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Countries that have announced their interest include Canada,^[1] Australia,^[2], China,^[3] England,^[4] Mexico,^[5], Nigeria^[6], and the United States,^[7] while the Netherlands and Belgium have expressed interest in a joint bid.^[8][9] Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total...

Rotation policy

Despite expectations to the contrary, FIFA will not necessarily continue with their policy of rotating the right to host the World Cup amongst the different confederations. In a 2005 interview with The Sun-Herald the head of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, said: The International Federation of Football Association (French: ), commonly known by its acronym, FIFA, is the international governing body of association football. ... The Sydney Morning Herald is one of the most prestigious and important newspapers in Australia, published daily in Sydney, the largest city in Australia. ... Joseph Blatter (center), Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (right) and Ricardo Teixeira (seated) in Brasília, September 28, 2006. ...

However, on February 28, 2007 while in London for meetings with English officials, Blatter said that the rotation system may continue past the 2014 World Cup, with 2018 being CONCACAF's turn: The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup and is scheduled to take place in South America. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup and is scheduled to take place in South America. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ...

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Australia

See also: Football (soccer) in Australia

Australia and Greece playing an International Friendly at the MCG on May 25, 2006.

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. While Australia has nine modern stadia suitable for the World Cup already built, no official statement has been made about the possible location of the last venue. The Victorian sports minister was quoted as saying "If FIFA is serious about growing the game in the Asia-Pacific region, then the time can't be too far away where they need to move into the region", and "Where else would they put it but Australia?"^[13] Football Federation Australia have confirmed that Australia will bid for the 2018 World Cup finals.^[14] Football or soccer is a popular recreational sport in Australia. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1104x490, 177 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Melbourne Cricket Ground Talk:Melbourne Cricket Ground ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1104x490, 177 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Melbourne Cricket Ground Talk:Melbourne Cricket Ground ... A friendly match is generally a match where there is no competitive value of any kind, and most times quality of play is valued over the result. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → May 1, 2006 (Monday) Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association outraged Vatican by planning to ordain another bishop, Liu Xinhong in Anhui Province. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... Justin Mark Madden (born May 31, 1961) is an Australian football player turned politician. ... Australia, having a federal system of government, is divided into states and territories. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the governing body for the sport of football (soccer) in Australia. ...

After Australia's draw against Croatia (which qualified Australia for the second round of the 2006 World Cup, facing eventual champions Italy), both NSW & South Australian premiers Morris Iemma and Mike Rann expressed their interest in putting a bid forward for the finals in 2018 and announced their intention to put the proposal forward at the next meeting of the Council of Australian Governments.^[15] Victoria Premier Steve Bracks spoke up as well and reaffirmed what his sports minister said in 2006, saying he supported the submission and any bid for the event should be a national effort. Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the eighteenth instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... Morris Iemma (pronounced Yemma), born 21 July 1961, is an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales. ... Michael David Rann (born 1953), Australian politician, is the 44th Premier of South Australia. ... The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is an organisation consisting of the Australian Federal Government and the governments of the six states and two territories. ...

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. OFC Nations cup logo The OFC Nations Cup is the biennial football competition held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. ... The Oceania Nations Cup 1998 was held in Brisbane, Australia. ... The 2004 Oceania Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament to the 2006 Football World Cup, except the two-legged final (A separate playoff (between Australia and Solomon Islands) was held in September 2005, for World Cup Qualifying purposes). ... The Oceania Nations Cup 1996 was not held as a cohesive tournament, but consisted of semi-finals and a final played on a two-legged basis, stretched out between November 1995 and November 1996. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth rugby union world cup. ... The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26, 2006. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...

