�* police has worked actions. surrey police has worked tirelessly— actions. surrey police has worked tirelessly to prove that urfan sharif, — tirelessly to prove that urfan sharif, british petrol and faisal malik— sharif, british petrol and faisal malik played a part in her death. urfan _ malik played a part in her death. urfan sharif took the stand intending to blame beinash batool and faisal malik refused — beinash batool and faisal malik refused to take the stand at all or— refused to take the stand at all or provide information on what — all or provide information on what happened in police interviews. all three defendants have only ever sought _ defendants have only ever sought to protect their own interests throughout this investigation and have shown no remorse — investigation and have shown no remorse for their truly dreadful behaviour. sara sharif's _ dreadful behaviour. sara sharif's def death has been one of the _ sharif's def death has been one of the most awful cases the police — of the most awful cases the police has dealt with. i would like to— police has dealt with. i would like to thank those who gave evidence _ like to thank those who gave evidence in such harrowing circumstances. i would like to thank— circumstances. i would like to thank the _ circumstances. i would like to thank the jury for their consideration of the evidence which — consideration of the evidence which has been presented

throughout the trial. the murder— throughout the trial. the murder of a child is absolutely shocking, _ murder of a child is absolutely shocking, but the horrific nature _ shocking, but the horrific nature of the abuse sara sharif suffered — nature of the abuse sara sharif suffered during her short life has made this case particularly disturbing. todayjustice for sara — disturbing. todayjustice for sara has— disturbing. todayjustice for sara has been served and our thoughts _ sara has been served and our thoughts remain with sara's mother— thoughts remain with sara's mother and her siblings at this extremely difficult time. thank you very— extremely difficult time. thank you very much. thank you. good afternoon- _ you very much. thank you. good afternoon. judith _ you very much. thank you. good afternoon. judith reid, - you very much. thank you. good afternoon. judith reid, crown i afternoon. judith reid, crown prosecution service. lets check whether we can listen in a bit more. wejust heard whether we can listen in a bit more. we just heard there from... more. we “ust heard there from... .,, , more. we “ust heard there from... , ., more. we “ust heard there from...— more. we “ust heard there from... , ., . from... closest to her. we have all— from... closest to her. we have all seen _ from... closest to her. we have all seen sara's _ from... closest to her. we have all seen sara's smile - have all seen sara's smile shine out funny photos of her, but everyone involved in this case will always remember the utterly horrendous injuries and brutal treatment she received in the weeks leading up to her deaf. we cannot begin to imagine the suffering she went

through in her own family home. both defendants denied killing sara. however, the appalling truth is that they, along with faisal malik, were all living in a small house and were all complicit to what was happening to sara. the evidence given by some of the neighbours of the family highlighted their concerns about what was going on behind closed doors, yet none of the defendants did anything to stop or report the abuse that led to sara's tragic death. it has been a painstaking operation by surrey police and the crown prosecution service to build this case and be able to prove to the jury that urfan sharif and beinash batool were both responsible for sara's murder. by responsible for sara's murder. by showing they were there in the run—up to sara's death, we were able to prove that both of them played their part in killing her. this case was compared it further by the fact that all three defendants lead

the country to pakistan and our cps international unit played a significant role in helping us to prosecute this case successfully. we have today secured justice for sara, although the ultimate tragedy is that she was killed by the very adults who should have loved and protected her. our thoughts today are with sara's family and those who knew her. thank you. family and those who knew her. thank vom— family and those who knew her. thank yon-— thank you. you have been heafina thank you. you have been hearing there _ thank you. you have been hearing there from - thank you. you have been hearing there from the - thank you. you have been i hearing there from the crown prosecution service and before that we heard from detective chief inspector craig emerson from surrey police, who talked about the spirit and bravery and resilience of sara sharif, who had enjoyed what he described as brutal abuse and unspeakable violence. we had also there from the crown prosecution service about the complex nature of the case and the efforts they made to try to bring about a prosecution. let's bring in danny shaw, who has been monitoring this for us. so it is quite emotive, but

