國際足聯計劃推遲2026年世界盃競標

World Cup bidding suspended

世界盃競標推遲

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said on Wednesday that FIFA would postpone bidding to host the 2026 World Cup while investigations continue into allegations that bribery helped determine hosts of earlier tournaments.

國際足聯(FIFA)祕書長傑羅姆·瓦爾克10日表示，鑑於前幾屆世界盃主辦國的選定程序涉嫌受賄，相關調查正在進行，因此FIFA將推遲2026年世界盃的競標。

FIFA had expected to allocate the 2026 tournament to a host nation in 2017, but it has been embroiled in scandal since the US indicted 9 top officials on corruption charges last month.

FIFA原計劃於2017年決定2026年世界盃東道國，但自上個月，美國對9名涉嫌腐敗的FIFA高官提起訴訟，FIFA一直醜聞纏身。

Swiss authorities have also opened an investigation into how the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were awarded.

瑞士當局也展開了一項針對2018年和2022年世界盃申辦程序的調查。