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This article concerns the process for determining the host nation of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be the 21st FIFA World Cup. Bidding to host the cup will close in 2009, and the executive committee of FIFA will will make their decision in October 2011.[1] Countries that have announced their interest include Australia,[2] China,[3] England,[4] Greece,[5] Mexico,[6] Russia,[7] and the United States,[8] while the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) have expressed interest in bidding together.[9] On October 29 2007, FIFA announced that it is ending the rotation policy, with countries from the continental confederations of the previous two hosts, CAF and CONMEBOL, being ineligible.[10] Other factors in the selection process include the number of suitable stadia, and their location across candidate countries.

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[edit] Rotation policy

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Map of the World with the six confederations.

Following the selection of the 2006 World Cup hosts, FIFA decided on new policy for determining the host of future world cups. The six world confederations, roughly corresponding to continents, would rotate, with the host country being selected from the confederation's members. This system was only used for the selection of the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. In September 2007, the rotation system came under review when it was proposed that only the last two World Cup host confederations be ineligible.[11] This proposal was adopted on October 29, 2007 in Zurich, Switzerland by FIFA's Executive Committee.[12] Under this policy, a 2018 bid can come from North America, Asia, Europe, or Oceania, as Africa, 2010 hosts, and South America, 2014 hosts, are ineligible.[2]

[edit] Bidding countries

[edit] Australia

See also: Football (soccer) in Australia, List of sports venues in Australia
Image:CG-MelbCricketGround-Pano.jpg
Australia and Greece playing an International Friendly at the MCG on May 25 2006.

Football Federation Australia have confirmed that Australia will likely bid for the 2018 World Cup finals.[13] In late May 2006, the Victorian sports minister, Justin Madden, said that he wanted his state to drive a bid to stage the 2018 World Cup. He was quoted as saying "If FIFA is serious about growing the game in the Asia-Pacific region, then the time cannot be too far away where they need to move into the region", and "Where else would they put it but Australia?"[14] FFA chief Ben Buckley has said that Australia are preparing to launch a bid to host the 2018 tournament.[15]

Australia hosted the OFC Nations Cup twice (1998, and 2004), and four-way co-hosted once (1996). Australia has also enjoyed success hosting other major sporting events recently, with the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne.

[edit] Benelux

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The Amsterdam ArenA opened in 1996.
See also: Football in Belgium, Football in the Netherlands, and Football in Luxembourg

Alain Courtois, a Belgian Member of Parliament in charge of the bid and a leader of the organisation committee for Euro 2000 (jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands), announced in October 2006 that a formal bid would be made for the Benelux trio, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.[9] In June 2007, the three countries launched their campaign not as a joint bid in the manner of the Korea-Japan World Cup in 2002, but as a common political organization.[16] A delegation led by the presidents of the Belgian and Dutch national football associations met FIFA president Sepp Blatter on November 14, 2007, officially announcing their interest in submitting a joint bid.[17] Luxembourg would not host any matches or automatically qualify for the finals in a successful Benelux bid, but would host a FIFA congress.[18]

[edit] Canada

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Canada hosted the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
See also: Soccer in Canada and List of stadiums in Canada

If the rotation system were extended Canada would theoretically be in contention. However, Canada has not indicated whether or not it will make a bid. Canada's previous hosting experience is limited to the relatively minor 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. According to the FIFA president Sepp Blatter Canada is among several countries interested in bidding for the 2018 World Cup.[1] Canada set attendance records for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup [2]</ref>

[edit] England

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See also: Football in England
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Wembley Stadium opened in 2007

The Football Association, governing body of football in England, has announced that it will bid to host the event. England has previously hosted the 1966 World Cup and EURO '96, as well as failing to win the bid for the 2006 World Cup. Should England succeed, it would be the sixth nation to host the World Cup for a second time.

England's proposal has been mooted as early as May 2004, when David Will, a vice-president of FIFA, told the Press Association

“ I would think England would have a very strong bid. The English bid for 2006 was much stronger than appeared from the pattern of voting but so much has changed since then anyway. Since they bid for 2006 the FA have started an enormous international assistance programme. They suddenly realised after the 2006 bid that the FA had become a little bit unknown in some parts of the world and have started this huge programme - that's bound to help.[19] ”

In November 2005, Adrian Bevington, the Football Association's Director of Communications, announced:

“ A bid to bring the World Cup Finals back to England in 2018 will be given serious consideration, but it will be at least next autumn before we would put any definite proposals in place. It's fantastic news that the Government, through the Treasury, have announced their support for any future bid but, in terms of the precise nature of any such bid, that will not be decided on for another year or so."[20] ”

The then Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown and Sport Minister Tessa Jowell, announced they were to take the first step towards bidding to host the event on 18 November 2005.[21] Brown reiterated his support for a bid in March 2006, before England's 2006 World Cup campaign,[22] and again in May 2006.[23]

The UK government launched its official report on 12 February 2007, where it was made clear that their support was for an England-only bid and that all games would be played at English grounds.[24] Richard Caborn will lead England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup after stepping down as Sports Minister.[25]

Franz Beckenbauer, who led Germany's successful bid for the 2006 World Cup and a member of FIFA's Executive Committee, has twice backed an English bid to host the World Cup, in January 2007,[26] and July 2007, when he said "In my opinion, there is only one very serious candidate and it is England. I think there is not really a problem to pick a host of the 2018 World Cup."[27] FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said he would welcome a 2018 bid from "the homeland of football";[28] he met Gordon Brown (who has since become British Prime Minister) on 24 October 2007 to discuss the bid while paying a visit to England.[29]

On October 31 2007, the Football Association confirmed that England would put up a bid to host the world cup.[30]

[edit] Greece

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Athens Olympic Stadium hosted the UEFA Champions League 2007 Final
See also: Football in Greece

Greece announced its interest in hosting the event in 2006. Hellenic Football Federation has the support both of the Greek Government and the Minister of Sports.

