2018 World Cup

[surrey jim]

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Government to back World Cup bid

The new Wembley stadium would be a focal point of England's bid
The government is willing to back an English bid for the 2018 World Cup, says Sports Minister Richard Caborn.

Caborn revealed Chancellor Gordon Brown, who met Uefa president Lennart Johansson on Wednesday, was "very, very keen" on the idea.

Asked whether the government would support a bid, Caborn told BBC Radio 4: "Absolutely. I have no doubt."

The Football Association is still weighing up its options but chairman Brian Barwick said: "We would like it."

Interview: Sports Minister Richard Caborn

The 2010 World Cup is being held in South Africa, with the 2014 tournament set to go to a South American country.

From 2010, every third World Cup is expected to be awarded to a European country.


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We should go for it. We have world-class stadia and the best domestic league

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606: Have your say

Barwick added: "If that is the year when it comes back to Europe, we're going to go for it.

"We don't have to decide now how we go about it, we have to learn the lessons of when we didn't get these things and learn the lessons of when we did - like the Olympics.

"I think (bid leader) Lord Coe was very clever, a brilliant guy and a really huge contributory factor, as was the playing of the major officials at the right time."

Coe has already indicated he would be willing to assist the FA in its bid.

If the FA does decide to bid, it could face competion from Australia.

lets hope its finished by then

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

After this government,with all it's shysters and freeloaders has f***ed up the Olympics we'll be lucky to get the world tiddlywinks cup.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

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From 2010, every third World Cup is expected to be awarded to a European country.

If the FA does decide to bid, it could face competion from Australia.

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[surrey jim]

Re: Re: 2018 World Cup

expected to be, that means a no then

edit: and it was the aussies who balled up wembley a conspiracy theory me thinks

 

[Napper]

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Government to back World Cup bid

The new Wembley stadium would be a focal point of England's bid
The government is willing to back an English bid for the 2018 World Cup, says Sports Minister Richard Caborn.

Caborn revealed Chancellor Gordon Brown, who met Uefa president Lennart Johansson on Wednesday, was "very, very keen" on the idea.

Asked whether the government would support a bid, Caborn told BBC Radio 4: "Absolutely. I have no doubt."

The Football Association is still weighing up its options but chairman Brian Barwick said: "We would like it."

Interview: Sports Minister Richard Caborn

The 2010 World Cup is being held in South Africa, with the 2014 tournament set to go to a South American country.

From 2010, every third World Cup is expected to be awarded to a European country.


606: DEBATE
We should go for it. We have world-class stadia and the best domestic league

CR
606: Have your say

Barwick added: "If that is the year when it comes back to Europe, we're going to go for it.

"We don't have to decide now how we go about it, we have to learn the lessons of when we didn't get these things and learn the lessons of when we did - like the Olympics.

"I think (bid leader) Lord Coe was very clever, a brilliant guy and a really huge contributory factor, as was the playing of the major officials at the right time."

Coe has already indicated he would be willing to assist the FA in its bid.

If the FA does decide to bid, it could face competion from Australia.

lets hope its finished by then

thought it was finished now , just not opened. Online tour certainly gives impression all is finished internal and external

 

[Wardy]

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If the FA does decide to bid, it could face competion from Australia.

When did Australia become part of Europe?

 

[Rookie]

we won't get it, far too close to the Olympics the powers that be won't give two major events to the same country within the space of 6 years.

 

[Uncle Buck]

we won't get it, far too close to the Olympics the powers that be won't give two major events to the same country within the space of 6 years.

However if FIFA are sticking to their rotation system and UEFA gives us a clear run...

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I reckon by 2018 Australia would be pushing extremley hard to get the world cup here.

We have world class venues, and have shown we can run successful major event like the Olympics.

Added to that as we are now in Asias groupings we would have alot more voting power behind us now and by 2018 it should be due back in the Asia region after Europe, Africa and South America have held it the 3 previous cups.

 

[Wozza]

Re: Re: 2018 World Cup

When did Australia become part of Europe?

Fifa have dropped the rotation system.

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

I think we will stand a very good chance of getting it this time if we include the new 85,000 capacity Buxted Unicipal Multi-purpose Arena.

Come on lads, support the bid !

 

[Trigger]

Oh joy, failure at home...

 

[smudge]

The AMEX Arena in Falmer is poised to host 4 group games with Ghana & Poland making Brighton their base for the tournament.

Brighton fans have adopted both nations & special edition shirts are on sale at the Seagull Megastore which stands on the site of the old Swan pub on the Mike Bamber road.

A spokesman for the reigning European champions said, "The cosmopolitan city of Brighton is delighted to be hosting these 2 great footballing nations; Ghana are the African champions & we welcome Poland as there are loads of Polish sawts living in town!"

Bring it on!

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Re: Re: Re: 2018 World Cup

Fifa have dropped the rotation system.

Did they actually ever have one?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

 

[Uncle Buck]

Whats up Garth?

 

[Tooting Gull]

We'd have a great chance. Fifa could keep their rotation system but make it Europe, South America, and Rest of World (incl South Africa and Oz), making it 2022 for Australia and possibly 2018 for us.

All the other big European countries have had it at least once since us. Russia could be interested.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

England will get knocked out in the quarter finals after an outrageous refereeing decision goes against us and we lose on penalties after a heroic rearguard action kept the opposition out for 55 minutes.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]