Report: French prosecutors investigating World Cup vote

A third country is reportedly investigating the vote for the awarding of the 2018 World Cup and 2022 World Cup.

French prosecutors opened an investigation into potential corruption relating to FIFA's vote that awarded the 2018 World Cup and 2022 World Cup to Russia and Qatar, respectively, according to the Guardian's David Conn. It's understood that investigators interviewed Sepp Blatter, who was the president of football's governing body in December 2010, when the vote took place. He was interviewed April 20 as a witness, per Le Monde.

Michel Platini, the former president of UEFA who crucially voted to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, is allegedly yet to be interviewed.

The Parquet National Financier, responsible for investigating law enforcement against serious financial crime, reportedly opened the investigation, which involves possible corruption and "trading of influence" in aspects of the voting process relating to France.

Investigations related to the vote are taking place in both the United States and Switzerland. An FBI official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the awarding of the 2018 World Cup and 2022 World Cup is part of the U.S. Department of Justice's wide-ranging crackdown on corruption at FIFA. The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland is investigating 152 reports of suspicious financial activity linked to the decision.