FIFA says World Cup inquiry 'hampered' by witnesses
The inquiry maintains it cannot be ruled out that Germany had bought their FIFA votes to host the 2006 World Cup.
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| Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup AFP/Valery Hache |
ZURICH: Key witnesses have "hampered" FIFA's inquiry into Germany's bid to host the 2006 World Cup by refusing to give evidence, football's world governing body said Friday (Mar 4).
FIFA said it welcomed a German inquiry into the German campaign which said it could not rule out that FIFA votes were bought.
"However, many questions still remain to be answered. FIFA's investigation has been hampered by the fact that key witnesses were not willing to answer questions or provide documents," said a FIFA statement, which did not give names.
FIFA said it was still cooperating with German and Swiss authorities in their investigations into various World Cup bids.
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