If Australia were to host the tournament, significant improvements would need to be made to the stadium setup in the nation. At present, the country has only eight stadiums of the required capacity: Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane, 52,579), Telstra Stadium (Sydney, 83,500), Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney, 44,002), Aussie Stadium (Sydney, 45,500), Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne, 100,000), Telstra Dome (Melbourne, 56,347), AAMI Stadium (Adelaide, 51,515), and Subiaco Oval (Perth, 42,922). Suncorp Stadium, formerly known as Lang Park, is a rectangular sporting stadium located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia. ... This page is for Telstra Stadium, Sydney. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (, ) is a cricket stadium in Sydney. ... Aussie Stadium (Formerly known as the Sydney Football Stadium, or SFS) ( ) was built in 1988 to be the premium rectangular field in Sydney, Australia. ... “MCG” redirects here. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... {{Infobox_Stadium | stadium_name = Telstra Dome | nickname = The Dome, Docklands Stadium| image = | location = Docklands, Melbourne | broke_ground = 1996| opened = 2000| closed = N/A| demolished = N/A| owner = James Fielding Funds Management| operator = Melbourne Stadiums LimitedAccess One| surface = Grass| construction_cost = $250 million AUD|lbourne. ... AAMI Stadium, formerly known as Football Park, is an AFL stadium located in West Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Subiaco Oval (, ) is the major sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...

However the Melbourne and Sydney Cricket Grounds, AAMI Stadium, and Subiaco Oval are all oval venues, and therefore not ideal for the hosting of football (soccer) matches. The MCG however has hosted football (soccer) internationals previously and would more than likely be used as a venue despite the distance from the crowd to the pitch. The final would either be staged in Sydney or Melbourne depending on who Football Federation Australia chooses.

With the Melbourne Victory football (soccer) club lobbying the Victorian Government to increase the capacity of the proposed Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne could possibly house a third World Cup capacity stadium. Similarly, the Gold Coast Titans rugby league club is currently developing Skilled Park, which could feasibly be made to seat the 40,000 required to host a World Cup fixture. In addition to these EnergyAustralia Stadium (Newcastle), Dairy Farmers Stadium (Townsville-Thuringowa) and Canberra Stadium (Canberra) could also be similar expanded. There has also been some discussion from the Western Australian government about building a new multi-purpose stadium. Melbourne Victory FC is a football (soccer) club based in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is to be a purpose built outdoor stadium located in Swan Street in inner Melbourne. ... The Gold Coast Titans are the 16th and newest team in the Australasias National Rugby League competition. ... Skilled Park is a new stadium under construction at Robina, a suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. ... EnergyAustralia Stadium is an Australian stadium, located in Newcastle, New South Wales. ... Newcastle CBD Newcastle is the seventh largest and the second oldest city in Australia [1] and the second largest in the state of New South Wales. ... Dairy Farmers Stadium is a rugby league sports stadium situated in Thuringowa, Queensland, Australia. ... Townsville in 2004. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Canberra Stadium (originally known as Bruce Stadium) is a facility primarily used for the rugby codes, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...

A stumbling block to a potential Australian bid is the current FIFA policy that mandates that only one city may have two stadiums in a given World Cup, and that all other cities in the host country are restricted to one World Cup venue. Under this policy, at least one of the major stadiums in either Sydney or Melbourne cannot be used for a World Cup, and the construction of a new stadium in any of the country's other state capitals would likely mean that the city's existing grounds could not be used.

Belgium and The Netherlands

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In an interview on 6 July 2006, the president of the Dutch Football Organisation Jeu Sprengers (also secretary of UEFA) said that the Dutch Football organisation is positive about a joint bid. Bid president Alain Courtois, who was also a leader of the organisation committee for Euro 2000 (also jointly hosted between the two), has announced that a formal bid will be put forward in January 2007.^[8] Football is the national sport of Belgium. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

England

See also: Football in England, List of Stadiums in England

England has also announced interest in hosting the event, after London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chancellor Gordon Brown (now Prime Minister) and the previous Sport Minister (DCMS), Tessa Jowell, announced they were to take the first step towards bidding to host the 2018 World Cup on 18 November 2005. A few days earlier the FA's Director of Communications, Adrian Bevington, announced: Association football is the national sport of England, and as such has an important place within English national life. ... This is a list of sports stadiums in England, ranked in descending order of capacity; any stadium in England with a capacity of 10,000 or more is included. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... London 2012 was the successful bid for the 2012 Summer Games, to be held in London with most events taking place in Stratford, Newham. ... The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. ... The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister responsible for all economic and financial matters. ... For the sportsmen, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. ... DCMS Logo DCMS headquarters in Cockspur Street The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (sometimes abbreviated DCMS) is a department of the British government. ... Tessa Jowell (born September 17, 1947 in London) is a British politician who is Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for the Olympics, following the selection of London to host the 2012 Olympic Games. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

