Eleven bids for hosting 2022 World Cup

Following up on our previous article on the 2018 edition, Soccermouth.com also adds that eleven bids have been received for the 2022 World Cup.

The eleven bids have come from :-

Qatar
South Korea
England
Russia
Australia
USA
Japan
Mexico
Indonesia
Spain-Portugal
Belgium-Netherlands

Qatar and South Korea were the only nations to exclusively submit their bids for the 2022 event. The other nine bids were for both editions of the tournament.

The next stage for selection of the winner takes place in December this year. The winner will eventually be chosen in December next year by a high powered 24 member FIFA committee.