No, not before until The Sunday Times alleges that FIFA’s Executive Committee members Issa Hayatou & Jacques Anouma took bribes of $1.5m each to vote for Qatar. Although, Qatar's official denied such act.
In reaction, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who is standing for re-election, has refused to rule out a re-run of the vote to host the 2022 World Cup, if allegations that Qatar paid millions of dollars in bribes to secure its win are proven. He also said, “We are anxiously waiting for these evidences or non-evidences in order that we can take the adequate steps.”
There is a least possibility to snatch the world cup host-ship from Qatar now, even if bribery is proven it could stringent the rules of voting methodology & may add more transparency in awarding rights to host the World Cup for future.
We have seen that the decision to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was graded as having "high operational risk", generated criticism from media & some countries officials on the concern of Qatar’s suitability to host the biggest sporting event, with regards to hot weather, press control & human rights in Qatar, being an Islamic state, rule under Sharia laws.
Being an analyst, I cannot completely ignore the possibility of the other way around. If Qatar stripped of 2022 World Cup then it would be the biggest U-turn in the FIFA’s history & could be devastating for FIFA & Qatar’s reputation.