accurate language for the kind of things people had to sit through and they kind of evidence that was brought in this case? i evidence that was brought in this case?— this case? i think the statements - this case? i think the statements from - this case? i think the statements from the | this case? i think the - statements from the police this case? i think the _ statements from the police and the crown prosecution service some up very well how harrowing this case has been for those involved in the investigation and the prosecution of it, how difficult it has been. they have to speak in measured tones. they had to speak sort of without too much emotion because that is part of their job, to conduct these inquiries sort of dispassionately and clearly, following the evidence trail, but you can hearfrom what they said, i think, just how affected they have been by this case. asjudith reid said, from the crown prosecution service, the three of them were responsible for sara's death. adults who should have protected her. that is essentially, she came to her death in the house where the adults were responsible and they should have been the ones

protecting her. and that is really, you know, that is really, you know, that is really enough of this case. a little girl looks to her father, stepmother, and call for protection and safety and for protection and safety and for refuge and they can't provide it and impact her father and stepmother inflicted the injuries that ultimately led to her death, while her uncle just sort of looked on and did nothing. and he also will be facing a possible life sentence because that is the maximum penalty for allowing the death of a child. so very long prison terms to come. i think it is also a credit to the police and the cps that they managed to effectively secure the return of the three from pakistan. those negotiations can be very difficult, not straightforward, but they managed to do that within a fairly short span of

time and bring this case to the courts also within a matter of months, with an effective prosecution. i understand there were also some difficulties with jurors were also some difficulties withjurors being sick were also some difficulties with jurors being sick and so onjury deliberations, with jurors being sick and so on jury deliberations, which can complicate proceedings in the courts, but they have reached a verdict today. danny shaw, reached a verdict today. danny shaw. thank — reached a verdict today. danny shaw, thank you _ reached a verdict today. danny shaw, thank you very - reached a verdict today. danny shaw, thank you very much - shaw, thank you very much indeed for your expertise in this disturbing case. as danny mentioned there, the pakistan element of this was important. for weeks the three adults, urfan sharif, sara's father, beinash batool, her stepmother, and faisal malik, her uncle, were subject to a police investigation in pakistan that spread across the country. there were questions about how they had remain hidden for so long. our correspondent caroline davies and her team spent months tracking down the man who says he had them.

punjab's rural heartland. where and how did they stay undiscovered? we are off to meet a man who is related by urfan sharif by marriage. and from the conversations we have been having, we think you might know more about how the three adults to hit hidden for so long in pakistan. months of searching, tip and leads led us to the store in a one track village. during the hunt, police suspected this man of helping hide sara's father, urfan sharif, stepmother beinash batool and uncle faisal malik, as well as sara's five siblings. speaking exclusively to the bbc before the trial began, he told us how he did it. this is a urfan sharif's room? so this is where he

stayed? translation: no yes, they stayed here. they used to sleep here, they used to use this table for flute. they used to sit here with beinash batool to sit here with beinash batool to contact the lawyer and discuss how they would contact police in the uk. this man is known to the police. as we talk, i notice a gun tucked into his waistband. he tells us it is for his safety. sara's family left the uk for pakistan on the 9th of august 2023. by the time the pakistan police began looking for them on the 16th, this man says they were already in hiding with him. he said the police raided here. if the police raided, how did they never find you all the children? neverfind you all the children? translation: never find you all the children? translation: from this roof you — children? translation: from this roof you could _ children? translation: from this roof you could see - children? translation: from this roof you could see the - this roof you could see the police from all sides. then i used to take them here. we used to go inside the fields. you hidden here? _ to go inside the fields. you hidden here? translation: to go inside the fields. you - hidden here? translation: yes. the children _ hidden here? translation: yes. the children were _ hidden here? translation: fez; the children were scared, they

