Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa,
the Asian Football Confederation head, had ruled out May, the preferred
option of Europe's top leagues and clubs, the BBC reported.
After the last task-force meeting in November, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said the January/February 2022 or November/December 2022 were the preferred options.
But Sheikh Salman said a January/February World Cup was not desirable because it would clash with the Winter Olympics.
"We don't want it to collide during that period," the BBC quoted him as saying.
"Stakeholders are concerned about playing in the summer, so we have to change to winter. That's January or November. They have to make a choice - either A or B.
"But I think everybody agrees that in January or February it's difficult to play for the reasons that I mentioned before (Winter Olympics).
After the last task-force meeting in November, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said the January/February 2022 or November/December 2022 were the preferred options.
But Sheikh Salman said a January/February World Cup was not desirable because it would clash with the Winter Olympics.
"We don't want it to collide during that period," the BBC quoted him as saying.
"Stakeholders are concerned about playing in the summer, so we have to change to winter. That's January or November. They have to make a choice - either A or B.
"But I think everybody agrees that in January or February it's difficult to play for the reasons that I mentioned before (Winter Olympics).
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