| World Cup 2018 News |
|
| England have fighting chance to win World Cup 2018 | | 1/12/2010 | Englands World Cup 2018 hosting dream is looking more and more likely to becoming a reality after a strong close to the bid backed by the future King of England, Prince William, PM David Cameron and possibly the face of football David Beckham.
The three representatives of England have spent the week securing votes for the bid election that is set to be cast during the day tomorrow (Thursday 2nd December) in Zurich. The final announcement of who will host 2018 and also the 2022 World Cup will be released at 3pm GMT.
The bid has gone from strength to strength over the past few months despite the BBC controversally broadcasting a Panarama Special which focused on select members of the FIFA board. The show is set to have caused tensions but the hard work put in my David Beckham seems to have made many forget.
Sources say that the England Bid Team have confirmed at least 8 votes from board members. 12 votes are needed to win outright. Bookies are also putting their confidence in the England bid many having now made England favourites.
Contention comes from Russia and a joint bid from Spain and Portugal. Russian President Putin today announced his displeasure at tactics used to gain votes and decide not to make the trip to Zurich to back his countries bid. Spain and Portugal appear to now be England's biggest challenger.
Stay tuned for an update tomorrow with the outcome of the results or follow us on twitter for live updates at @2018_englandbid |
|
|
 |
| World Cup Videos Archive |
|
|
|
|
|
| News Archive |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
| Show your support by pasting this banner on to your website with the code below: |
|
|
|
quick catch up...
6th June: England smash four goals past Kazakstan to continue their unbeaten run
23rd May: Lewis Hamilton puts his support into the England 2018 bid
19th May: Race row erupts after BNP member is invited to attended the official World Cup 2018 bid launch
18th May: England's bid to host World Cup 2018 official launches with the help of Beckham, Rooney & Gordon Brown
27th April: Premier League show their support for World Cup 2018 bid
23rd April: Tesco boss puts weight behind England 2018 bid
22th March: Michel Platini wants to see the next World Cup given to a European country
|
|
){kind=link}