South Africa are set to host the tournament but there were reports of delays in stadium construction work which threatened hopes of the tournament being staged there.St James' Could Host World Cup In Three Years
South Africa are set to host the tournament but there were reports of delays in stadium construction work which threatened hopes of the tournament being staged there.Alarm bells are ringing, construction is well behind schedule, and Blatter clearly feels FIFA need to keep options open.
Blatter told the BBC's Inside Sport programme: "You say England can do it, and I am sure. Spain, they can do it. There is a lot of countries, like Australia too. The United States of America, and Mexico, they can do it, Japan, they can do it. They have enough stadia."
Newcastle's St James' Park was picked as a venue for the 1966 World Cup, but only on condition United put a roof over the Leazes corner (next to what is now the East Stand), and the board took so long to make a decision FIFA gave the opportunity to Sunderland.