California’s governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has given his support to the US
bid to host football’s World Cup in 2018 or 2022. The International Herald Tribune reports that the former film star’s support is key to the bid, as several venues in his state are traditionally used for international football matches. The 1994 World Cup and 1999 Women’s World Cup final both took place at the Rose Bowl, while the 2003 World Cup final took place at the Home Depot Centre; both venues are in Los Angeles. “...
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A little bit of history about the next World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
South Africa was rewarded the 2010 World Cup after a controversial lost again Germany in 2006.
5 African countries submitted full bids to be host-nation for the Soccer World Cup 2010: Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia Nigeria had also shown initial interest but decided against following it up at the end of September 2003. After FIFA rejected its proposal to co-host the event with Libya, Tunisia withdrew...
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