Who is holding 2018 world cup

It is also a much smoother revenue year-on-year, whereas Fifa is more dependent on a large boost every four years. So for Uefa, as well as for the European clubs that play in those club competitions, maintaining those revenues is more important from a financial standpoint. As for the clubs, there are potentially serious costs of making their players available for more international duty, such as the risks of player fatigue and injury.

Large clubs are more likely to have a number of national team players and therefore more likely to face greater overall risk to their squad. Smaller clubs may have a national player as their star performer. But it is worth thinking seriously about where extra funds would come from. Doubling the number of World Cups does not necessarily mean double the money. But what broadcasters pay for rights depends on demand from the prospective audience.

The more people want to watch something, the more they are willing to pay to outbid their competitors. The World Cup host's for and have been announced today dashing all hopes for the English bid. Owen Gibson has written:. Football will not be coming home in eight years time, after it emerged England had crashed out in the first round of voting, securing just two votes, and the tournament was instead awarded to Russia.

The host has been announced as Russia and Qatar are to host the championship in So which countries have held the prestigious World Cup in the past? France, Germany, Italy and Mexico have all hosted twice and the European zone has notched up the most with twelve European countries winning the bids since A white, deaf, German cat named Achilles may predict the correct winner of the World Cup. You read that right.

For those matches, the cat chose correctly between two bowls of food marked with the flags of the competing countries. Yes, tickets to the World Cup are still available. Mario Gotze scored the game-winning goal against Argentina in overtime. The German win also meant defeat for Lionel Messi, who is widely known as one of the best soccer players in the world.

In , Messi is hoping for a chance at revenge. He acknowledged, however, that Argentina was not a favorite to win this year. The World Cup will be held in Qatar, marking the first time the international event will be held in the Middle East. Organizers have already begun construction on stadiums to prepare for the event. Meanwhile, FIFA is considering raising the number of teams that can compete in the World Cup to 48 by the event in That would add 16 teams to those competing, 16 more games and four extra days to the month-long event.

The head of the European Leagues has voiced opposition to the plan, since it would extend the event and make the mid-season break even longer, according to NBC Sports. In the North America bid, the U. Correction : The original version of this story misstated the teams to watch during the World Cup. Contact us at letters time. By Jennifer Calfas. Related Stories.