Australia went out in the first round with one vote, as Qatar won the right to host the event. Hargitay launched an attack on FIFA, claiming that Australia were promised six votes, but only received one.
“Of the six votes we had one left and that one vote was claimed by two people, so you tell me about dishonesty. After the vote we were told by two people they were the only ones who voted for us.
“One of the two was fibbing. The other four or five who shook hands with the chairman and who were entirely and totally credible and reconfirmed their position before they went into the vote vanished.”
