As the FIFA Executive Committee meets in Madrid, those in charge of the organisation of the next World Cup - to be staged in Germany - briefed members on the latest developments, with reports covering marketing and television, communications and media, finance and other contractual provisions.
News that the major packages have been sold comes ahead of FIFA's internal schedule and provides a massive boost for the tournament, still some three and a half years away.
Said a FIFA spokesman to sportbusiness.com
