The first Executive Committee after the election: Blatter FIFA promises to bring the crisis – RIA Novosti

ZURICH, May 30 – R-Sport, Nikolai Ryazantsev. FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter held its first meeting after the re-election of the executive committee of the organization in which it was decided that the quota confederations in the world championships in 2018 and 2022 will remain unchanged.

Blatter re-elected at the congress on Fridayan issue that had to consider the members of the executive committee, was the distribution of quotas confederations for the next World Championships in Russia and Qatar, to be held in 2018 and 2022 respectively. In his post-election speech, Blatter spoke warmly of the Oceania Football Confederation, emphasizing, that it needs to be more involved in the affairs of FIFA.Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, no quotas confederations. As a result, in 2018 Europe will represent 14 countries (Russia, together with the hostess), Africa – 5, South America and Asia – 4, CONCACAF – 3 plus will be held the intercontinental play-offs between the teams Oceania and CONCACAF and South America and Asia .

Another important issue was to consider the possibility of applying for the World Cup 2026 Asia and Europe. Members of the Executive Committee agreed that, despite the fact that the FIFA World Cup 2018 will be held in Russia, the European countries will be able to qualify for the tournament in 2026. Only Asian countries will be deprived of the right to the biggest football tournament is not held on the same continent twice in a row.

Mutko and Sorokin joined the committee to prepare the 2018

On Saturday, has been approved FIFA organizing committee for the 2018 World Cup, chaired by UEFA President Michel Platini. It includes nine people, including the Minister of Sports of Russia and member of the FIFA Executive Committee Vitaly Mutko, and the director general of the organizing committee “Russia-2018″ Alexei Sorokin.

Meanwhile, arrested on charges of corruption and Jeffrey Webb Eugenio Figueredo lost their jobs Vice -President FIFA and were excluded from the state of emergency and the Finance Committee, where their places were taken by the Acting President of CONCACAF, Alfredo Javito Banegas and CONMEBOL President Juan Angel Naputi.

Also on the Executive Committee, it was decided to temporarily suspend the membership of the Football Federation of Indonesia (PSSI) to FIFA. This team is allowed to participate in the qualifying tournament for the World Cup in 2018 and continue the game.

In April PSSI stopped carrying national championship because of disagreements with the Ministry of Sports on the participation of the two clubs. The Ministry then suspended the activities of PSSI and announced the creation of a body that would replace it.-Meeting after the executive committee has been set on the corruption scandal that broke out on Wednesday with the arrests of high-ranking FIFA officials. Blatter replied calmly, without being driven to the provocative questions of the British press, stressing that he will be able to deduce Fifa out of this crisis and to clear the reputation of the organization.

“Of course, I feel relieved by the fact that I was re-elected and from that today’s executive committee was a good atmosphere, I felt that I was not alone, “- said Blatter.

Talking about the atmosphere, it is worth mentioning that the three members of the Executive Committee did not come to the meeting: Javito was unable to attend for personal reasons, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Marco Polo del Nero before the election has returned home after began investigating corruption (among FIFA officials have arrested the former head of CBF, Jose Maria Marin), but the vice-president of FIFA David Gill did not attend the meeting in protest against Blatter’s re-election.

In the morning on Saturday, the British media reported that Gill did not change his promise and gave up his post as FIFA vice-president. Blatter said he had not received any explanation from him and did not know anything about the intentions of the Englishman. Earlier Mutko said that Gill offered a post in the Committee on Club World Championship, which will take place at the end of the year in Japan.

“It will take you one of his (Gill) the place of Vice President – can not say anything yet . This quota British federations is their private place after the manner for which they are nominated. Pass on this post through the UEFA Congress, he was elected to the UEFA Congress. Even if this is not the case, as it will further see, “- he said, Mutko on the phone.