couldn't understand what was going on. couldn't understand what was auoin on. ., , going on. you still hid them from the — going on. you still hid them from the police, _ going on. you still hid them from the police, knowing i going on. you still hid theml from the police, knowing the police wanted to talk to them about sara's death? i police wanted to talk to them about sara's death?— about sara's death? i had a farm and — about sara's death? i had a farm and young _ about sara's death? i had a farm and young kids. - about sara's death? i had a farm and young kids. if- about sara's death? i had a farm and young kids. if i i farm and young kids. if i hadn't helped them, they would have been completely helpless. he told us that despite the police hunt, he still took the family out for haircuts, pizza and ice cream and moved them between here and sara's grandfather's house two hours away. it was at the grandfather's house in september 2023 that police raided and found the five children. we filmed the aftermath. now, incredibly, this man says the three adults were there as well, but hid in a neighbour's garden. if true, it means that as we filmed, the adults were metres away from us. how are they not found? translation:— us. how are they not found? translation: ., , ~ translation: the family knew we were coming _ translation: the family knew we were coming because _ translation: the family knew we were coming because there - translation: the family knew we

were coming because there is - translation: the family knew we were coming because there is a - were coming because there is a big lcd to which cameras are attached. they were watching everything. he attached. they were watching everything-— everything. he says with no time to grab _ everything. he says with no time to grab the _ everything. he says with no time to grab the kids, - everything. he says with no time to grab the kids, the l time to grab the kids, the adults simply ran. he says the police pressure meant the adults decided to fly back to the uk. sara's siblings were left behind. the trial may be over, but the damage reverberates. five children who lost their sister, still in limbo in pakistan. and a little girl who lost her life. caroline davies, bbc news. and shejoins us and she joins us live from islamabad now. it seems there were some questions, but also a few more answers about what actually happened in that period where they were missing? yes, so when the three adults flew back in september 2023 there were still so many questions about exactly what had happened during the time they were here in pakistan. they were here for over a month and during that time there was

and during that time there was a massive police hunt here which involved different forces looking in different regions across the country. we were hearing on a regular basis that they felt they were very close to finding them, but ultimately those three adults were never discovered. of course, the five children were now, from having spoken to the man who says he hid them, we have an idea of quite how close both police and when we were reporting how close we potentially came to actually seeing, to being to those adults. so it really was a mystery about how they have managed to evade the police for that period of time. now, after we have been able to speak to... who is a relative of urfan sharif, we understand a bit more about what's happening here in pakistan, details like the fact that he was taking the family, he said, in between home and the grandfather's home as well, which was about two hours away that they were going back and forth, the fact that they were hiding in cornfields

whenever the police came to visit his property as well. what i was really struck by when we were speaking to him was how difficult this must have been for those five children who knew that, he describes them, saying that they were very scared, they didn't really know what was going on when they were hiding in these cornfields in the middle of the pitch black white the police were coming into the property they had just been staying in. ithink property they had just been staying in. i think the other thing to bear in mind about what has happened here in pakistan is those five siblings of sara sharif are still here in the country. they are still in the country. they are still in limbo at the moment, there is still a legal case going on about whether they are going to be returned to the uk or stay here in pakistan. so this is a case that has still got further ramifications and the reverberations of what happened and that decision to bring those children over here is still being lived out here in

pakistan. still being lived out here in pakistan-— still being lived out here in pakistan. �* ., ., pakistan. and we heard from the crown prosecution _ pakistan. and we heard from the crown prosecution service - pakistan. and we heard from the crown prosecution service in - pakistan. and we heard from the crown prosecution service in a i crown prosecution service in a statement, they said, they described it as clearly a very complex case? part of that was having to work with foreign authorities, but they say they have secured justice for her and so that co—operation between pakistan and uk was really important to get to this point where we are at now? it was, yes, and from the very beginning of the first media reports about the suggestion that these adults might be in pakistan, we knew this could potentially be very complicated because pakistan and the uk don't have a extradition treaty between the two of them had previously to try to get adults involved in criminal cases back involved in criminal cases back in the uk back here has on occasion taken years, if that hasn't happened voluntarily, so it can be an incredibly complicated process. the fact the three adults came back voluntarily meant that was, by comparison to what could have happened, a relatively swift process. pakistan police were involved in a major hunt, that was after interpol put out a

