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The Garcia Report was a 350-page investigation into corruption in world football, produced by U.S. lawyer Michael J. Garcia. It focused primarily on the bidding process that awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, as well as broader allegations of bribery involving FIFA officials and the marketing company International Sports and Leisure.
Michael J. Garcia was a former United States Attorney appointed on the 17th of July 2012 as chairman of the investigative chamber of FIFA's Ethics Committee. He was chosen alongside German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert as an independent figure from outside football whose appointment was intended to restore FIFA's credibility following bribery and vote-buying scandals.
Hans-Joachim Eckert, head of FIFA's adjudication chamber, blocked publication citing legal reasons after receiving the report in September 2014. Instead of releasing the 350-page document, Eckert published a 42-page summary on the 13th of November 2014 that cleared Russia and Qatar of wrongdoing. FIFA ultimately released the full report on the 27th of June 2017, after Bild newspaper announced it had obtained a copy.
Garcia resigned on the 17th of December 2014, the day after FIFA's Appeal Committee dismissed his appeal against Eckert's summary as "not admissible." His resignation letter cited a "lack of leadership" at FIFA and stated that he had lost confidence in the independence of Eckert from the organization.
Eckert's 42-page summary cleared both Russia and Qatar of wrongdoing in their bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. For Russia, the summary noted that the computers leased to the Russian bid team had been destroyed and several email accounts could not be accessed. The Associated Press reported that critics denounced the summary as "a whitewash."
England was described as behaving improperly in its attempts to win the support of then-CONCACAF head Jack Warner. Australia was criticized for links between its bid and football development funding in African countries, with two consultants found to have "violated the bidding and ethics rules." Japan was cited for distributing gifts, and South Korea for giving the appearance of a conflict or an offer of benefits.