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 "I don't think that you can make a decision based on one week's
events without looking at the longer term," Dyke told lawmakers in a
hearing at the British parliament.
Dyke had been asked whether Russia was an appropriate World Cup host
following the downing of a passenger plane over Ukraine last week
which Western nations have blamed on separatists backed by Moscow.
Dyke also said that the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to
Qatar should be re-examined if an investigation by American lawyer
Michael Garcia finds wrongdoing.
"If Mr Garcia shows that there have been corrupt activities, the
whole thing should be reconsidered," he said.
 Garcia, who has been leading a FIFA ethics committee investigation
into allegations of corruption surrounding the award of the 2022
World Cup to the Gulf state, will submit his report in September.
Dyke said he was convinced that the tournament would not be held in
June or July if it was played in Qatar because of the intense heat,
with a move to a cooler time of the year a certainty.
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He also said that FIFA President Sepp Blatter would be re-elected if
he stands again next year despite corruption allegations surrounding
world soccer's governing body. Blatter has been head of FIFA since
1998.
"If he runs again he will win," Dyke said. "I think it's unlikely we
(England) will vote for him."
(Writing by Keith Weir, editing by Ed Osmond)
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