yellow notice, we understand, which is to be able to identify the location of these adults. we know there was a huge police case here from the pakistan police and what was also very interesting about speaking to this relative that hid urfan sharif and the rest of the family is that he said it was finally and ultimately that police pressure that ultimately led, in his words, for those three adults to decide they would fly back to uk. so a really international case and at points there was a huge amount of mystery about exactly the location of these adults, but now we are able to get a few more answers about exactly what might have happened here in pakistan. find what might have happened here in pakistan-— in pakistan. and carrie, briefly. _ in pakistan. and carrie, briefly, how _ in pakistan. and carrie, briefly, how much - in pakistan. and carrie, briefly, how much has i in pakistan. and carrie, - briefly, how much has been covered by the pakistani media? has this been something people have talked about a lot? this case was _ have talked about a lot? this case was talked _ have talked about a lot? this case was talked about - have talked about a lot? try 3 case was talked about during the summer of 2023 and we saw just now that when this results came out here, that it was also

announced across the news outlets, it was on the pakistan tv stations as well. it is something that has been monitored and followed as well here in pakistan and i think thatis here in pakistan and i think that is obviously because of this and incredibly tragic case of what happened to sara sharif, a ten—year—old little girl, and what happened to her, the enormous police hunt and now finally this conclusion today and these guilty verdicts for beinash batool and urfan sharif. that is something that is being followed here in pakistan.— is being followed here in pakistan. . , ., ~ pakistan. carrie davies, thank ou ve pakistan. carrie davies, thank you very much _ pakistan. carrie davies, thank you very much indeed - pakistan. carrie davies, thank you very much indeed for - pakistan. carrie davies, thank you very much indeed for thatj you very much indeed for that update there from pakistan. just a reminder, we have been covering the guilty verdicts in the case of sara sharif. urfan sharif, 43, the father of ten—year—old sara sharif, and the stepmother, beinash batool, have both been found guilty of the murder. faisal malik, 29, has not been found guilty of murder, but has been found

guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. the crown prosecution service have described this today is it the brutal abuse and murder of a child and have described the horrific nature of the case and said it was particularly disturbing for all those who are involved. stay with us here on bbc news, we return you now to bbc news now, goodbye for now.

welcome back. the father and stepmother of ten—year—old sara sharif have been convicted of her murder. after a trial that heard harrowing reports of her killing. in south—west london not what prosecutors say was a campaign of serious and repeated violence. our correspondent helen wilkinson has been touring the case at the old bailey. —— has been following the case. sara sharif loved to play the guitar. she was a confident girl. but last august she died.

i killed my daughter. i killed my daughter. i killed my daughter. i killed my daughter-— i killed my daughter. i killed my daughter. more than a year after sara _ my daughter. more than a year after sara had _ my daughter. more than a year after sara had died, _ my daughter. more than a year after sara had died, her- my daughter. more than a year after sara had died, her father| after sara had died, herfather made the call to the police. mr; made the call to the police. my dau~hter made the call to the police. if’g’i daughter is dead. made the call to the police. my daughter is dead. who - made the call to the police. my daughter is dead. who killed i daughter is dead. who killed our daughter is dead. who killed your daughter? _ daughter is dead. who killed your daughter? it _ daughter is dead. who killed your daughter? it is - daughter is dead. who killed your daughter? it is me. - daughter is dead. who killed your daughter? it is me. he| daughter is dead. who killed . your daughter? it is me. he had left sara's _ your daughter? it is me. he had left sara's body _ your daughter? it is me. he had left sara's body at _ your daughter? it is me. he had left sara's body at home - your daughter? it is me. he had left sara's body at home in - left sara's body at home in woking in surrey and fled with his family to pakistan.- his family to pakistan. police! sara's father _ his family to pakistan. police! sara's father was _ his family to pakistan. police! sara's father was still - his family to pakistan. police! sara's father was still on - his family to pakistan. police! sara's father was still on the l sara's father was still on the phone to the police when officers were already inside the house. officers were already inside the house-— the house. police, hello? upstairs _ the house. police, hello? upstairs under _ the house. police, hello? upstairs under covers - the house. police, hello? upstairs under covers in i the house. police, hello? | upstairs under covers in a the house. police, hello? - upstairs under covers in a bunk bed, they found sara's body. her father had left a handwritten note. love you, sara. it is me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating. the little girl had over 70 injuries, beating. the little girl had over70 injuries, including fractures, bruises, burns and

