Russia To Host FIFA World Cup 2018

Russia To Host FIFA World Cup 2018
FIFA has awarded Russia the legal right to host the 2018 World Cup finals following your country's bid got probably the most votes from 22 executive folks FIFA in a secret ballot kept in Zurich.
Spain-Portugal, Holland-Belgium and England were these other bids inside the fray. The selection process involved multiple rounds of voting, using the country receiving the fewest votes eliminated in each round.
As many as 15 bids were received from countries aspiring to host the 2018 event, and Russia won an outright most 13 votes, inside second round of voting, after garnering nine inside the first. The Spain-Portugal joint bid received seven votes.
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The tournament in Russia will span 13 cities, all inside country's European region, inside a bid to facilitate easier access. In its bid Russia promised to scrap visas in the 2018 tournament which is seen as a significant factor in the vote in the country's favour.
The ballot in Zurich also selected the host from the 2022 tournament, which was awarded to Qatar. The oil-rich Middle-Eastern country won against rival bids from your United States, Japan and South Korea, in the final round of voting. Australia that have also bid to the 2022 World Cup was ousted inside first round of voting.
Mexico which have earlier bid to host the 2022 tournament withdrew its bid citing financial reasons.
Neither Russia nor Qatar has hosted the wedding previously. The awarding in the tournaments to these two countries has brought an end to some controversial voting process with allegations of corruption that led to the suspension of two executive committee members.