So, after years of chat and campaigning the bidding process to become hosts of the 2018 and 2022 football world cups will come to an end tomorrow, with the "chosen ones" ready to take on the challenge of hype and hysteria that has come to be expected when faced with stressful honour of hosting such a prestigious event in world sport, just ask South Africa or Brazil.

 

 The favourites for the 2018 event are Russia amid controversy over BBC programme Panorama’s recent snooping into FIFA irregularities causing odds of England hosting the event drop over casting doubts the England bid would avoid a backlash from voters for its chief broadcasters meddling.

However strong support from the English bid may prove to come to the rescue, and with world class stadia, infrastructure  and tourism already in place, along with the fact it is the undisputed home of football bode very well for the bid .The fact Russia has never hosted the event does work in its favour and it has promised to open up the country to thousands, however security is a major concern and the enormous distances between venues, resulting in plenty of air travel may also work against the Russians. FIFA has already spoke of its dislike for co-hosts however the joint Spanish-Portuguese bid can offer world class stadiums such as the Nou Camp, Bernebeau and the Estadio De Luz that played host to the Euro 2004 Final. Infrastructure and perfect climate also may work in the Iberian bid, a factor in which does not work well with the Netherlands Belgium bid that do however promise short journeys between each venue.

The 2022 bidding is where it gets really interesting as FIFA have the opportunity to take the game to corners of the earth previously un touched, with Qatar already insisting that money is no object in building many world class stadiums and an already outstanding infrastructure and tourism perks chances in taking the world cup to the middle east for the first time have significantly increased, however the famous heat which is said to reach 50 degrees may prove a concern. Australia has already proven it can successfully host major sporting events with the Olympics and Rugby World cup however this sport-mad nation face a real headache in the fact most of its major stadia are used by other sports such as Aussie rules, rugby, cricket, sports whose seasons clash with the world cup.  Joint bidders in 2002 gone solo in a bid to host the 2022 event South Korea world-class stadiums and transport links, is arguably the world's most hi-tech nation and has excellent rail and road networks while its partners in 2002 Japan’s bid has plenty of cash although both nations may have the fact they have previously hosted the event worked outside their favour.The USA ticks all the boxes after holding a succesful world cup in 1994 but the fact, like South korea and Japan it has hosted the event may prove to be its downfall.

I would like to sign off that my own choices for both world cups would be England and Australia as I feel so long as the men down under can sort out its cons both bids make perfect sense, let us see tomorrow whether FIFA share the same sense…