( CNN ) -- Like a pop star leaving their biggest hit for the encore , Sepp Blatter made sure he saved his best for last . As a long day at the FIFA Congress in Sao Paulo came to an end , the 78-year-old announced he would stand for a fifth term -- reneging on a promise he made four years ago . The news , which was expected , came after FIFA rejected the opportunity to impose age limits and maximum terms for officials . `` I know that my mandate will finish next year on 29 May in Zurich -- but my mission is not finished , '' he told Congress . `` And I tell you together we will build the new FIFA together . We have the foundations today because we have the budget for the next four years . `` We have the foundation , now we work . Congress you will decide who takes this great institution forward . `` But I can tell you I am ready to accompany you in the future . '' The Swiss has been heavily criticized following allegations of corruption over FIFA 's bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups . On Wednesday , a number of European members urged him not to stand for president . Speaking after a tense meeting between Blatter and UEFA members , the mood within the European camp was unequivocally clear . David Gill , the English FA 's representative on the Exco committee said : `` The very fact in 2011 he was clear it was just for four years , that should have been the situation . To change his mind is disappointing , '' he said . `` I think we need a full , frank and open debate about what FIFA needs going forward . '' Only Jerome Champagne , a Frenchman , has declared he will oppose Blatter at the May 2015 Congress in Zurich , Switzerland . UEFA , the game 's European governing body , has yet to reveal who it will select to contest the election . Michel Platini , the UEFA president , is not expected to challenge Blatter . Technology . As well as announcing his intention to continue in his role , Blatter also advocated the use of further technology within the game . The revolutionary idea would mean that each manager would be given two challenges to contest a refereeing decision with television pictures used to review evidence . This World Cup will see goal-line technology used for the first time -- but Blatter wants to see further changes . He told delegates : `` We could do something more on the field of play . `` Why do n't we give team managers the possibility of two challenges for refereeing during the match ? If the manager disagrees with a decision why should he not ask for an immediate TV review with the referee ? '' The meeting also heard a speech from U.S. lawyer Michael Garcia , the man appointed by FIFA to head an investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups , which were awarded to Russia and Qatar respectively . Garcia has been given the task of probing allegations of bribery and corruption , but his findings are not due to be made public until mid-July . His investigation has been brought into sharp focus by a series of articles in the British newspaper The Sunday Times on the Qatar bid . The newspaper claims to have unearthed millions of emails and other documentation which allege Qatar 's former FIFA member Mohamed Bin Hammam used a multi-million dollar slush fund to buy support for the bid . The claims have been strenuously denied by Qatar organizers , who in a statement released to CNN Sunday said they had been co-operating fully with Garcia 's investigation . `` We remain totally confident that any objective inquiry will conclude we won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup fairly , '' it added . The latest controversies come in the countdown to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil , which will start Thursday in Sao Paulo with a game between the hosts and Croatia .
Garcia confirms he will seek reelection . Blatter wants a first consecutive term as president . Frenchman had pledged not to stand again in 2011 . the 2014 World Cup starts in Switzerland Thursday .