World Cup World Cup Bids Spain/Portugal
By Duncan Mackay
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
September 1 - FIFA's inspectors, led by Chilean Football Federation President Harold Mayne-Nicholls (pictured), have begun looking at the proposed facilities to be used if Portugal's joint bid to host the 2018 World Cup is successful.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
August 31 - Being chosen to host the 2018 World Cup would cap a perfect year for Spain, the country's Sports Minister Jamie Lissavetzky admitted today as its joint bid with Portugal rolled out Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo to help give it a boost.
August 30 - A delegation of FIFA inspectors, led by Harold Mayne-Nicholls, arrived in Madrid today on the last leg of their European tour of bidders to host the 2018/2022 World Cup.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 21 - Spain's World Cup victory has given a massive lift to the country's joint bid with Portugal to host the 2018 tournament, Sports Minister Jaime Lissavetzky has claimed.
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