PARIS -- The United States should directly be made the 2022 World Cup host if Qatar is stripped of the tournament, according to FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne.
The 2018 and 2022 bidding contests are under scrutiny by Switzerland's attorney general who is investigating suspected money laundering, and American federal prosecutors' wider probe of corruption in FIFA business that includes World Cup bids.
Champagne told French radio station RTL on Tuesday that FIFA should give hosting rights to the second-place bidder if corruption is proven linked to Qatar's win.
"It should not be a revote but apply the IOC's legal precedent, giving the gold medal to the silver medalist," the former FIFA international relations director said.