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World Cup 2018/2022
Newcastle United Supporters Trust is backing the bid to bring World Cup Football to the region in 2018/2022.
The bidding process is currently at its first stage, with the FA undertaking a review of 15 potential participant venues before deciding on the 12 that will go forward as part of the FA’s official bid to FIFA.
The 15 bidding Cities are Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle Gateshead, Nottingham, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Sheffield and Sunderland.
The FA technical committee are soon to be visiting all 15 potential venues and making their assessments based upon set criteria; including transport infrastructure, stadium facilities, medical and IT infrastructure and environmental sustainability.
They will be on Tyneside to review the Newcastle Gateshead 2018 bid on 10th September 2010 and to show your allegiance the bidding team are calling upon all supporters to turn that date into a wear your team shirt to work day.
The FA’s official bid will be submitted to FIFA in May 2010 and the decision on the successful host country will be made at the FIFA Conference in December 2010.
The bidding process is complicated by the fact that it is a joint bid for both 2018 and 2022 but participating member Associations will automatically drop out of the 2022 bidding if the successful 2018 country if from their own confederation. This means that the FA and England would not go forward to bid for 2022 if another European Association is selected to host 2018.
Nine individual nations registered their intention to bid with FIFA by the February 2009 deadline: Australia, England, Indonesia, Japan, Qatar, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, and the United States. Additionally Belgium and the Netherlands registered to bid together, as have Portugal and Spain. FIFA confirmed the list of bidders in March, with South Korea and Qatar bidding for 2022 only.
To register your support for the bid please visit www.england2018bid.com