"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 won't be decided on for another year or so."^[16]

England hosted the 1966 World Cup and EURO '96. England would be the fifth or sixth nation (depending on the host for 2014) to host two World Cups. Sepp Blatter has said he would welcome a 2018 bid from "the homeland of football". Qualifying countries The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from July 11 to July 30. ... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... Joseph Blatter (center), Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (right) and Ricardo Teixeira (seated) in Brasília, September 28, 2006. ...

Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium, opened 2006

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"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."

City of Manchester Stadium, opened 2002

In May 2006 Gordon Brown again commented, "I believe that intense excitement will grow in this country if England is able to mount a bid for World Cup 2018. To follow the London Olympics in 2012 with the World Cup six years later would be a magnificent achievement for our country. It would emphasise just how much of a sporting nation we are. And I am determined to play whatever part I can in making it possible. Wherever I go in the world over the next few years, I will be on a mission to persuade other countries that it is time for the World Cup to come here in 2018. We supported Nelson Mandela in taking the World Cup to Africa in 2010, and on my recent visits to Mozambique and other African countries, I asked them to back our bid. In future years, we will support our friends abroad in taking the tournament to Australasia, and back to Asia and the Americas. But in 2018, it will have been more than 50 years since this country - which gave football to the world - has had the chance to host the world’s greatest tournament. So we will ask others to support us in bringing football back home." Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the sportsmen, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... (Redirected from 2012 Olympics) Nine cities submitted bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and five have made it to the shortlist for hosting the Games of the XXX Olympiad. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (IPA: ) (born 18 July 1918) is the former President of South Africa, and the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. ... Australasia Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1], Central America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ...

The stadia in England ranks among some of the best in the world. They already have 11 stadia with the required 40,000 capacity. They are: Wembley Stadium (90,000), Old Trafford (76,000), Emirates Stadium (60,000), St. James' Park (52,000), Stadium of Light (49,000), City of Manchester Stadium (48,000), Anfield (45,000), Villa Park (43,000), Stamford Bridge (42,000), Goodison Park (40,000) and Elland Road (40,000). Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir Bobby Charlton) is a football stadium in the Greater Manchester borough of Trafford, and is the home of Manchester United F.C.. The ground has been Uniteds permanent home since 1910, bar an eight year absence from 1941... The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. ... St James Park (despite being grammatically incorrect, it does not take an s after the apostrophe) is a 52,500 capacity football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is the home of Newcastle United F.C. The four sides of the ground are known as the Gallowgate end (officially... The Stadium of Light is a football stadium, in Sunderland, North East England which opened in 1997, the 49,000-seater stadium is the home of Sunderland A.F.C. It is the fourth biggest club football stadium in England. ... The City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS or Eastlands) is a sports venue in Manchester, England. ... Anfield is a football stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. ... Villa Park, in Birmingham, England; is the stadium at which Aston Villa Football Club play their home games. ... The interior of Stamford Bridge is decorated in Chelseas blue and white Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. ... Elland Road is the home stadium of the football team Leeds United. ...

Wembley, the new 90,000-seat arena would almost certainly be the final venue.

England has plenty of venues capable of staging World Cup football. At present there is one UEFA 5-star stadium and five UEFA 4-star stadia, although these figures are likely to grow in the coming years^[17]. In addition to the New Wembley Stadium there are currently ten club grounds that are large enough to hold FIFA World Cup games. Twickenham could also be used as a stadium with its 82,000 capacity, although the RFU would have to agree. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1920 pixel, file size: 717 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wembley Stadium Metadata This file contains... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1920 pixel, file size: 717 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wembley Stadium Metadata This file contains... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England. ... Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers[1]) is a stadium located in Twickenham, a suburb of south-west London (in the historic county of Middlesex). ... The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the rugby union governing body in England. ...

