FIFA president Sepp Blatter has made a remarkable admission about the 2022 World Cup.

The Swiss was quoted as saying that giving the tournament to Qatar could have been "a mistake".

Blatter is still hoping to persuade the game's senior figures to switch it to winter to avoid the extremely high temperatures.

However there is opposition from a number of organisations, including the Premier League, to moving the date of the World Cup.

The issue will be decided by the Executive Committee at a meeting next month.