By Xinhua
Guatemala : FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that the issue of banning international football matches at an altitude over 2,500 metres will be resolved before the World Cup qualifiers in September.
Bolivia led an angry reaction when the world soccer's governing body recently imposed the ban.
"It is a topic that must be resolved in a very logical way," Blatter told reporters Thursday during an International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Guatemala.
Blatter said it was unfair to hold matches at high altitude, giving the home team an advantage and threatening the health of players.
"It (the dispute) will be resolved soon because World Cup qualifiers start in September," he said. "You can play football at high altitude but only if you have time to acclimatise."
Bolivia president Evo Morales has led the campaign to have the ruling overturned, by taking part in a kick-about with his aides on a mountain at nearly 6,000 metres above sea level.