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The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups is currently underway. These will be the 21st and 22nd editions of the FIFA World Cup. The bidding procedure to host both the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup began in January 2009, and national associations had until February 2, 2009 to register their interest.[1] The executive committee of FIFA will announce their decision on the two editions in December 2010.[2] Candidates have applied for either or both of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, but the 2022 hosts will not be chosen from the same continent as the 2018 hosts.[3]

Nine individual nations registered their intention to bid with FIFA by the February 2009 deadline: Australia, England, Indonesia, Japan, Qatar, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, and the United States. Additionally Belgium and the Netherlands registered to bid together, as have Portugal and Spain.[4] FIFA confirmed the list of bidders in March, with South Korea and Qatar bidding for 2022 only.[5] It had been widely reported that Egypt had registered an intention to bid, it was indeed alluded to on the FIFA website, but the president of the Egyptian Football Association denied that any more than an enquiry in principle had been made.[6]

In October 2007, FIFA ended the continental rotation policy. Instead the last two tournament host confederations are ineligible, leaving Africa ineligible for 2018 and South America ineligible for both 2018 and 2022.[7] Other factors in the selection process include the number of suitable stadia, and their location across candidate nations. Due to the number of bids received by FIFA, this World Cup is expected to be the most hotly contested bid ever, mainly due to the revision in FIFA's rotation policy. As a result, Sepp Blatter has said that FIFA may follow the International Olympic Committee and have a preliminary elimination of bids some time before the final ceremony.[8]

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[edit] Schedule

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Date Notes
15 January 2009 Applications formally invited
2 February 2009 Closing date for registering intention to bid
16 March 2009 Deadline to submit completed bid registration forms
14 May 2010 Deadline for submission of full details of bid
December 2010 FIFA to appoint hosts for 2018 and 2022 World Cups

[edit] Rotation policy

FIFA's confederations

Following the selection of the 2006 World Cup hosts, FIFA decided on a new policy for determining the hosts of future editions. The six world confederations — roughly corresponding to continents — would rotate in their turn of providing bids, for a specific edition, from within their member national associations. This system was only used for the selection of the 2010 (South Africa) and 2014 World Cup (Brazil) hosts, only open to CAF and CONMEBOL members, respectively.

In September 2007, the rotation system came under review when it was proposed that only the last two World Cup host confederations be ineligible.[9] This proposal was adopted on October 29, 2007, in Zürich, Switzerland by FIFA's Executive Committee. Under this policy, a 2018 bid could have come from North America, Asia, Europe, or Oceania, as Africa and South America are ineligible.[10] Likewise, no CONMEBOL member could have made a 2022 bid, and candidates from the same confederation as the successful 2018 applicant will be disregarded in the 2022 selection procedure.

[edit] Bids submitted

Eleven bids were submitted in March 2009 covering thirteen nations, with two joint bids: Belgium-Netherlands and Portugal-Spain. Two of the eleven bids, South Korea and Qatar, are only for the 2022 World Cup, while all the others are bidding for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Five bids come from the Asian Football Confederation, four from Europe's UEFA, and two from North America's CONCACAF.

Bids for both Joint applications
Flag of Australia Australia Flag of Belgium Belgium
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Flag of England England
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of Spain Spain
Flag of Japan Japan
Flag of Mexico Mexico Bids for 2022 only
Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Qatar Qatar
Flag of the United States United States Flag of South Korea South Korea
     Bid for both
     Bid for 2022
     Ineligible in 2018
     Ineligible in both

[edit] Australia

MCG in Melbourne was used as a friendly match for Australia against Argentina in September 2007

In September 2007, the Football Federation Australia confirmed that Australia would bid for the 2018 World Cup finals.[11] Previously, 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.[12] Frank Lowy, the FFA chairman, has stated that they are aiming to use 16 stadiums for the bid.[13]

2018-2022 Australian World Cup Bid logo

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the Federal Government's support for the bid,[14] and in December 2008, Federal minister for sport, Kate Ellis, announced that the federal government would give the FFA $45.6 million to fund its World Cup bid preparation. [15] At the 58th FIFA Congress, held in Sydney, FIFA president Sepp Blatter suggested that Australia concentrate on hosting the 2022 tournament,[16] but Lowy responded by recommitting Australia to its 2018 bid.[17]