bite marks. fractures, bruises, burns and bite marks-— fractures, bruises, burns and bite marks. she had in'uries to her shoulders, h bite marks. she had in'uries to her shoulders, which _ bite marks. she had injuries to her shoulders, which are - bite marks. she had injuries to her shoulders, which are said i her shoulders, which are said to be very rare by the pathologist. and she had lots of rib injuries, so you can imagine the fractured ribs, the pain that that would have been causing. pain that that would have been causin._ pain that that would have been causini. , , pain that that would have been causini. , causing. sara's blood was discovered _ causing. sara's blood was discovered on _ causing. sara's blood was discovered on this - causing. sara's blood was discovered on this cricket| causing. sara's blood was - discovered on this cricket bat and herfather used discovered on this cricket bat and her father used to this metal pole to beat her with. your travel plans dates, please? gear i leave tomorrow. with sara's body upstairs, desperate to leave, urfan sharif and beinash batool, his wife, were making plans to leave. hours later, the family were at heathrow heading for pakistan. but after months on the run, sara's father, stepmother and uncle, faisal malik, fled the uk. they would

when they returned they were immediately arrested. you are now being _ immediately arrested. you are now being rested _ immediately arrested. you are now being rested for _ immediately arrested. you are now being rested for the - immediately arrested. you are i now being rested for the murder of sara sharif. fist now being rested for the murder of sara sharif.— of sara sharif. at the old bailey trial _ of sara sharif. at the old bailey trial for _ of sara sharif. at the old bailey trial for six - of sara sharif. at the old bailey trial for six days . of sara sharif. at the old j bailey trial for six days in the witness box, sara's father sobbed as he denied almost everything and blamed his wife. but on the seventh day, urfan sharif made an extraordinary confession. jurors were left open—mouthed after sara's father began confessing, trembling, he said, he beat his daughter over a number of weeks repeatedly and with force. she died because of me, he said. urfan sharif denied burning and biting sara. beinash batool refused to provide dental impressions for comparison. i’m impressions for comparison. i'm into my 30th — impressions for comparison. i�*m into my 30th year of policing and i have never seen a case that has included such horrific suffering of a young person. it was a brutal end for sara. the spirited little girl who had

dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. helena wilkinson, bbc news. more on those verdicts as well on the bbc news website. we are keeping a close eye on wieffer at the moment, football's world governing body because we are waiting for them to formally confirm saudi arabia as hosts of the 2034 men's world cup. let's listening to... this man... let's listening to... this man- - -_ let's listening to... this man... ., . ., , man... of the fifa world cup in 2030 and _ man... of the fifa world cup in 2030 and 2034. _ man... of the fifa world cup in 2030 and 2034. it _ man... of the fifa world cup in 2030 and 2034. it promises . man... of the fifa world cup in 2030 and 2034. it promises to | 2030 and 2034. it promises to be a historic moment, sol thank you all for being part of this history. and with that, i can pass already to agenda item to match, which is the roll

call and the declaration that the congress has been convened and composed in compliance with the statutes and for this point i would pass the floor immediately to tires, our secretary general, they ask you to confirm the number of member associations present and entitled to vote.- associations present and entitled to vote. thank you, president. _ entitled to vote. thank you, president. hello _ entitled to vote. thank you, president. hello as - entitled to vote. thank you, president. hello as well - entitled to vote. thank you, j president. hello as well and entitled to vote. thank you, l president. hello as well and a bil president. hello as well and a big warm _ president. hello as well and a big warm welcome from zurich to all of— big warm welcome from zurich to all of us — big warm welcome from zurich to all of us watching today. i can confirm, _ all of us watching today. i can confirm, just checking my screen, _ confirm, just checking my screen, that currently we have 201 member associations who have — 201 member associations who have successfullyjoined the congress online. and with this confirmation, i hereby declare that the — confirmation, i hereby declare that the congress has been convened and composed in compliance with the statutes. i would — compliance with the statutes. i would like to thank everyone for their— would like to thank everyone for their efforts and commitment to participating. in addition, — commitment to participating. in addition, all 211 member associations were eligible to

