2018 World Cup

Fifa have ended the policy of rotating the World Cup amongst the confederations. The new policy is that any national association can bid for the World Cup as long as its confederation hasn't held the previous two World Cups. The new policy applies from the 2018 World Cup. This was always going to happen as the rotation policy meant Concacaf and Oceania were in line for 2018 and 2022. With Australia in the Asian confederation, that would have left NZ and the island nations to bid to host 2022. And that wouldn't happen. And given the US held 1994, that would probably only leave Mexico for 2018.

 

So the policy was always going to be goneburger by the time 2018 came around. Plus, reading the lines in this interesting quote from Sepp Blatter:

 

"The rotation principle has served its purpose and has enabled us to award our most prestigious competition to Africa for the first time and, depending on tomorrow's decision, to South America for the first time in many years," commented Blatter.

 

Anyway, there are at least six associations thinking of bidding for 2018 now that it doesn't have to be in the Americas. England, China, Australia, Mexico, the US, and a joint Blegium/Netherlands/Luxembourg have made noises about hosting it. The final decision will be made in 2011. Any early predictions? Where would you want the 2018 World Cup to be held?  

 

ill be 26 then. that wood be awesome.