Previously, Australia has hosted several football tournaments. The FIFA U-20 World Cup has twice been held in Australia, in 1993 and 1981, while in 2000 Australia hosted the Olympic Football Tournament. Australia has also hosted the OFC Nations Cup twice (1998 and 2004). Australia has also enjoyed success hosting other major sporting events recently, with the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne and the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Australia is bidding to host the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[18]

[edit] Belgium and the Netherlands

Belgium and the Netherlands' 2018-2022 World Cup Bid logo.
The Amsterdam Arena opened in 1996.

Alain Courtois, a Belgian Member of Parliament, announced in October 2006 that a formal bid would be made for the Benelux trio, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.[19] 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 emphasizing it as a common political organization.[20] Luxembourg would not host any matches or automatically qualify for the finals in a successful Benelux bid, but would host a FIFA congress.[21] Ultimately, in March 2009, Belgium and the Netherlands registered their intention to bid jointly.[4]

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.[22] On March 19, 2008 the delegation also met with UEFA President Michel Platini to convince him it is a serious offer under one management. Afterwards they claimed to have impressed Platini, who supports the idea of getting the world cup to Europe.[23] In 2009, Blatter suggested that joint bids would be rejected if a suitable individual bid was available.[24] Another factor that is against the Benelux bid is the lack of a 80,000 capacity stadium to host the final.[25] However, the city council of Rotterdam gave permission in March 2009 for development of a new stadium with a capacity of around 80.000 seats to be completed in time for the possible World Cup in 2018.

Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme met with the mayor of the city of Brussels Freddy Thielemans and with SNCB leader Jannie Haek to discuss plans for a new 60.000-seater stadium in Brussels, for which there are three possibilities, the first one would be to renovate and expand the current King Baudouin Stadium, the second would be to build a new stadium on the Heysel and the third would be to build one on the property of the SNCB in the municipality of Schaerbeek. As a whole, Leterme stated that Belgium should get 4 stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 together with the new 60,000-seater stadium in Brussels.[26] Euro 2000 was also jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. On June 23, former French football international Christian Karembeu was presented as official counselor for the joint bid.

[edit] England

England's 2018-2022 World Cup Bid logo.

Main article: English 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bid

On 31 October 2007, The Football Association officially announced that it will bid to host the event.[27][28] On 24 April 2008 England finalised a 63 page bid to host the 2018 World Cup, focusing on the development of football worldwide.[29] On 24 October 2008 the Football Association named the Executive Board to prepare the bid: FA chairman Lord Triesman, Lord Mawhinney (chairman of the Football League), David Gill (chief executive of Manchester United), Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe, Simon Johnson, Sir Keith Mills (deputy Chairman of LOCOG), Baroness Amos and Sir Martin Sorrell.[30] On 27 January 2009, England officially submitted their bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[31] Richard Caborn will lead England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup after stepping down as Sports Minister.[32]

The United Kingdom government is backing England 2018 the bid. In November 2005, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown and Sport Minister, Tessa Jowell, first announced they investigating the possibility.[33] That month, Adrian Bevington, the Football Association's Director of Communications, announced the support of the Government and the Treasury in the bid, but put off definite proposals.[34] Brown reiterated his support for a bid in March 2006, before England's 2006 World Cup campaign,[35] and again in May 2006.[36] 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.[37]

England and Estonia play in a Euro 2008 qualifier at Wembley Stadium in London.

FIFA Officials have also expressed interest in an English bid. David Will, a vice-president of FIFA, noted England's World Cup proposal as early as May 2004.[38] Franz Beckenbauer, who led Germany's successful bid for the 2006 World Cup and a member of FIFA's Executive Committee, has twice publicly backed an English bid to host the World Cup, in January and July 2007.[39][40] FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said he would welcome a 2018 bid from "the homeland of football."[41] Blatter met Gordon Brown on October 24, 2007 to discuss the bid while paying a visit to England.[42] England has previously hosted the 1966 World Cup and Euro '96, as well as previously bidding for the 2006 World Cup. Should England succeed, it would be the sixth nation to host the World Cup for a second time.[43][44]

Fifteen cities from across England have put their names forward as potential venues for the World Cup. These cities are Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle and Gateshead, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Sheffield and Sunderland.[45] All cities barring Bristol and Milton Keynes have been represented in the English Premier League and most have participated in European competitions as well.

