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Not gonna happen. FIFA have all but said that they want it in Europe in 2018, so it is either Russia or England. As it says in the article 2022 is a more realistic target for Australia.

we will WIN the world cup

To be quite honest, I dont think England can ever comprehend hosting a tournament of the magnitude of the Football World Cup.

For starters, it would kick off at any oppurtunity. Second, we stuggled to build Wembley, with the costs spiralling out of control week on week. Third, I doubt England will ever be good enough to be actual contenders for the world crown.

Australia is by far the better option after the success of the Olympics IMO.

There's a [url=http://viewtopic.php?p=12358013jokes thread[/url on the sin-bin.

Bit harsh that captain.

We had this debate a few months ago and at the moment I don't think Australia has sufficent stadia to stage the tournament. It's an advantage that we have here in England at the moment.

Not read the atricle, but I'm guessing that if Australia gets the World Cup, they will be building quite a few grounds or people will be about 10 miles from the pitch due to watchign games at Cricket and Aussie Rules grounds?

we have plenty of stadiums

dont you worry about that

what you talking about

You do know that was largely down to AUSTRALIAN sub-contractors don't you?

That also rules Australia out as well

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Harsh but

Personally, I think that's a very good reason WHY Australia might get the 2010 World Cup.

You could have said the very same about Japan, Korea and South Africa about their infrastructure (and indeed Switzerland, Poland and Ukraine for the European Championships). If FIFA are wanting to expand the sport, taking the World Cup to Australia is a very good means of doing that. The game in Australia has grown in recent years, the A-League is proving popular and the national team is doing fairly well.

Australia isn't exactly a stranger to hosting big events, the only thing harming them is the fact that at present, most of the main venues are all clustered in Sydney and Melbourne.

Yes, here in England we could host the tournament tomorrow (and still leave out stadia that puts much of the world to shame) but I'm not sure that FIFA wants that.

The 2010 World Cup has already been given to South Africa, and the 2014 to Brazil.

Am I right in thinking the World Cup goes round each continent? Or is it just handed out now?

Not anymore.

They scrapped that rule because the 2014 World Cup, due to be hosted in South America, only had one bid for host nation (Brazil).

Blatter only did it in the first place to get enough votes to stay on as boss of FIFA then when he was re-elected he scrapped it.

whats the sin bin joke section

2018.....will Harry Kewell by fit by then?

harry is cool . very fit now we won through too the next round of asia qulifier

we beat china

cool is going serie a italy

No, you lost to China, but qualified anway.

yes we lost yesterday. but beat them last week

Well we didn't have much of a problem hosting Eurp 1996.

What's the issue about Wembley either? It's already built. We already have all of the stadiums required for the tournament and there are only one or two that will require expansion.

What's the issue about England not being good enough either? Are South Africa? Are Australia?

we got ripped off in the world cup

we could have won

what happened with that penalty kick will never be forgotin .that way of loseing just isnt the aussie way

you think we are going too let billions of chinese players too get in our way



. we want revenge on italy

You were beaten amidst mass scenes of whinging, whining and bleating about how unfair it all was.

I thought that was the only Aussie way of losing ever known.