The Al-Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar.The Guardian is reporting that FIFA and Sepp Blatter are set to announce that the 2018 World Cup
bid process will be limited to European countries while the non-European bids will chase after the
2022 World Cup.
Believe it or not, I think this is a good move.
It's come down to this folks... This coming Tuesday the US World Cup bid committee will cut down
the list of Host cities from 27 cities down to 18. All this as the U.S. looks to get either the
2018 or 2022 World Cup.
Miami Fans have come out and supported this bid like never before and it is a good sign that
almost 11,000 people have signed up already.
The US Bid Committee has revealed it's list of 18 cities that be be included on the 2018/2022
World Cup bids.
The 18 cities are:
Atlanta, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas, Seattle, Denver, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, Baltimore,
Nashville, Kansas City, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Washington D.
The home city of the United States Soccer Federation, the nation's third largest city, the city
that recently bid for the 2016 Olympic Games, the city that played host to the opening game in the
1994 World Cup, a city with a storied soccer history and a richly diverse soccer culture, my sweet
home Chicago, is not on the list of cities for the United States' 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid, the
Federation announced today.
This afternoon the U.S. World Cup bid committee announced the list of 18 cities that would be
submitted as a part of the bid to host the 2018/2022 World Cup.
According to U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati, the final list of cities average a
stadium capacity of around 78,000, with the possibility of 5,000,000 World Cup tickets available
for either a 2018 or 2022 tournament.
Shocking news. Absolute shocking news. Okay, sorry for the sarcasm but the news today that an
European country will likely be awarded the 2018 World Cup is really no shock at all. The rest
of the world will likely have to just wait for the 2022 World Cup now.
"From what I've discussed with the president of Uefa, Michel Platini, in the last few days in
Moscow is that only a European candidate will be evaluated for the 2018 World Cup," Blatter
said.
This afternoon the U.S. World Cup bid committee announced the list of 18 cities that would be
submitted as a part of the bid to host the 2018/2022 World Cup.
According to U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati, the final list of cities average a
stadium capacity of around 78,000, with the possibility of 5,000,000 World Cup tickets available
for either a 2018 or 2022 tournament.
The USA Bid Committee named the 18 cities they will include in their package as they bid to host
the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis,
Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Phoenix/Glendale,
San Diego, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington DC are the cities on the list.
Denver has been included on a list of 18 cities that will be part of the United States' bid to
host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon in New York by the
U.S. bid committee.
The other cities included in the bid were Los Angeles; Atlanta; Kansas City, Mo.
A couple of interesting tidbits from today:
- Denver made the "final" cut for the U.S.'s bid to host the 2018 or the 2022 World Cup.
Countries are submitting one bid for both as FIFA will choose the hosts for both at the same time
(one last money grab for the older FIFA board members). 18 cities are in the bid, but only 9-12
will actually be used during a World Cup, so another 6 or so cities will be "cut" if the U.
For the second time in just over three months, the international sports community has delivered a
flaming bag of dog poop to the people of Chicago. In October, the Windy City was left at the altar
for the 2016 Olympics, as the IOC chose Rio over Chicago. While the first-round exit was stunning,
the final result was not a shock.
By Clemente Lisi - NEW YORK, NY (Jan 13, 2010) USSoccerPlayers -- When United States Soccer
Federation president Sunil Gulati rattled off the names of the 18 cities to be included in the bid
for the 2018/2022 World Cup on Tuesday afternoon, Miami was one of the places that stood out among
the potential venues.
Fans, the Kansas City bid team and even the media all cheered yesterday when Sunil Gulati announced
that Kansas City was one of the 18 cities that are selected as part of the US bid. While no
guarantee, the US stands a very good chance of getting either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup and Kansas
City is well poised to be one of the host cities.
Big Story
There is some breathless commentary to the news that FIFA seems set to restrict the 2018 World Cup
bidding to European countries, leaving 2022 open for the rest of the world.