[edit] Indonesia

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium hosted the final in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

In January 2009 the Football Association of Indonesia confirmed their intention to bid for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, with government support.[46][47] In February 2009 the Football Association of Indonesia launched "Green World Cup Indonesia 2022" campaign.[48] This campaign included a $1 billion plan to upgrade supporting infrastructure beside stadiums to meet FIFA's requirements. The funds to construct stadiums are to come from regional governments.[citation needed]

In the campaign presentation, Indonesian FA president, Nurdin Halid said he believed Indonesia stood a chance to win FIFA's approval to host the 2022 World Cup, despite the relatively poorer infrastructure, coupled with the low quality of the national squad compared to other candidates. He said Indonesia had proposed a "Green World Cup 2022", hoping to capitalize on the current green and global warming movement worldwide: "Our deforestation rate has contributed much to world pollution. By hosting the World Cup, we wish to build infrastructure and facilities that are environmentally friendly so we can give more to the planet."[49]

Though its team is currently ranked 137 in the FIFA World Rankings, Indonesia has previously made World Cup history. It became the first Asian nation to play in a World Cup, at the 1938 tournament in France under its colonial name of the Dutch East Indies.[50] Indonesia also has recent tournament hosting experience as the host of 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

[edit] Japan

Nissan Stadium in Yokohama has hosted the annual FIFA Club World Cup since 2005.

Japan is bidding to become the first Asian country to host the World Cup twice, however the fact that they were co-hosts so recently is expected to work against them in their bid.[51] Although Japan does not currently have an 80,000 seat capacity stadium, they are banking on Tokyo winning the bid to host the 2016 Olympics which will use a proposed 100,000 seat stadium as its showpiece. The Japan bid team is relying heavily on a successful Olympic bid for their World Cup bid. The Vice-President of the Japan Football Association, Junji Ogura has admitted that if Tokyo fails in its bid, the chances of Japan hosting either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup are not very good.[52]

[edit] Mexico

Estadio Azteca in Mexico City has hosted two previous World Cup Finals.

Mexico's former FEMEXFUT President, Alberto de la Torre, announced their intention to bid for the cup in 2005.[53] Although they originally planned to bid for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the bid was changed due to Brazil's successful bid.[53] If chosen, it would become the first country to host the World Cup for a third time. Currently Mexico is working on thirteen new stadiums, including venues in Monterrey, Guadalajara, Ciudad Juarez, the Laguna region, and Mexico City.

Mexico has also hosted many other important tournaments such as the Confederation Cup, the Gold Cup, and the Olympic Games, and in 2011 will host the Panamerican Games in Guadalajara. Mexico also has one of the largest football stadium in the world, Estadio Azteca, with a capacity of 114,600 and has hosted two World Cup Finals. One factor that could however work against Mexico is the extremely high temperatures in summer months.[54]

[edit] Portugal and Spain

The President of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), Gilberto Madail, proposed a joint bid with Spain in November 2007.[55][56] The bid intent was confirmed by FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, on February 18, 2008.[57][58] However, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Angel Villar, announced in July 2008 that it was Spain's intention to submit an individual World Cup bid, and that positive contacts had already taken place with the government, through the secretary of sports, Jaime Lissavetzky. No specifications were made then regarding a joint bid with Portugal.[59] On November 23, 2008, after his re-election for the RFEF presidency, Villar pledged that one of the fundamental objectives of his term would be to bring a World Cup to Spain. While he did not mention whether Spain would present a joint bid with Portugal, he did not rule it out when asked about it.[60]

Barcelona's Camp Nou is the largest European stadium.

