BERN (Reuters) - FIFA is standing by its technical evaluation of Colombia's bid to host the 2023 women's World Cup, telling the country's unhappy football chief that the assessment was conducted in a 'highly objective' manner.
BERN - FIFA is standing by its technical evaluation of Colombia's bid to host the 2023 women's World Cup, telling the country's unhappy football chief that the assessment was conducted in a"highly objective" manner.
The Colombian proposal to bring the tournament to South America for the first time received the lowest score among FIFA's evaluation of the three bids to host the tournament. In a four-page letter seen by Reuters, FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura replied that"all steps were taken to conduct the evaluation in a highly objective manner."
In response to a claim that FIFA's evaluation had cast doubt over the security situation in Colombia, Samoura recognised that there had been improvements but said that"all sources reviewed by experts indicated an elevated level of risk" compared to other bids.
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