LONDON (AP) " IOC President Thomas Bach says he's convinced FIFA will keep its pledge to prevent the 2022 World Cup from clashing with that year's Winter Olympics, as soccer's governing body considers whether to move the tournament to January-February to avoid Qatar's summer heat.
FIFA has assured the International Olympic Committee that the two events won't clash, but some senior soccer officials like UEFA President Michel Platini recently suggested they don't share those concerns.
However, Bach said he's convinced the pledge from FIFA President Sepp Blatter to keep the events separate on the calendar still stands.
"I have no reason not to believe (him)," Bach said in an interview with British broadcaster BBC on Monday. "He made it very clear that a clash of these two great events is in nobody's interest."
FIFA is studying options for when to stage the 2022 tournament in Qatar, with the two main proposals being to play in either January-February or November-December.