Here are some details on the bidding process:
Applicants must next submit their bidding agreements by 11 December 2009, with Fifa’s 24-man executive committee choosing the winning candidates in December 2010.
Countries who fail to land the 2018 World Cup able to automatically be a candidate for the 2022 World Cup, provided that the 2018 host is not from the same continent as them.
Successful hosts must meet certain conditions if they are to win the right to stage the World Cup, providing at least 12 stadiums with minimum capacities of 40,000, with the final to be held in a stadium with a capacity of at least 80,000.
The 11 prospective hosts (which include both single country bids and dual-country bids) are broken down into three categories: “Not A Chance” Candidates, Unlikely Candidates, and Serious Candidates.
Source:
Who Will Host World Cups 2018 and 2022?
SoccerLens
March 28, 2009
