US bid for 2022 World Cup deemed medium risk by Fifa
 Fifa will decide on the location of the 2018 World Cup on 2 December The United States and Japan have been ranked as a medium legal risk by Fifa in its evaluation of the five contenders to host the 2022 World Cup. The failure to secure government support is seen as a drawback to the bids of the US and Japan. Their rivals - Australia, South Korea and Qatar - have been deemed low risk. However, concerns have been raised about hosting the 2022 tournament in Qatar during June and July because of the hot weather. "The fact that the competition is planned in June/July, the two hottest months of the year in this region, has to be considered as a potential health risk for players, officials, the Fifa family and spectators, and requires precautions to be taken," said Fifa in its report. Qatar plan to overcome the issue through air cooling systems at stadiums, training camps and fan zones.
Fifa's assessment of the 2018 and 2022 bidders took place between July and September and highlights the level of government support, accommodation, transport, technology infrastructure and event safety and security of each bid. England is hoping to win the race to host the 2018 tournament and was boosted by a low risk rating , with Qatar and the US considered the favourites among the five nations bidding to host the finals in 2022. In terms of the US and Japan bids, Fifa summarised: "...the necessary government support has not been documented as neither the government guarantees, the government declaration nor the government legal statement have been provided in compliance with Fifa's requirements for government documents..." US bid executive director David Downs said: "We have been in conversations with Fifa about this and they are comfortable with the situation." Australia is bidding to become the first Oceania country to host a World Cup, while Japan and South Korea are hoping to host the tournament on an individual basis after jointly staging the 2002 event. The concern over their three bids is the level of revenue. "There is a risk of reduction in TV income from Europe," said Fifa. "The income from Asia/Oceania would need to be increased substantially to offset the likelihood of loss of revenue in Europe." The vote to decide the hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts will take place on 2 December. | ||
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