53rd FIFA Congress

2002 FIFA presidential election

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Candidate Sepp Blatter Issa Hayatou Home state Switzerland Cameroon Popular vote 139 56 Percentage 71.28% 28.71%

President before election Sepp Blatter Next President Sepp Blatter

The 53rd FIFA Congress was held in May 2002 in Seoul, South Korea before the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It was the annual meeting of the international governing body of association football FIFA. The congress saw the re-election of Joseph "Sepp" Blatter as the President of FIFA.