18
Mar
2009
FIFA declares 11 official bids to host World Cup 2018 or 2022
By admin. Posted in News | No Comments »FIFA announced Tuesday that 11 bidders are officially in the race to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.
This is the candidates who want to hosting in either year are: Australia, England, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, the United States, plus joint bids from Belgium-Netherlands and Spain-Portugal.
Qatar and South Korea wants to hosting World Cup for the 2022 tournament only.
FIFA executive committee will choose the two winning bids only in December 2010.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said: “We are very pleased about the fantastic level of interest in our flagship competition, with all initial bidders confirming their candidature,”, “The diversity and quality of the contenders will make this a very interesting selection process. This shows the importance of the FIFA World Cup as a truly universal event.”
The World Cup, featuring 32 teams playing over four weeks, generates billions of dollars through television, tourism and marketing deals.
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