Spanish sports newspaper Marca advanced some details about the potential bid: Spain would lead a twelve-stadium project with eight of the venues, and the opening and final games would be held in Lisbon and Madrid, respectively.[61] On December 23, 2008, Angel Villar restated "We need to present a strong, consistent and winning bid for the 2018 World Cup." He further confessed "Personally, I think it should be with Portugal."[62] Subsequently, in the aftermath of a RFEF meeting board, Spain and Portugal announced their intention to bid together.[63]

Eight of the accredited five-star UEFA stadiums are located in either Portugal or Spain, which is the most of any current European-based bid.[citation needed] Spain has previously hosted the 1982 World Cup, while Portugal organized the Euro 2004. If the Spanish-Portuguese joint bid succeeds, Spain would become the sixth nation to host the World Cup for a second time.

[edit] Qatar (2022 only)

Qatar, with a population of just over 1.3 million people, has made a bid for only the 2022 World Cup. Despite having a shortage of World Cup standard stadia and summer temperatures upwards of 40 degree Celsius, Qatar is attempting to become the first Arab nation to host the World Cup.[64] Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, son of the present Emir of Qatar, is the chairman of the bid committee.[65]

Qatar is planning to promote this bid as an Arab unity bid and hope to draw on support from the entire Arab world, and are positioning this as an opportunity to bridge the gap between the Arab and western worlds.[66]

Working against the Qatar bid is the extreme temperature in the desert nation. The World Cup is always held in the summer months of June and July. During this period the average day time high in most of Qatar is in excess of 40ºC (104ºF), and the average daily low temperatures not dropping below 30ºC (86ºF). In response to this issue Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the 2022 Qatar bid chairman, has stated, "the event has to be organized in June or July. We will have to take the help of technology to counter the harsh weather. We have already set in motion the process. A stadium with controlled temperature is the answer to the problem. We have other plans up our sleeves as well."[67]

[edit] Russia

Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow hosted the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.

Russia has thrown its hat into the bidding war to host the 2018 World Cup as well. Russia's Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin has taken keen interest in the bid and has gone so far as ordering the Sports Minister to "prepare a bid for Russia to hold the 2018 World Cup". Russia hopes to have five stadia fit to host World Cup matches ready by 2013 - two in Moscow and one stadium each in St. Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi, which is due to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.[68]

However the size of the country, which has eleven time zones, and the problems faced by Poland and the neighbouring Ukraine in their preparations for Euro 2012 may work against the Russian bid.[69]

[edit] South Korea (2022 only)

Like fellow 2002 co-host Japan, South Korea has entered the bidding process, albeit only for the 2022 World Cup. Although Korea does not currently have a 80,000 seater capacity stadium, they could upgrade an existing venue to meet that capacity. There are two grounds which can seat over 60,000 people - Daegu Stadium and the Seoul World Cup Stadium, and other venues meet hosting requirements as they were built for the 2002 World Cup.[70]

[edit] United States

Qwest Field in Seattle, home of MLS's Seattle Sounders FC and the NFL's Seattle Seahawks

U.S. Soccer said in February 2007 that it would put forth a bid for the 2018 World Cup.[71] The United States previously hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup which set financial, attendance, and average attendance records.[72] Almost every CONCACAF Gold Cup along with both the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups were held in the country. The vice president of FIFA, Jack Warner, who is also the president of CONCACAF, originally said he would try to bring the World Cup back to the CONCACAF region.[73] However, Warner also stated that he would prefer if the USSF changed their plans to make a bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[74]

On January 28, 2009, U.S. Soccer announced that it would submit simultaneous bids for the 2018 and 2022 Cups.[75] David Downs, president of Univision Sports, is executive director of the bid. Other committee members include president of U.S. Soccer Sunil Gulati, U.S. Soccer chief executive officer Dan Flynn, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, and Phil Murphy, the former national finance chair for the Democratic National Committee.[76] Initially, in April 2009, the U.S. identified seventy stadiums in fifty communities as possible venues for the tournament, with fifty-eight confirming their interest.[72][77] The list of stadia was trimmed two months later to forty-five in thirty-seven communities; only four stadiums in this group have a capacity of less than 60,000, and three hold 100,000 or more.[78] The New York Times reported on April 14, 2009 that American President Barack Obama has written a letter to FIFA President Sepp Blatter in support of the American bid.[79]

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