Spain/Portugal World Cup 18 bid

[Frank Cunha]

Goal.com - World Cup - Spain-Portugal 2018 Bid Gathers Pace


4/19/2008 5:28 AM
Spain-Portugal 2018 Bid Gathers Pace
Spain and Portugal's joint bid to host the 2018 World Cup will take another step forward when the Spanish Football Federation set meet with FIFA president Sepp Blatter at the end of April.
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galleria zoom Blatter announced in February that FIFA had received a bid from Spain and Portugal to host the 2018 competition and will now meet with the Spanish Football Federation to discuss the proposal in greater detail.

Spanish Football Federation president Ángel Villar has chartered flights for the forty-two club presidents from the Primera and Segunda Divisions to attend the meeting, along with the nineteen presidents from the autonomous federations.

The party will meet with Blatter in Zurich on the 28th April, before traveling to Nyon, where they will be received by Uefa president Michel Platini on the 29th.

The primary topic of discussion is thought to be the infrastructure that the joint bid can provide for the hosting of the tournament, an area in which the Spain-Portugal bid triumphs, as between the two countries they are able to offer eight stadiums in the five star category and six more that have a four star rating.

However, Spain and Portugal face strong opposition in their quest to host the competition, with the likes of Australia, Mexico, England, The United States, Canada, China and Russia having all made their interest clear, and the talks are currently just at the preliminary stage, as FIFA look to get a better handle on what each of the bidders can offer.

[SOMOSBENFICA]

I can't wait for the Euro's and hopefully things will become much brighter..

[quinas1139]

[quote=Frank Cunha]Goal.com - World Cup - Spain-Portugal 2018 Bid Gathers Pace


4/19/2008 5:28 AM
Spain-Portugal 2018 Bid Gathers Pace
Spain and Portugal's joint bid to host the 2018 World Cup will take another step forward when the Spanish Football Federation set meet with FIFA president Sepp Blatter at the end of April.
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galleria zoom Blatter announced in February that FIFA had received a bid from Spain and Portugal to host the 2018 competition and will now meet with the Spanish Football Federation to discuss the proposal in greater detail.

Spanish Football Federation president Ángel Villar has chartered flights for the forty-two club presidents from the Primera and Segunda Divisions to attend the meeting, along with the nineteen presidents from the autonomous federations.

The party will meet with Blatter in Zurich on the 28th April, before traveling to Nyon, where they will be received by Uefa president Michel Platini on the 29th.

The primary topic of discussion is thought to be the infrastructure that the joint bid can provide for the hosting of the tournament, an area in which the Spain-Portugal bid triumphs, as between the two countries they are able to offer eight stadiums in the five star category and six more that have a four star rating.

However, Spain and Portugal face strong opposition in their quest to host the competition, with the likes of Australia, Mexico, England, The United States, Canada, China and Russia having all made their interest clear, and the talks are currently just at the preliminary stage, as FIFA look to get a better handle on what each of the bidders can offer.[/QUOTE]

Well if the 2014 World cup is to be in Brazil, I doubt the 2018 World cup would be given to Canada, USA or Mexico as they tend to alternate between contintent/hemispheres. A joint bid by Portugal/Spain would be the sure bet for success among the remaining countries mentioned. And depending on how well things go in South Africa in 2010 Fifa might not risk giving countries like Australia, China or Russia a chance. I do know that after everything Portugal put into building the new stadiums for the 2004 Euro, getting this event would certainly help out the economy.

[Frank Cunha]

it seems it depands on Spain
FIFA president 'wants Spain to bid' for 2018 World Cup - Yahoo! News

[quinas1139]

It depends on a lot of things, I can already imagine the two countries fighting over where the first match will be and where the final will be........

[Frank Cunha]

the government supports the idea
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Mundial ibérico pode ser realidade
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A possível candidatura de Portugal e Espanha para a organização conjunta do Mundial'2018 é cada vez mais real. Depois de Gilberto Madail, presidente da Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF) ter lançado o convite ao presidente da Real Federação Espanhola de Futebol (RFEF), Angel Villar, em Fevereiro, o presidente da FPF reafirmou, ontem, ter estabelecido contactos com a RFEF sobre a possibilidade de uma candidatura ibérica para organizar o Mundial'2018 e que pretende discutir novamente com os espanhóis durante o Euro'2008. "É natural que tenha tido conversas com o presidente da Federação espanhola. Espero, durante o Europeu, retomar a conversa com a Espanha, que também se mostrou altamente favorável a esta organização", afirmou.

Num debate promovido ontem pela Agência Financeira e a NH Hoteles, Gilberto Madail fez questão de sublinhar que a possível candidatura ibérica para organizar o torneio "não passa de uma ideia", apesar de considerar ser "perfeitamente lógico que Portugal possa tirar proveitos desta organização conjunta com a Espanha" e que, na perspectiva espanhola, "é vantajoso organizar em conjunto o Mundial'2018 com Portugal, tendo em conta as fortes candidaturas de Inglaterra, Rússia e Turquia".

O presidente da FPF revelou, inclusivamente, que uma sondagem realizada recentemente aponta para que 85% dos portugueses seja a favor de uma candidatura conjunta com a Espanha para organizar o Mundial'2018.


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