2010 FIFA World Cup that he and the other members of FIFA's executive committee were bribed in order to promote the South African 1998 and 2010 World Cup bids. Blazer stated, "I and others on the Fifa executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selection of South Africa as the host nation for the 2010 World Cup." On 6 June 2015, "The Daily Telegraph" reported that Morocco had actually won the vote, but South Africa was awarded the tournament instead. The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban on 25 November 2007. As the host nation, South
2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup having taken place annually until 2009. The tournament was confirmed publicly on November 3, 2017, during the annual FIFA Beach Soccer Workshop in Dubai as part of the recently renewed partnership between FIFA and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). In October 2018, it was announced the tournament will take place in Paraguay; the city of Asunción will host the event in November 2019. This marks the first time that Paraguay will host a FIFA event and that a landlocked country will receive the World Cup. Brazil are the defending champions. The bidding schedule to determine the hosts was as follows: Countries