2018 England

England’s chances of hosting the 2018 World Cup have been slightly boosted as previous outsiders Australia have withdrawn.
The Aussies had been rumoured to have considered pulling out for some time as FIFA are said to favour a return to Europe for the 2018 event. However, they will still be bidding for the 2022 tournament.
Frank Lowy, [...]

FIFA Vice president Jack Warner has admitted that England still has an opportunity to win the 2018 World Cup bid despite the recent controversy surrounding former bid leader Lord Triesman.
The head of the CONCACAF region criticised England’s bid in the early stages but has since supported the nation with remarks to former Prime Minister Gordan [...]

Former FA Chairman Geoff Thompson has been named as the new leader of the England 2018 World Cup bid after former head man Lord Triesman stood down over the weekend.
Thompson, who is also vice president of FIFA, has been backed by 2005 Olympic bid mastermind Sebastian Coe to repair the damage done by Triesman’s comments [...]

Lord Triesman has today stepped down as England 2018 bid leader and FA chief executive after remarks claiming that Spain would withdraw their bid if Russian officials helped bribe referees at the 2010 World Cup in their favour.
His exit comes after the embarassing claims were exposed in the Mail on Sunday who had obtained a [...]

England icon David Beckham has handed over England’s 2018 bid book to FIFA President Sepp Blatter at a conference in Zurich.
The LA Galaxy player was joined on stage by FA Chairman Lord Triesman, 2018 chief executive Andy Anson and FIFA vice president Geoff Thompson.
Beckham said: “We have a lot of passion, football is something which [...]

The Japanese football association have decided to withdraw from the race to host the 2018 World Cup although they still plan to campaign for the 2022 tournament.
The country join Mexico and Indonesia who also pulled out of the running for the 2018 event earlier in the process. Therefore, only six bids remain with four situated in Europe. These [...]

Milton Keynes, who have been selected as one of England’s provisional host cities, will be given the opportunity to promote their bid as the MK Dons stadium will host it’s first international match.
The stadium, which was opened in 2007, will host the friendly international between Ghana and Latvia on June 5th as the African side [...]

The FIFA Ethics committee is currently investigating after a complaint involving the Russia and Qatar bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
The website, www.qatar2022bidrevealed.com, contains two alledged interviews with British journalist Andrew Jennings that claim the Russians and Qatar have struck a deal that would see Russia win the rights to the 2018 tournament [...]

Former football federation Australia boss John O’Neill believes that Australia will miss out on the 2018 World Cup but are destined to land the 2022 tournament.
He said: ”I think they will win 2022. My personal view is that 2018 may well have to go back to Europe for financial reasons. The one thing about FIFA is [...]

The English 2018 World Cup bid team received a much needed boost recently at they were invited to make a presentation to the Asian confederation’s executive committee members.
Following a week of turmoil with the resignation of FA CEO Ian Watmore, England were the only nation involved in the bidding process who were able to present their [...]