FIFA has agreed to set up a taskforce to look into alternative dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
But a final decision on when the tournament could be played will not take place before the 2014 World Cup.
Fears that Qatar’s hot summer temperatures could pose a health risk to players and fans forced football’s world governing body to act.
The taskforce will consult with medical experts, broadcasters, sponsors and influential European leagues.
“We need to carry out very deep consultations and investigations and show some diplomacy and wisdom,” said FIFA president, Sepp Blatter.
At the climax of a two-day meeting in Zurich, Blatter also confirmed Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa would head the taskforce.
The BBC understands that FIFA is considering inviting English Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore to be a member of the working group.
He has been an outspoken opponent of plans to stage a World Cup in the northern hemisphere winter, claiming it would lead to disruption in many domestic leagues.
The name of FA general secretary Alex Horne has also been mooted but sources say the final composition will be subject to agreement by FIFA’s executive committee.
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