cast — associations were eligible to cast their votes via their online _ cast their votes via their online platform, which was at the disposal of the delegates of this— the disposal of the delegates of this extraordinary fifa congress. and i can confirm that— congress. and i can confirm that all— congress. and i can confirm that all 211 have effectively cast — that all 211 have effectively cast their votes prior to the congress. with the congress now duly convened, it should be noted — duly convened, it should be noted that fifa has received letters _ noted that fifa has received letters from two member associations on the 9th of december requesting their views to be _ december requesting their views to be expressed today at the congress. firstly, these received a letter from the norwegian football federation, who have requested that a statement from them be read out and be _ statement from them be read out and be included in the minutes as follows. i opened the guotem _ as follows. i opened the quote... fifa has received a letter— quote... fifa has received a letter from the norwegian member associations, letter from the norwegian memberassociations, raising member associations, raising concerns— member associations, raising concerns about memberassociations, raising concerns about the bidding process— concerns about the bidding process for the 2030 and 2034 editions— process for the 2030 and 2034 editions of the fifa world cup. these — editions of the fifa world cup. these concerns relate to the bidding _ these concerns relate to the bidding process being perceived as not— bidding process being perceived as not fully aligning with the principles and objectives of

fifa's — principles and objectives of fifa's governance reforms of 2016 — fifa's governance reforms of 2016. the member association has requested that these reflections be acknowledged in the congress minutes. it also asked — the congress minutes. it also asked that question is raised being — asked that question is raised being addressed by fifa in due course — being addressed by fifa in due course. including fever's documentation of the recommendation in the fifa subcommittee on human rights and social— subcommittee on human rights and social responsibility report— and social responsibility report on remedy. i close the quote — report on remedy. i close the quote i— report on remedy. i close the quote. i can already confirm that— quote. i can already confirm that the _ quote. i can already confirm that the fever administration will revert to the norwegian football federation and address all concerns raised accordingly after— all concerns raised accordingly after the — all concerns raised accordingly after the congress. secondly, fifa received a letter from the swiss — fifa received a letter from the swiss football association, asking _ swiss football association, asking that the procedure as approved by the fifa council and shed in advance with all members of the association regarding the vote of agenda item — regarding the vote of agenda item eight be considered by extraordinary congress. this request— extraordinary congress. this request will therefore be dealt with once the agenda item is

opened _ with once the agenda item is opened. additionally, both letters— opened. additionally, both letters will be attached to the minutes — letters will be attached to the minutes of the extraordinary congress. with that, i hand you back— congress. with that, i hand you back to — congress. with that, i hand you back to the president for the next — back to the president for the next agenda item.— back to the president for the next agenda item. thank you very much- — next agenda item. thank you very much. so _ next agenda item. thank you very much. so we _ next agenda item. thank you very much. so we can - next agenda item. thank you very much. so we can move i next agenda item. thank you i very much. so we can move to agenda item three, the appointment of the scrutiny and members to check the minutes. the delegates were asked to confirm in advance the scrutiny is and the minute checkers. bypass the floor again to you, secretary general, to present the results.— the results. thank you, and president. _ the results. thank you, and president. yes, _ the results. thank you, and president. yes, the - the results. thank you, and | president. yes, the member associations requested to sit blue — associations requested to sit blue submit their votes prior to the — blue submit their votes prior to the congress in relation to the approval of the appointment of the _ the approval of the appointment of the following six member associations as scrutiny is. chinese _ associations as scrutiny is. chinese taipei, colombia, guinea—bissau, latvia, tahiti

and — guinea—bissau, latvia, tahiti and turkey. the following association to check the minutes. cameroon, the dominican republic, fiji, iceland _ dominican republic, fiji, iceland and... dominican republic, fi'i, iceland and. . .i dominican republic, fi'i, iceland and... while we wait for the iceland and. .. while we wait for the official— iceland and... while we wait for the official confirmation i for the official confirmation from the fact that saudi arabia will be hosting the 2034 world cup, we are keeping an eye on what is happening. this is all happening virtually, of course, and olly foster is standing by watching things. we havejust been hearing these letters that have been submitted by norway and the swiss. why are they significant?— significant? i've actually got the norwegian _ significant? i've actually got the norwegian statement i significant? i've actually got i the norwegian statement here. we knew norway were going to be a dissenting voice and they have pointed out in a statement it is nothing against saudi arabia, perse, but they mention those reforms back in 2016, when you go back to the really crabby era of fifa that santino has inherited and been trying to sort out. those reforms did regard the bidding process for future world cups, which is what we are here talking about today and also human rights issues, which has

