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FIFA compliance head says Russia, Qatar World Cups could be taken away-paper

ZURICH, June 7 (Reuters) - Russia and Qatar could be stripped of their World Cup hosting rights if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding process, the independent chairman of FIFA's audit and compliance committee told a Swiss newspaper.

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