By David Owen in Zurich
December 3 – FIFA does not reveal how individual Executive Committee members cast their votes.
However, this is my assessment of who might have voted for whom in yesterday’s decisive ballots.
I should stress it is just my assessment and I have no way of knowing if it is correct in every particular.
2018
Round 1
Russia 9 votes – Mutko, Blatter, Warner, Blazer, Salguero, Beckenbauer, Anouma, Lefkaritis, Hayatou
Iberia 7 votes – Villar Llona, Leoz, Grondona, Abo Rida, Bin Hammam, Makudi, Teixeira
Holl/Bel 4 votes – D’Hooghe, Chung, Erzik, Platini
England 2 votes – Thompson, Ogura
Round 2
Russia 13 votes – The nine above plus Ogura, Chung, Erzik and Platini
Iberia 7 votes – As above
Holl/Bel votes – D’Hooghe, Thompson
Russia Wins
2022
Round 1
Qatar 11 votes – Bin Hammam, Leoz, Grondona, Teixeira, Abo Rida, Makudi, Villar Llona, Platini, Hayatou, Anouma, Lefkaritis,
Korea 4 votes – Chung, D’Hooghe, Erzik, Blatter
Japan 3 votes – Ogura, Thompson, Mutko
USA 3 votes – Warner, Blazer, Salguero
Australia 1 vote – Beckenbauer
Round 2
Qatar 10 votes – Above eleven minus Teixeira
Korea 5 votes – Above four plus Teixeira
USA 5 votes – Above three plus Beckenbauer, Mutko
Japan 2 votes – Ogura, Thompson
Round 3
Qatar 11 votes – Above ten plus Ogura
USA 6 votes – Above five plus Thompson
Korea 5 votes – As above
Round 4
Qatar 14 votes – Above eleven plus Teixeira, Chung, Erzik
USA 8 votes – Above six plus Blatter, D’Hooghe
Qatar Wins
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