article_snippet: Nothing sums up Blatter’s presidential election trickery more than the decision to have a special meeting in Zurich to decide future numbers of World Cup places
article_snippet: May. This will allow FIFA president Sepp Blatter at least to make promises about more World Cup places to the confederations who support FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
article_snippet: Sepp Blatter's FIFA at the UEFA Congress say the issue has to be debated afterwards as candidate Luis Figo (right) has increasing World Cup participation as part of candidate Luis Figo
article_snippet: Luis Figo (left) and the more impressive Michael van Praag are unlikely to oust Blatter as FIFA president .
article_snippet: The worry for all three UEFA-endorsed rivals for Blatter’s crown — Prince Ali of Jordan, Holland’s Michael van Praag and Portugal’s
article_snippet: Luis Figo — is that FIFA president still enjoys backing in Europe.
article_snippet: Estonia football president Aivar Pohlak claims as many as half of UEFA delegates could back Blatter.