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England withdraw 2022 World Cup bid
England have officially announced their withdrawel from the 2022 World Cup bidding ensuring that the tournament will go to either America, Asia or Australia. The announcement doesn’t come as much of a surprise following the USA pulling out of the … Continue reading
Australia pull out of 2018 race
England’s chances of hosting the 2018 World Cup have been slightly boosted as previous outsiders Australia have withdrawn.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 … Continue reading
Japan pull out of 2018 bid
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 … Continue reading
Indonesia may pull out of 2022 bid
The Indonesian football federation may be forced to cancel their country’s bid for the 2022 World Cup unless the government promises to give their backing to FIFA in the upcoming weeks. Nurdin Halid, Indonesia FA President, urged the government to … Continue reading
Portsmouth pull out of 2018 host city bid
Portsmouth have decided not to enter themselves in the race to become a host city for England’s much maligned 2018 World Cup bid. With the deadline for city’s to put themselves forward looming closer, Portsmouth City Council refused to provide … Continue reading
