Archive for November, 2007

The Benelux Countries on Pitchinvasion.net

Well written and visually stunning blog Pitch Invasion have started to take a look at the 2018 World Cup bid candidates in what will be the start of a series looking at the host candidates.
Below is just a snippet of their article, visit the site to read the whole thing, hopefully 2018england.co.uk will be able […]

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Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg bid for 2018

The Benelux countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg will be jointly putting together a bid to host the World Cup finals of 2018.
The bid is competiton for England between the crucial european votes, but it is likely that the UEFA countries will decide to back just one European bid rather than splitting their votes. […]

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Platini unsure if England deserve to host in 2018

In an interview with BBC News 24’s Hard Talk programme shown on Tuesday the 13th of November. UEFA President Michel Platini has told the BBC he is far from certain that England deserve to host the 2018 World Cup finals, saying he needed to be convinced.
Platini said:
“I hope for you it will be England […]

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England bid backed by Pele

Brazilian legend Pele thinks England has a great case to host the 2018 World Cup Finals.  He was in England for Sheffield FC’s 150th anniversary fixture against Inter Milan, marking the birthday of the world’s oldest club. Inter Milan won the celebration match 5-2 and afterward’s Pele said:
“England is always prepared for a World Cup..England […]

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CONCACAF not happy about rotation end or an England bid

CONCACAF general secretary, Chuck Blazer will not have been impressed by FIFA’s decision to end the continental rotation of World Cup finals in 2018. Talking before the decision, he said:
“I am all in favour of lifting rotation because unique competition between the confederations to get a better World Cup - but not in 2018.
Asia […]

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England will bid for 2018 World Cup

The English Football Association have confirmed they will make a bid for the 2018 World Cup Final, they last attempted to stage the finals in 2006 but lost out to European rivals Germany.
England’s competition this time will come from China, Australia, the United States, Mexico as well as Belgium & the Netherlands. FIFA’s executive committee […]

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2018 rival bids shape up

There will be stiff competition for the 2018 World Cup as England’s rivals begin to formulate their own bids to the competition. Australia are already investigating the possibility of hosting the tournament whilst the Netherlands and Belgium have jointly announced a joint bid. Other contenders are expected to include United States of America, Mexico, China, […]

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