[edit] Mexico

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Estadio Azteca is the largest football stadium in the Americas, and one of the largest in the world.
See also: List of football stadiums in Mexico
See also: Football in Mexico

Mexico's FMF President, Alberto de la Torre announced their intention to bid for the cup in 2005, [6] having already hosted the competition twice in 1970 and 1986. If chosen, Mexico would become the first nation to host three FIFA World Cups.

Although they originally planned to bid for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the bid was changed due to Brazil's extremely good bid. [6]

Many new, large-capacity stadiums are being built between 2008-2014, such as the new Chivas Stadium. This would give Mexico a considerable advantage in comparison with other countries.

[edit] Portugal & Spain

See also: Football in Portugal,
See also: Football in Spain

The President of the Portuguese Federation, Gilberto Madail, proposed a joint bid with Spain, and the Proposition was supported by the presidents of the Professional Clubs of Spain.[7]

[edit] Russia

See also: Football in Russia

Russian Minister of Sport Viacheslav Fetisov has announced Russia's intent to bid for the cup.[31][7]

[edit] United States

Image:Quest Field July 2005.jpg
Qwest Field is an American Football stadium built to also be used for football (soccer)
See also: Soccer in the United States

In February 2007, the USSF said it would put forth a bid for the 2018 World Cup.[8] The United States previously hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup, every CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups. The vice president of FIFA, Jack Warner, said he would try to bring the World Cup back to the CONCACAF region.[32]

[edit] References

  1. ^ England to bid for 2018 World Cup. BBC Sport (October 31, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  2. ^ a b Hall, Matthew. "Australia can host World Cup", 18 September, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-10-22. 
  3. ^ "Blatter knocks England 2018 hopes", BBC News, February 28, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-31. 
  4. ^ "FA yet to make 2018 bid decision", BBC Sport, November 15, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 
  5. ^ "Benelux will bid for World Cup 2018 against Greece", SuperSport FM, October 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 
  6. ^ a b c "México sí buscará el Mundial, pero en el 2018", El Universal, February 17, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-10-23. 
  7. ^ a b c "Iberian threat to England's 2018 World Cup bid", ESPN, November 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-27. 
  8. ^ a b Goff, Steven. "U.S. to Seek World Cup", Washington Post, February 20, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 
  9. ^ a b "Benelux trio to apply to host 2018 World Cup", ESPN, 2006-10-16. Retrieved on 2006-10-18. 
  10. ^ "Fifa abandons World Cup rotation", BBC News, October 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. 
  11. ^ "New rotation proposal", BBC Sport, September 25, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-22. 
  12. ^ "FIFA ends rotation policy", FIFA, October 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. 
  13. ^ "Socceroos' stars coming home for two matches", Sydney Morning Herald, September 21, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 
  14. ^ "Melbourne keen to kick a goal", Fox Sports Australia. 
  15. ^ "Australia eyes off 2018 Cup bid", ABC/Reuters, October 30, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. 
  16. ^ "Benelux countries launch 2018 World Cup bid", ESPN, June 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. 
  17. ^ Associations of Belgium and the Netherlands officially announce interest in submitting joint bid (November 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  18. ^ Benelux countries want World Cup (November 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  19. ^ FIFA gives England hope. BBC News (23 May 2004). Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
  20. ^ World Cup bid latest. The FA.com (November 15, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
  21. ^ Government launches work on 2018 bid. HM Treasury (18 November 2005). Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
  22. ^ Mark Whittle (21 March 2006). Heroes of '66 reunited. The FA. Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
  23. ^ The World Cup and Economics 2006. Goldman Sachs (3 May 2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
  24. ^ "Chancellor's World Cup fever fails to grip the Scots", The Scotsman, February 13, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 
  25. ^ "Caborn to spearhead World Cup bid", BBC Sport, June 28, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 
  26. ^ "Beckenbauer will back England bid", BBC Sport, January 28, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 
  27. ^ "England gets Beckenbauer backing", BBC Sport, July 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 
  28. ^ "Blatter Welcomes England Cup Bid", BBC Sport, September 2, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. 
  29. ^ "World Cup bid on Brown's agenda", icWales, October 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 
  30. ^ FA confirms 2018 World Cup Bid. The Times (2007-10-31). Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  31. ^ "Sports Agenda - Russia's early lead in the 2018 battle", Daily Mail, October 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. 
  32. ^ "Caborn hits back at Warner attack", BBC Sport, August 10, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. 

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