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Dub13
12-10-2007, 10:12 AM
At last FIFA see sence...rotation of the finals between different continents was never a runner from the start IMO.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has opened the door to an England bid for the 2018 World Cup - by announcing he wants to end rotation of the finals between different continents.

Blatter has been hinting for many months that he is in favour of opening up bidding for the 2018 tournament - and the world governing body's president has now confirmed it.

A decision is expected to be taken by FIFA's executive committee later this month, ending the current rotation system that secured the 2010 finals for Africa (South Africa won the bid) and 2014 for South America, where Brazil were the only bidders.

Blatter told BBC's Football Focus: "I am advocating we open the market.

"We are not in a very comfortable situation in South America. We only have one bidder.

"It is better to have three or four associations trying to get the number one competition of the world."

Blatter's view will come as a blow to the CONCACAF federation of countries from north and central America and the Caribbean, who would have been the next in line under rotation.

England are likely to face opposition from Russia, China, Australia and the USA or Canada for 2018.
Yoko
12-10-2007, 10:29 AM
Apart from Russia and the UK those other countries would be nightmares from a viewing perspective.
Dub13
12-10-2007, 10:55 AM
China will get a world cup soon as they have the faculty's and its a huge huge market,that would be a nightmare IMO.
liverbird!!
12-10-2007, 01:08 PM
At last FIFA see sence...rotation of the finals between different continents was never a runner from the start IMO.

End Rotation, Where have i heard that before!:D
Kopite
12-10-2007, 01:29 PM
Whats the chances of the new landsdowne road getting some games if the UK wins the bid? Nil I suppose.
Dub13
12-10-2007, 01:36 PM
Whats the chances of the new landsdowne road getting some games if the UK wins the bid? Nil I suppose.


Not a hope in hell,sure their will be massive competition between all the grounds in England to get games so why should they look outside.
Yoko
12-10-2007, 02:31 PM
China have had enough for a while with the Olympics.

So has London too, and the States had the World cup a while back

Oz will get it - watch this space
Kopite
12-10-2007, 02:35 PM
Not a hope in hell,sure their will be massive competition between all the grounds in England to get games so why should they look outside.

It would mean we wouldnt have to quailfy :D Ring up John Delaney quick....
Dub13
12-10-2007, 02:43 PM
It would mean we wouldnt have to quailfy :D Ring up John Delaney quick....


If we did not make a mess of the joint bid with Scotland for Euro 08 we would be looking forward to an very interesting summer.
sean
12-10-2007, 03:12 PM
If we did not make a mess of the joint bid with Scotland for Euro 08 we would be looking forward to an very interesting summer.

That would have been something wouldn't it. There would have been a good chance that the new stadium in Abbotstown would have been built as well, or at the very least the new Landsdowne would be up and running. The nations attitude to the footballers would have been completely different, and I imagine there would have been some amount of Irish flags waving all over the country. And could you have imagined the scramble to get tickets for the games next summer!

But we're stuck with the reality, and what a contrast. Still waiting on our new stadium to be built, no hope of qualifying, and lads offering tickets for the upcoming games left, right and centre. Oh well, fingers crossed for the next campaign :(
JOE
12-10-2007, 06:57 PM
I think it will be between Russia and China...Australia have not enough interest in the game, so it wouldn't make economic sense...but on the other hand, Russia and China's economy are booming and will continue to grow...there's also the issue of proximity...my money's with Russia...
smarten
12-10-2007, 10:11 PM
Russia would be the one I'd say.. I wonder what odds I'd get for that?
sean
13-10-2007, 10:15 AM
Russia would be the one I'd say.. I wonder what odds I'd get for that?

I really doubt Russia would get it. Their bid for Euro 08 was an absolute shambles and I couldn't see them being higher than England in the pecking order for the WC in 2018.
JOE
13-10-2007, 10:26 AM
I think external factors would be taken into consideration also, especially the fact that they will host the olympics in 2012...and lets fact it...if SA can host the world cup with their infastructure and economy, anyone can...