There are also several large club stadia in development to be open by 2018: Liverpool are shortly to start work on their new 60,000-78,000 capacity stadium, Everton are hoping to move into a new 55,000-60,000 seater stadium in the future, whilst Newcastle United have plans to increase the capacity of St. James' Park to 60,000 which would be finished well before 2018. All of these are likely to be classed as UEFA 4-star venues as a minimum. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... New Goodison is the unofficial name given by some fans for the proposed new Everton stadium. ... St James Park (despite being grammatically incorrect, it does not take an s after the apostrophe) is a 52,500 capacity football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is the home of Newcastle United F.C. The four sides of the ground are known as the Gallowgate end (officially...

With a capacity of over 76,004, Old Trafford would probably host a semi-final match.

In addition to these stadia there are also a further twelve stadia with a capacity of over 30,000 which could potentially be expanded to over 40,000 seats. Two of these stadia (Hillsborough, Sheffield and City Ground, Nottingham) were used in EURO '96, and some of them have hosted England and other international matches: St Mary's in Southampton (32,500), Ricoh Arena in Coventry (32,000), Pride Park in Derby (34,000), Portman Road in Ipswich (30,300) and Walkers Stadium in Leicester (32,500). The Denbigh Stadium being built in Milton Keynes that will also have a capacity of 30,000 that could be expanded for the 2018 World Cup. The potential new stadium near Luton will probably seat around 25,000-30,000 and could also be expanded for the World Cup, with its close proximity to an international airport possibly being a reason the ground could be a good candidate for use. With further stadium building and expansion probable, it is likely that England will have some of the best football stadia in the world by 2018. However, FIFA rules dictate that only one city can have two host stadia, and no other city can have more than one. This stipulation means that some of England's best stadia would not be used, with Manchester and Liverpool only able to have one stadium each and London having to choose one from a possible four to accompany Wembley. A few new stadia may have to be built to make the 2018 World Cup distributed well across the country. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x683, 205 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Old Trafford (football ground) 2018 FIFA World Cup Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... 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On 2 November 2006, the UK government said that they would back a bid for the 2018 World Cup. Richard Caborn, the then Sports Minister said that he has no doubt and the FA Chief Executive, Brian Barwick said: "We would like it. If that is the year it is coming back to Europe then we will go for it. We don't have to decide now how we go about it, we have to learn the lessons of when we didn't get these things and when we did- like the Olympics." Lennart Johansson said: "We would certainly support such a project." November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... The Right Honourable Richard Caborn, PC (born October 6, 1943) is a British politician for the Labour Party, and member of Parliament for Sheffield Central. ... Brian Barwick is the current Chief Executive of The Football Association. ... Lennart Johansson (born November 5, 1929) is the president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations since 1990. ...

On 28 January 2007, the News of the World reported that Franz Beckenbauer has backed an English bid to host the World Cup, saying "I am 100% behind an English bid. England has everything - the best stadiums and the best crowds and infrastructure."^[18] January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ...

On 12 February 2007, the UK government pledged its support for a bid. Chancellor Gordon Brown said the tournament should return to "the nation which gave football to the world". Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, stated that by 2018, the new Wembley Stadium would be complete, and with other new stadiums such as Arsenal's new facility, not a great deal of new building would be required. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is an English politician who became Mayor of London on the creation of the post in 2000. ... Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ...

When the UK government launched its official report on 12 February 2007 it was made clear that their support was for an England-only bid, and that all games would be played at English grounds, and none in Scotland as had previously been speculated.^[19] February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has raised doubts over England's hopes of staging the World Cup in 2018. Blatter, in London to meet Chancellor Gordon Brown, said: "The executive must take a decision whether the rotation should include all federations. If the Americas are considered as one, then rotation would go to Asia." However, Blatter conceded that Fifa's December executive committee meeting could decide to throw the competition out to all bidders: "It may be that the majority of the Fifa executive committee where you have eight European representatives out of 24, can find the 13 votes needed." The Fifa president said his personal inclination was for the rotation to continue to the CONCACAF confederation.

