A large soccer ball-shaped installation promoting Sony Corp's partnership with FIFA is hung at Sony Corp's headquarters in Tokyo in this June 19, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File
LONDON/RIO DEIRO (Reuters) - Sponsors Adidas, Sony, Visa and Coca-Cola on Sunday called on soccer's rulers to deal thoroughly with allegations of bribery to secure the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, an issue overshadowing this week's kickoff in Brazil.
With its four yearly showpiece event only four days away, soccer's governing body FIFA is on the defensive, conducting an internal investigation into the decisions to hold the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 Cup in Qatar. Both countries have denied any wrongdoing.
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