USA TO SUBMIT BIDS TO HOST WORLD CUP IN '18 OR '22

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GamingChartzFTW said:

Here we go again!

CHICAGO - The United States plans to submit simultaneous bids for the right to host the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022.

The U.S. Soccer Federation said on Thursday that president Sunil Gulati will announce on Monday the intention to bid for the tournament in both years. The U.S. staged the World Cup in 1994, the highest-attended World Cup ever.

Monday is the deadline for submissions to FIFA, and four bids are expected from Europe: England, Spain/Portugal, Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg and Russia.

In Asia, Indonesia announced its candidacy on Wednesday, joining Australia and Qatar. China and Japan were expected to follow in the coming days.

FIFA intends to decide on the 2018 and 2022 sites in December 2010.

Next year's World Cup is in South Africa and the 2014 tournament is scheduled for Brazil. http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=265064

Your thoughts please? ..

 

The bolded bit is probably what matters the most to its organizers.  So I wouldn't doubt America gets one of those.  Besides "Soccer" as we Yanks call it, is growing a lot over here and we even have pro teams now, OMG.