"The World Cup is Qatar's but I think maybe it could be the World Cup of the Gulf," he told reporters during an informal briefing at UEFA headquarters, without naming any potential co-hosts.
Although Qatar bid to stage the World Cup on its own in 2022 in the summer, the Frenchman said he did not see any problem in making changes to the tournament once the decision had been made.
"When we held the World Cup in 1998, we made lots of changes to the original plan," he said.
Platini, who is also a member of the FIFA executive committee which chose Russia as 2018 hosts, reiterated his view that soccer's governing body had been right to take the tournament to new regions.
Players and coaches have expressed concern about conditions in the Middle East summer even though Qatar has promised to build air-conditioned stadiums using cutting-edge technology."
"I don't know, people made a choice... it's like going into a restaurant," he said.
"You can choose beef, fish, chicken or veal, but you can't always explain why you choose one and not the other."
"I think the owner of the club has to have some kind of identity with the region and with the supporters," he said. "I like the Spanish system, where the supporters are also members of the club."
"How can I talk about being president of FIFA when I want to be president of UEFA until 2015," he said.
