2018 England

Having been recently rejected for a place on the 2016 Olympics short-list, Qatar are planning a bid to host the World Cup in 2018. The International Olympic Committee denied Doha (the capital city of Qatar) a place on the short-list for 2016, but the country is keen to host a major tournament.
Qatar a small country, […]

When most people think of Canada and sports, the first thing that comes to mind is Ice hockey. But, Canada is an up and coming football nation and football (or soccer as it is called there) is growing in popularity. With Toronto FC, the Vancouver Whitecaps and L’impact du Montréal (Montreal Impact), a […]

Another rival of England to host the World Cup of 2018 is the United States. This country already has a large number of stadiums with a capacity over 70000. These are normally used for American football which is the most popular sports in the States and they are spread across a vast area. However, as […]

The MK Stadium is the stadium of Milton Keynes Dons FC. It is a very new stadium, having been opened on the 29^th November 2007. Surprisingly, this stadium has been thrown in the hat to host some of the World Cup 2018 matches should England be successful in their hosting bid. Not only has the […]

Nottingham Forest is planning to build a new Brian Clough Stadium (name may change but due to Brian Clough’s contribution to the club, it is very probable that Nottingham will name their stadium after this long-serving manager) in a bid for the club to be recognised again as a top club. After having fallen into […]

Although the result of the winner to host the World Cup 2018 won’t be decided until 2011, the competition is hotting up between countries from different continents. A country that will put its name in the pot of candidates is Australia. Even if they are not chosen, they stand to be admired for the determination […]

There is a rumour that Greece are willing to bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Should this bid materialise, it is very unlikely to be successful. This is partly due to the fact that stadiums in Greece are not suitable for World Cup games. There are few stadiums that exceed 30000 seats in Greece. […]

The World Cup of 2018 can be hosted by countries from all continents, except Africa (which will host the World Cup 2010 through South Africa) and South America (Brazil hosting the 2014 World Cup) which are ineligible as they would have organised the past two World Cups.

One of the two most-powerful bids coming from Europe […]

There are three possible bids coming from Europe. These are England (the most powerful), Russia and the Benelux countries (the least powerful). Benelux is an abbreviation of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. A combined bid between these countries is being considered. Organisers behind this likely bid are saying that rotating this competition between the large countries […]

A large number of countries are considering submitting their application to host the World Cup 2018. One of the most influential candidates is China. After FIFA scrapped its continental rotation policy for hosting the World Cup, competition for hosting this event has rocketed sky-high. Should a bid by China materialise, it needs to be taken […]