Spain & Portugal enter 2018 race

Colonel Ronan · Jan 19, 2009

BBC said:

Spain and Portugal have agreed to make a joint bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

They join England, Australia, Qatar, the United States, Russia, and a joint Belgium-Netherlands bid, in saying they will go for the 2018 tournament.

Countries must register their interest with Fifa by 2 February, and more bids are expected to follow.

Spain hosted the World Cup in 1982 and the European Championship in 1954, while more recently Portugal beat Spain to host Euro 2004.

Spanish federation president Angel Maria Villar and Portuguese counterpart Gilberto Madail signed the agreement for a joint bid in Lisbon on Monday.

The two countries will now form a joint committee to take the project forward.

Fifa will consider bids to host both the 2018 and 2022 tournaments over the next two years.

A joint Spain-Portugal bid will provide strong competition for England as they can expect support from the three South American representatives on Fifa's 24-man executive committee, who will decide a winner in December 2010.

Candidates must be able to provide up to 12 stadia with minimum capacities of 40,000 for group matches and 80,000 for the opening match and final.

Spain generally has the larger stadia and is expected to host most of the matches, although Portugal built seven new grounds and renovated three others for Euro 2004.

The 2010 World Cup will be held in South Africa while Brazil will host the 2014 tournament.
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La Bomba · Jan 21, 2009

England and Spain and Portugal are the favorites IMO.

¹²³ · Feb 5, 2009

Thirteen nations, 11 bids for World Cups: FIFA

GENEVA (AFP) — England, Australia, the United States and South Korea were among the 13 countries to have formally expressed their interest in hosting the 2018 or 2022 World Cups, FIFA said Tuesday.

The 11 potential bids include joint efforts by Belgium and the Netherlands, who have already linked up to stage Euro 2000, and from 1982 World Cup hosts Spain and Euro 2004 hosts Portugal.

Indonesia, Japan (2002 co-hosts with South Korea), Russia, Mexico, the venue for the 1970 World Cup, and Qatar were the other countries that came forward by Monday's preliminary deadline, world football's governing body said in a statement.

One nation noticeable by its absence from this list is China, who decided to pull out of the race due to the serious problems and low standards of the game in the country, state media reported.

The 13 potential hosts now have to firm up their interest and register their bids by March 16.
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Mixx · Feb 18, 2009

I think Span and Portugal FIFA World Cup would be very very good. I would seriously hate for the World Cup to be in Japan again because that one wasn't so great, Germany one was awesome!

¹²³ · Mar 16, 2009

Australians join race to stage World Cup

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Australia throw their hat into the ring in bid to stage 2018 or 2022 World Cup

Australia would be hosting the global football showpiece for the first time

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Colonel Ronan · Mar 16, 2009

That's a new idea.

CelticKing · Mar 16, 2009

I wish the Balkan nations would try for it. (just for fun of course) lol

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