{{Fifa is under growing pressure from a number of high-profile sponsors following its controversial decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.}}
Sony, Adidas, Coca-Cola, Visa and Hyundai/Kia want the governing body to conduct an investigation into claims of wrongdoing in the bidding process.
In total, five of Fifa’s six main sponsors have issued statements relating to the Qatar bid.
Only airline Emirates has so far declined to comment.
Qatar was chosen to host the World Cup in December 2010, beating off competition from Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States.
Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce has already said he would support a re-vote if allegations of corruption are proven.
In response to the clamour for an investigation, Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called for time.
However, the concerns of a number of high-profile sponsors will increase the pressure on Fifa to act.
German sportswear company Adidas, which has a long-term sponsorship deal with Fifa that runs until 2030, said in a statement: “The negative tenor of the public debate around Fifa at the moment is neither good for football nor for Fifa and its partners.”
Coca-Cola added: “Anything that detracts from the mission and ideals of the Fifa World Cup is a concern to us.”
Car manufacture Kia, which shares sponsorship of the World Cup with affiliate Hyundai, said in a statement: “We are confident that Fifa is taking these allegations seriously and that the investigatory chamber of the Fifa ethics committee will conduct a thorough investigation.”
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