LONDON (AP) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter says that staging the World Cup in England would be the easiest option as the stadiums and infrastructure are already in place.
Blatter’s comments Monday came 101 days before FIFA’s executive committee votes on the 2018 and ’22 hosts and as FIFA’s technical inspectors arrived in London to scrutinize England’s bid.
England is bidding to host the tournament in either 2018 or ’22.
England’s bid chief executive, Andy Anson, welcomed the inspectors to Downing Street by saying they will see “existing facilities available now to stage a first-class FIFA World Cup” during their four-day visit.
