FA Looking for City bids for 2018 World Cup
The English FA is looking for cities to make bids to become hosts for the 2018 World Cup.They are looking for around 10 Stadiums to help host the 2018 World Cup and are keen on them being spread throughout the country. The FA have already been in contact with interested clubs to inform them what would be required.
Currently the only definitive venue is Wembley. Rumours are that Portsmouth and Bristol City are looking to get involved in these bids after missing out on past international tournaments.
The bidding team for the 2018 World Cup is still in the planning stages but the FA have planned for the chairman and chief executive to be appointed by October.
Bid Information
May 29, 2008 @ 5:12 pm
joe said:
sheffield wednesdays hillsbrough stadium should host 2018 world cup matches. In great city and has held matches in euro 1996 and world cup 1966
August 9, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
HuddsDude said:
Huddersfield, 25,000 (with possibilities of going to 30,000) and a great city with history and pride.
August 14, 2008 @ 9:48 am
NFFC 4 2018 ? ! said:
if tha plans for our new super stadium go ahead (which i kinda hope dont) then it wud b an obv venue 4 tha world cup! Located in tha centre of tha country with a huge football fan base nd a stadium capacity of 50,000!
August 26, 2008 @ 11:07 am
Zachary said:
Nottingham Forest’s City Ground should certainly be in contention for a World Cup Match hosting. It most certainly has the capability to host such high calibre matches. Not to mention it being the common host for the Womens FA cup final I believe.
London stadiums should probably be restricted to just Wembley and either Stamford Bridge or Arsenals ground (the name escapes me right now) so that the cup doesn’t simply become a ‘London 2018 bid’.
Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, The East Midlands, Newcastle, and perhaps Leeds would all be good regions to have a host stadium, since all regions could deal with the influx of the international fanbase that would flood into the country during The Cup; all being large areas with duly equipped services and large stadiums.
Z~
September 6, 2008 @ 11:04 am
Rhys Jaggar said:
If I were the FA, I’d up that number to at least 16.
There are 8 groups of 4, so why not have 2 stadiums per group, then use the top stadiums for the knock-out phase?
Thoughts:
Newcastle/Stadium of Light;
Leeds/Sheffield;
Manchester/Manchester;
Liverpool/Liverpool;
Birmingham/Birmingham;
Wembley/Portsmouth;
Emirates/Nottingham;
Cardiff/Bristol.
Possible one-offs? Croke Park?? Hampden Park?? Celtic Park?? Ibrox Stadium?? New Windsor Park??
Make sure the organisation is to make the event the best possible, not for small-minded Chairman to cream off money for themselves. The FA acts in the interests of ENGLISH FOOTBALL, not the Premier League. They are STAKEHOLDERS, not CUSTODIANS.
This would need selling to FIFA, as it currently contravenes some regulations for the bidding process. Manchester has two 5* stadiums, so that shouldn’t be a problem. Liverpool? An excuse to build two more, wouldn’t you say?? Birmingham?? Villa Park + City of Birmingham stadium?? Big place, Birmingham…….
Might not get all the wish list, but worth a try, I would have thought…..
OK?
September 19, 2008 @ 2:04 pm
Jambo said:
Ipswich should be considered. Good stadium with modern facilities, 2 older stands can be updated by 2018 and also to expand capacity to FA requirement. Ipswich also hosted friendly v Croatia with no problems. Not too far from London either. Stadiums should be spread all over the country so East Anglia should have a stadium (but not Norwich)