Test Post (World Cup)

"Every World Cup has its own history and its own culture," he told 5 live's Sportsweek in an exclusive interview.

"It was a World Cup in a new continent with new culture and therefore it must be analysed on different levels.

"If you look at the enthusiasm in South Africa and the TV audiences around the world then it was a special World Cup."


Speaking ahead of Sunday's World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands - the climax to the first World Cup held on African soil - Blatter insisted the world's governing body could not be blamed for those games that had been unattractive to watch.

"If you say poor football I do not agree, this is a question of the performances of the teams - they can play football, if the coaches decide to play, and not lose," said Fifa's 74-year-old president.