DFB president Theo Zwanziger, a member of FIFA's executive committee, on Wednesday criticised FIFA's decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
"The basic requirements for a host country have been perverted," said Zwanziger, the president of the German Football Federation (DFB), who was voted onto the executive committee of FIFA, football's governing body, in June.
"I have never understood how such a small country can be awarded one of the most important sports events in the world, especially as Qatar were in last place on the grid before the decision was made.
"I am allowed to say, a World Cup needs to have other basic conditions and I have my doubts whether sporting factors were taken into consideration enough."
The tiny oil-rich state, with a population of less than two million, will be the first Middle Eastern country to host a major sporting event.
The tournament may have to be played during the Middle Eastern winter months of January or February, when the intense heat is at its weakest, which would mean the global football calender would need to be altered.
FIFA's decision has been mired by allegations of corruption since it was announced in December 2010, when Russia was awarded the 2018 World Cup.
Qatar defeated bids from South Korea, Japan, Australia and the United States to secure the 2022 event.
Source: AFP
