Spain-Portugal

Video on the Sunday Times web site allegedly shows Mr. Zen-Ruffinen telling an undercover reporter that Spain-Portugal and Qatar have agreed a vote-trading deal that would give each bidder seven votes from FIFA's 24-man executive committee when the organization selects the locations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.

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It also creates a Europe-only competition for 2018 among bids from Russia, England, Spain-Portugal, and Holland-Belgium.

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At the same time, FIFA's ethics committee said it said it "did not find sufficient grounds" to support a separate accusation from a British newspaper that the Spain-Portugal bid had broken the rules by allying with Qatar to win their respective bids.

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Reporters for the Sunday Times of London posed as lobbyists and allegedly caught former FIFA general secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen saying Spain-Portugal, a candidate to host the 2018 tournament, had colluded to exchange votes with Qatar, which is bidding for 2022.

FIFA Widens Corruption Probe Jonathan Clegg 2010

Russia, England, Holland-Belgium, and Spain-Portugal are competing for the right to host the tournament.

FIFA Probes Alleged Bribes Sought for World Cup Votes Matthew Futterman 2010

Russia was also chosen to host soccer's World Cup in 2018, beating rival bids from England, Spain-Portugal and Belgium-Netherlands.

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Russia, England's main rival along with Spain-Portugal, will appear on the podium and attempt to pretend that the "public" part of this process? that which takes place at conferences and in the pages of glossy brochures? is continuing unencumbered by the investigation.

'Extremely tense' times for Fifa after allegations over World Cup bids Owen Gibson in Zurich 2010

Aside from the two executive committee members, Fifa is also investigating rumours of collusion between two nations? believed to be Qatar, bidding for 2022, and Spain-Portugal, bidding for 2018.

'Extremely tense' times for Fifa after allegations over World Cup bids Owen Gibson in Zurich 2010

November 2010: Two other committee members admit talks on trading support for Spain-Portugal bid for the 2018 World Cup and the Qatar bid for 2022.

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Spain-Portugal is competing with Russia, England and Holland-Belgium to stage the 2018 World Cup.

FIFA Widens Corruption Probe Jonathan Clegg 2010