many of whom have been accused of abusing their power. Qatar was ultimately chosen as the host of the 2018 World Cup, and the announcement has been met with widespread criticism and corruption allegations.
• 00:05:00 This video discusses how FIFA, in order to keep itself in power, corrupted the World Cup. It was in this culture of corruption that FIFA decided to take the vote away from Congress and give it to exco meaning that to host a World Cup, countries only needed to win the votes of a majority of exco, just 13 of them. The fact that such a small body of people had such a powerful position vested among them without any real checks and balances led to corrupt behavior. This shadier side of the bidding process became vital to winning bids, and in the lead-up to this announcement, FIFA had decided that the 2018 World Cup would be in Europe. Four bidders emerged- England with its expansive infrastructure, Russia, Qatar, and Spain. But of course this was only part of what it took to win a World Cup bid. The countries that did win the vote that day were the ones who could pour the most money into all levels of FIFA's system.
• 00:10:00 In 2010, a vote to choose the host for the World Cup was won by Qatar, which had promised to spend an astonishing 200 billion dollars on infrastructure and build 12 brand new air-conditioned stadiums. However, allegations of bribery and corruption have since emerged, and several FIFA officials have been indicted or banned from the organization. In 2016, Congress gave FIFA the power to choose World Cup hosts again, and in 2018, Russia was chosen. However, the decision has been criticized for enabling Russia's human rights record and for not being in the best interests of the world.