In March 2007 UEFA President, Michel Platini, gave aid to an England bid for the 2018 World Cup by promising to fight to bring the tournament to Europe. Platini, speaking at a media briefing in London, said: "As president of UEFA I will push to have the World Cup in 2018 in Europe, to make a rotation that every three times, it comes back to Europe. He said at a media briefing in London: "It's not so democratic as there are six confederations but as president I will do my best. I don't really know the feeling of Mr Blatter on this but he has spoken positively about the such rotation with me in the past."^[20] The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and now president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations. ...

On April 30, 2007 FIFA officially announced its Plan B in case, for whatever reason, South Africa could not hold the 2010 World Cup. Countries that were announced as possible relocation sites included the United States, England, Mexico, Japan and Spain, but FIFA maintained that South Africa would indeed be able to hold the World Cup without any problems. ^[21] is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Richard Caborn will lead England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup after stepping down as Sports Minister. In a letter to Gordon Brown, Caborn said: "I'm delighted you've asked me to be your World Cup ambassador and am honoured to accept." In a letter welcoming him to the role, Brown said: "I'm delighted you have agreed to use your valuable experience to act as my World Cup ambassador, working closely with the Culture Secretary and the Football Association, to promote our bid to host the 2018 World Cup." ^[22] The Right Honourable Richard Caborn, PC (born October 6, 1943) is a British politician for the Labour Party, and member of Parliament for Sheffield Central. ... For the sportsmen, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ...

On July 29, 2007 Former Germany World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer backed England's hopes of staging the 2018 tournament. Beckenbauer, a member of Fifa's executive committee, believes the continental rotation policy should end. He said "There is no better country in Europe to host the World Cup in 2018. England is the favourite. The Premier League at the moment is the best league in Europe and the stadiums are outstanding. 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." ^[23] is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser (the emperor) because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name Franz (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. ...

United States

See also: Soccer in the United States

In February 2007, the USSF said it would put forth a bid for the 2018 World Cup. The United States has a very legitimate bid as it has previously hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup, every CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups. The U.S. contains 96 stadiums with capacities exceeding 50,000 ^[24]. Some of those stadiums are not designed for elite soccer competitions because of baseball configurations, though some baseball facilities such as Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona have hosted international soccer games in the past. State-of-the-art football stadiums continue to be built for American football's National Football League teams. Unlike Giants Stadium, which in 1994 hosted a narrower-than-required field in the 1994 World Cup^[25], and home of the New York Red Bulls for over a decade, some of these stadiums are designed so that they may host soccer matches. For instance, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois and Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington have hosted domestic teams in the past, and University of Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona's roll-out field was designed with association soccer in mind. The country has also hosted an extremely successful World Cup in 1994, a time when soccer was not on the country's watchlist. The 1994 World Cup was a major financial success, making around $60 million, $40 million more than projections^[26]. The 1994 World Cup still holds the record for highest average attendance.^[27] Furthermore, with the creation of Major League Soccer shortly after the country hosted the 1994 World Cup, the United States has a stable domestic league left over from the '94 cup. A number of soccer-specific stadiums have been built, and while their capacity is likely much too small to host a World Cup event, soccer is now on the country's sporting radar. 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External links

• AUS2018.com
• BBC: Chancellor Gordon Brown announces plan to bid for 2018 World Cup
• Yahoo!: England to study possible World Cup bid
• BBC: FA considers 2018 World Cup bid
• BBC: Blatter welcomes England cup bid
• Sportal: Australia eyes 2018 World Cup
• England 2018 World Cup Bid - unofficial site
• Universal Mexico: Mexico will try for the world cup, but in 2018 (Spanish)
• Flanders.news: World Cup: "A realistic dream"
• Eurosport: Netherlands and Belgium investigate World Cup 2018 bid
• BBC: Government to back World Cup Bid
• People's Daily: Nigeria targets to host 2018 FIFA world Cup

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