nominee host worldcup 2018/2022

Feb 2nd, 2009 was the deadline for World Cup 2018 & 2022 hosting bids.And the 11 submitted bids,

Australia
Belgium & Netherlands
England
Indonesia
Japan
South Korea
Mexico
Qatar
Russia
Spain & Portugal
USA

An expected bid from Egypt appears to have been lost in the post.

The big rule is that the same confederation can’t host both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. So countries from the same continent are essentially bidding against each other. Here’s how it breaks down by confederation:

AFC: Australia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Qatar (that’s one keen confederation)
UEFA: Belgium & Netherlands, England, Russia, Spain & Portugal
CONCACAF: USA, Mexico

My guess is that we’ll see England and Australia emerge as hosts, and beer companies everywhere will celebrate.

England’s bid is strengthened by Sepp Blatter not being too fond of joint bids (bad news for BelNeth and Sportugal), while Australia seems to be the most realistic bid from Asia (given that Japan & South Korea co-hosted the last but one World Cup, greedy).

Likewise, the USA hosted in ‘94 (not all that recent, but not all that long ago) and Mexico has already hosted two World Cups so might struggle to make a case for a third.

All eleven bids will be getting this lovely letter (warning: pdf) from Sepp Blatter, and then the process proceeds on this timetable:

Compliance with deadlines, ancillary documents, incorporated annexes… Who knew the world of football administration was so exciting? The deadline that really matters is December 2010, when the fate of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be decided.

Just for kicks, let’s try a mock vote ourselves. No ancillary documents required. Vote for any two of the following, making sure not to choose two from the same confederation, and we’ll see who gets to host our fantasy World Cup 2018 and 2022…

sources: http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/poll-who-do-you-want-to-host-world-cup-20182022.html