Switzerland: Russia and Qatar to remain World Cup hosts - German FA boss

Russia and Qatar will remain the host countries of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA world cups, president of the German Football Association Wolfgang Niersbach told the press outside FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Saturday. His announcement comes after Prince Ali bin al-Hussein conceded defeat to Sepp Blatter in the FIFA presidential election, Friday. Gaining 74 votes to Blatter's 133 in the first round, the former conceded defeat despite Blatter not receiving a two-thirds majority to win outright. The vote was carried out amid an ongoing storm of corruption and bribery allegations, with several FIFA officials and executives in the firing line. Blatter was elected through a secret ballot and will hold the post for a period of four years.