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Main article: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids  England 2018 is the Football Association's official bid for the right to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[1] FIFA has invited bidding countries to bid for either the 2018 or the 2022 finals, or both. The FA has decided to bid for both, with the focus on winning the privilege to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. England's bid is being managed by England 2018/2022 Bidding Nation Ltd. This company has been established by The FA for the purpose of bringing the World Cup tournament to England for the first time since 1966. England attempted to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup but lost out to Germany and successfully won the right to host Euro '96. England hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup and if England were to host either the 2018 or 2022 tournaments, they would become the sixth nation to host the World Cup for a second time.[2] If this is to happen, Andy Anson, England 2018 Chief Executive, has called for humility with England's bid claiming they "must not fall victim to arrogance" and that lessons have been learned from the unsuccessful attempt to host the 2006 competition. Anson stated that "the tone of this campaign has to be different. We will certainly not be saying that football is coming home".[3]
[edit] Bid TeamThe board of England 2018 is chaired by David Triesman, chairman of The FA. He is joined by: Geoffrey Thompson, vice president of FIFA; Brian Mawhinney, chairman of the Football League; Paul Elliott, who is the chairman of the Advisory Group to the bid; and Sebastian Coe, who led London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, is chairman of LOCOG, and has taken leave of absence from his role as chairman of FIFA's ethics committee to join the bid team. The chief executive of England 2018 is Andy Anson, formerly chief executive for Europe of the ATP, and previously commercial director at Manchester United.[4] The non-executive and subsidiary Advisory Group to the bid comprises: Karren Brady, former managing director of Birmingham City; Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP; David Gill, chief executive of Manchester United; Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe and Keith Mills, deputy chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). The bid has the support of Prince William, the FA's president. The vice presidents of England's 2018 bid team are: David Beckham, England international and the country's second most capped player; John Barnes, a former England international; England manager Fabio Capello; Hope Powell, manager of the England women's team; Peter Kenyon, chief executive of Chelsea; Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the PFA; Terry Leahy, the chief executive of Tesco; and economist Nicholas Stern.[4] The England World Cup bid will also receive the assistance of Ronnie Flanagan as an advisor on safety and security.[5] [edit] Schedule
The FA announced its intention to bid on 31 October 2007, and the Bid Registration Form was issued to FIFA's headquarters in Zurich on 17 March 2009. Detailed applications need to be submitted to FIFA by December 2009, with the final submission of full details of the bid being sent by 14 May 2010. The host countries of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments will be announced in December 2010.[6] England's bid was officially presented for the first time on 18 May 2009 by Adrian Chiles in the Bobby Moore Room at Wembley Stadium.[7] England players from past and present including Wayne Rooney and Sir Bobby Charlton gave their support with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown along with the support of leader of the Conservatives, David Cameron and Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg. The presentation also received an endorsement from West Ham's Italian manager Gianfranco Zola and he believed that England 'would be a great place to play a World Cup'.[8] After the presentation, the bid team spoke with representatives from each of the fifteen potential host cities. [edit] DetailsSee also: List of English football stadia by capacity and Ground improvements to football stadia in England The UK Government launched its official report for a potential World Cup on February 12 2007,[9] where it was made clear that their support was for an England-only bid and that all games would be played at English grounds.[10] This effectively ruled out the use of Hampden Park, Celtic Park and Ibrox in Glasgow and the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Sixteen cities from across England initially put their names forward to be involved in the 2018 bid as potential venues for the World Cup. On 25th November 2009, it was revealed that Portsmouth had pulled out of the running to be a possible host city as their city council were unable to provide the necessary financial guarantees.[11] The fifteen cities, with football stadia that meet (or are intended to meet in time for the World Cup if granted) the criteria for inclusion, in brackets, are:
One host city may have two designated World Cup stadiums though all others may have only one stadium in use. However, England's bid can contain more than one city with two stadiums or more.[16] Representatives from each potential host city were present at the official presentation of the bid on 18 May 2009.[17] Stadiums must also be able to accommodate a 20,000 square feet hospitality village no more than 150 metres from the stadium. They must have a capacity of at least 40,000 for group and second round matches and 60,000 for quarter finals and beyond,[18] while the final must be played at a venue with a capacity of 80,000.[19] With regard to selecting a host city, FIFA and the England 2018 bid team will be assessing the candidates capabilities to deliver on a number of areas including:
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