world cup hosts
 

does anyone know where i can find a market for the 2018 and 2022 world cup hosts?
Interested to see how the bookies rate our chances of hosting one.

cheers

2018
England 5/4
Australia 5/2
Spain/Portugal 3/1
Russia 9/2
Holland/Belgium 25/1
Japan 25/1
USA 33/1
Indonesia 80/1

2022
Qatar 4/9
Australia 3/1
USA 9/2
Japan 33/1
South Korea 40/1

thanks sands, much appreciated.

will be shattered if we dont get one, if they stick to what they preach about promoting the world game we are a monty, time will tell !!

What are those odds??? They look like the odds from about 6 months ago or something. Australia aren't even in the running for 2018 any more. They've withdrawn their bid to concentrate on 2022.

England are absolute certainties for 2018, and I don't think Australia can win in 2022. They will go where all the money is which means USA. And if not there, they'll go to Qatar.

Here are the odds at Sportingbet.....

USA $1.70
Aus $2.80
Qatar $6.00
Japan or Korea $12.00

When I said "all the money", of course I realise there's a LOT of money in Qatar, but I really meant all the TV money and all the big sponsors. I will be very surprised if Australia gets the nod.

thanks sportz,
its a joke though. soccer in usa would not be where it is today if they didnt host the world cup. Would be bigger than the olympics for australia if we were to win it. fingers crossed

Thats our biggest down fall sportz. because of our time zone it would make live telecasts around the world at times we have had to put with, agreed not ideal for tv rights/sponsors etc..
Overall though i think we deserve it, its about promoting the world game

After seeing what the FIFA judges said about the problems with Qatar's bid, it appears as though it's between Australia and the USA. I still think America will get it.

Didn't the USA try to buy 2 judges