The judge issued a ruling stating that FIFA had breached the contract and that Mastercard was entitled to sponsor the next two World Cups. The judge also brought to light that FIFA officials had repeatedly lied to both Mastercard and Visa during the negotiations.
A ruling was issued by the judge stating that FIFA had failed to meet its contractual commitments, thereby allowing Mastercard to host the next two World Cups. Additionally, the judge uncovered instances of FIFA officials having provided false information to both Mastercard and Visa throughout the negotiations.