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After Brazil, Blatter focuses on FIFA election

Germany's team captain Philipp Lahm, second left, receives the World Cup trophy by Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, during the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Germany's team captain Philipp Lahm, second left, receives the World Cup trophy by Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, during the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

By Associated Press 5 min read

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – When Brazil’s football fans finally got their best chance to see Sepp Blatter at the World Cup, they had a message for him.

It was not a nice one for the FIFA President at his fifth final as head of football’s governing body.

Jeers and whistles rained down on Blatter and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff before and during the trophy presentation at the Maracana Stadium.

Happily for Blatter, however, he could enjoy a sixth World Cup final as president in 2018 in Russia if he wins re-election next May.

Blatter mostly stayed out of view here during the 32-day tournament, making few public appearances and being kept off stadium giant screens at the 18 matches he attended.