Key findings from the report by Hans-Joachim Eckert, chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's independent ethics committee into investigation into World Cup bidding.
Qatar
- Issues over two consultants
- Some questions over its use of the Aspire Academy.
- Brazil v Argentina friendly in Doha in November 2010 caused concerns about "payments intended for the Argentina FA. However, the relevant arrangements were not connected to the Qatar 2022 bid,'' says the report.
- Sponsored the 2010 CAF Congress in Angola to the tune of one million pounds -- no rules were broken.
- Mohamed Bin Hammam was "distant'' from the bid team and payments made by him to Jack Warner and African officials were to influence their votes for the FIFA presidency.
- Bin Hammam paid suspended OFC president Reynald Temarii's legal fees after he received a one-year suspension to allow him to appeal. That benefited Qatar's bid but "there is no direct link between Qatar 2022 and any payments of Mr Bin Hammam to Mr Temarii''.
- The report states "serious concerns about the credibility'' of a whistleblower who made a number of claims.
England
- Accommodated "inappropriate requests'' from Jack Warner, including finding a family friend a part-time job in the UK.
- Picking up the bill for a 35,000 pound gala dinner for Caribbean officials
- Providing "substantial assistance'' for a training camp for an under-20 Trinidad and Tobago team in 2009.
- Favourable response to Warner asking for benefits for his Trinidad football club 'Joe Public FC'.
- Lord Triesman, England's bid chairman at the time, would not co-operate with the investigation despite using Parliamentary privilege to make a number of allegations.
Australia:
- Funds for development projects in the Caribbean ended up in the personal account of Jack Warner.
- The Oceania federation sought financial support from Australia during the time of the bidding process.
- There were indications that the Australia 2022 bid team attempted to direct funds the Australian government had set aside for existing development projects in Africa toward initiatives in countries with ties to FIFA Executive Committee members with the intention to advance its bid.
Russia:
- Only a limited amount of documents made available -- Russia 2018 said the computers used at the time by the Bid Committee had been leased and then returned to their owner and since destroyed.
- Suggestions of vote trading between Japan and Russia but no supporting evidence obtained.
Japan:
- Handed out expensive gifts including cameras worth up to 1,200 pounds.
- FIFA members denied receiving any improper or valuable gifts: "there are various potential explanations for the Executive Committee members' statements and perceptions, however all of them troubling.''
- Eckert recommends "adopting clearer gift rules and reporting requirements'' for future World Cup bids.
South Korea
- FIFA's Korean executive member Chung Mung-Joon sent letters to fellow members about a proposal to establish a global football fund intended to be worth almost 500 million pounds which "created at least the appearance of a conflict or an offer of benefits to FIFA executive committee members in an effort to influence their votes''.
United States
- United States "might have attempted to influence member associations within the Asian Football Confederation ''to support the USA 2022 bid by spreading incorrect rumours relating to China's potential bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup". Report says no evidence corroborating this.
- No development assistance or other benefits were offered by the USA 2022 bid or the US Government aimed at influencing the vote.
Holland/Belgium
- The investigation did not identify any issues.
Spain/Portugal
- The bid is not even mentioned in Eckert's report, but is alluded to as "one specific bid team.. was particularly uncooperative in responding to the Investigatory Chamber's requests''.