been planted and evaluation reports going forward. so a lot of criticism for this decision we're going to find out about, in saudi arabia over the next ten minutes ago, this extraordinary fifa congress running about 15 minutes late also. as we heard there, they are just also. as we heard there, they arejust going through also. as we heard there, they are just going through the small print and some of those minutes. and norway will be pleased that their concerns have been raised, as they wanted them to be. nobody in the room there at this extraordinary congress, it is virtual. we heard that the of all over 200 associations have all over 200 associations have all dialled in by various means before the acclamation, as it will be, not so much a vote because we have these two sold bids for the 2030 world cup, which will be a joint bid between morocco, portugal, spain and three south american countries, just a handful of games in south america. and then the contentious issue of saudi arabia in 2034 and norway included on the minutes now say they have big concerns about how those reforms that were

brought in 18 years ago now or so, eight years or so, how they haven't really been implemented and they say in the statement, any perception of predetermined outcomes, which is what they feel the saudi arabian rubber stamping would be, or insufficient scrutiny also risks ending trust in fifa's decision—making processes. the fifa council's decision to determine the award with an en bloc acclamation, which we are expecting in the next ten minutes or so, adds to our concerns. so norway in the minority, yes, but certainly they are expressing their concerns about this whole process that has got us to 2030 going to thatjoint bid from europe, africa and south america. and then saudi arabia landing the greatest prize in 2034. ,, .,, landing the greatest prize in 2034. ,, ._ , , 2034. stay with us, olly foster. _ 2034. stay with us, olly foster, let's _ 2034. stay with us, olly foster, let's listen i 2034. stay with us, olly foster, let's listen in i 2034. stay with us, olly foster, let's listen in to| 2034. stay with us, olly i foster, let's listen in to the president as he makes his address.

president as he makes his address-— address. football is a social phenomenon. i address. football is a social phenomenon. a i address. football is a i social phenomenon. a unique social— social phenomenon. a unique social phenomenon, which is capable _ social phenomenon, which is capable of bringing people from everywhere, from all corners of the world, _ everywhere, from all corners of the world, from all social classes, _ the world, from all social classes, from overseas or west. bringing — classes, from overseas or west. bringing people together in a peaceful, joyful and respectful way~ _ peaceful, joyful and respectful way this _ peaceful, joyful and respectful way. this is unity. and this is football _ way. this is unity. and this is football. today we are here to decide — football. today we are here to decide on— football. today we are here to decide on the hosts of the world _ decide on the hosts of the world cup's 2030 and 2034. two years _ world cup's 2030 and 2034. two years ago— world cup's 2030 and 2034. two years ago today, we were in doha — years ago today, we were in doha in— years ago today, we were in doha in qatar, witnessing a fantastic, incredible, beautiful world cup. a huge

success, _ beautiful world cup. a huge success, over3 beautiful world cup. a huge success, over 3 million fans in the stadiums, 5 billion viewers on tv — the stadiums, 5 billion viewers on tv. teams from three different— on tv. teams from three different considerations in the semifinals. what an incredible success — semifinals. what an incredible success story. that world cup qatar— success story. that world cup qatar 2022 was. last year in 2023 we had our women's _ last year in 2023 we had our women's world cup. organised into countries, australia and new— into countries, australia and new zealand. representing two continents, asia and oceania. the _ continents, asia and oceania. the first— continents, asia and oceania. the first with 32 teams and teams _ the first with 32 teams and teams from all confederations won at— teams from all confederations won at least one game and the teams — won at least one game and the teams from five configurations gualified — teams from five configurations qualified for the knockout stage~ _ qualified for the knockout stage. so we have seen it increasing, bringing football

to more _ increasing, bringing football to more countries, increasing