FIFA s executive committee has agreed to set up a commission to look into moving the timing of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The tournament has come under scrutiny ever since the host nation was confirmed, amid concerns that the scorching summer temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius will prove unsafe for both players and spectators.
And with calls for the tournament to be moved from its traditional June and July slot to a winter timetable growing pace, the world governing body has now agreed to formally look into a possible switch.
A commission will be drawn from across the major stakeholders including the Qatar 2022 organisers themselves although a decision on any potential change to the calendar will not be made until after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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