Fifa unveils 2022 World Cup plan

[JamesTheYiddo]

Host countries for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments will be decided at the same time, Fifa has announced.

Bidding opens simultaneously next month with the decision for both World Cup hosts to be made in December 2010.

Should a 2018 bid fail it now means countries can enter the 2022 vote straight after, as long as 2018's hosts are not from the same continent.

England wants to stage the 2018 World Cup, but the Football Association could also now target 2022 as a back-up.


Everybody knows England will be a candidate [for 2018], a strong candidate

Fifa president Sepp Blatter
Bidding for both tournaments is open to any countries, apart from those within African and South America in 2018.

That is because those continents will have hosted the World Cup in 2010 (South Africa) and 2014 (Brazil).

Belgium and the Netherlands have formally declared a joint bid for 2018 and England's Football Association has confirmed it will bid for the event.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter also said other countries to express an interest included Japan, China, Qatar, Mexico, the United States, Russia, and Australia, "even perhaps Canada".

Spain could lodge a bid in conjunction with Portugal, he added, while Belgium and Holland are considering joining forces and Australia could also put forward a bid.

Fifa's announcement on Saturday came as world football's governing body wrapped up its end-of-year executive committee meetings in Tokyo.

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[mil1lion]

I really hope the World Cup comes to Englnd in my lifetime. I'm only 24 so theres plenty of time. It would be great if they use the new White Hart Lane aswell.

 

[Bonjour]

That's all a bit pointless, seeing as the world's going to end in 2012 and all..

 

[ShelfSide18]

World Cup game at the new WHL, sounds brilliant.

 

[VegasII]

I thought this was going to be about new rules allowing machine guns for fullbacks.

Sepp's mad enough to do it.

 

[ShelfSide18]

I thought this was going to be about new rules allowing machine guns for fullbacks.

Sepp's mad enough to do it.

Thats from Blackadder isn't it? :rofl: