21 Dec 2008

Host country for 2018 and 2022 World Cups to be decided at same time

10:11 am on 21 December 2008

FIFA has announced the host country for the 2018 and 2022 Football World Cup tournaments will be decided at the same time.

Following an executive committee meeting in Tokyo, FIFA president Sepp Blatter says the bid process will be launched next month with the two hosts to be announced in December 2010.

There'll be no block on countries bidding for both tournaments.

Blatter has confirmed there's interest from North America to Australia and England, which has not staged a World Cup since 1966, would be a front-runner for 2018.