Spain-Portugal ready for World Cup now
Friday, 3 December 2010
ZURICH, Dec 2 (AFP): Spain-Portugal, one of the favourites to host the 2018 World Cup, said Thursday it was ready to host the event now as it made its final pitch for the event hours before FIFA chooses the host nation.
"We could organise a World Cup next month if necessary," Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero in a display of government support along with his Portuguese counterpart Jose Socrates.
Shortly before FIFA's executive committee votes, the Iberian bid soberly highlighted its experience as a top tourist destination and a host of major world sports events in recent years.
"We could organise a World Cup next month if necessary," Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero in a display of government support along with his Portuguese counterpart Jose Socrates.
Shortly before FIFA's executive committee votes, the Iberian bid soberly highlighted its experience as a top tourist destination and a host of major world sports events in recent years.