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FIFA: Winter World Cup possible

March 3, 2013
By ESPN staff
FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has confirmed that there is a possibility the 2022 World Cup could be played during the winter.

Valcke said the request to move the timing of the finals must come from the hosts Qatar - unless FIFA's executive committee decides that the medical risks of playing the tournament in the extreme heat of June are too great.

He added that the international calendar had not been fixed beyond 2018 which makes moving the 2022 finals possible, but that ...

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