Deputy Prime Minister welcomes FIFA inspection team
Nick Clegg tells聽 FIFA that the Government is 100 per cent behind England鈥檚 bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
The at the start of their four day visit to assess England鈥檚 bid.
He was joined by , Culture Secretary , and , the Minister for Sport and the Olympics.
Mr Clegg said he believes the country has the infrastructure and facilities to host a 鈥渇antastic鈥� World Cup.
鈥淚f we were lucky enough to be able to host the [World Cup] here I know it will inspire so many people in cities and communities up and down the country,鈥� he said.
Hugh Robertson told the inspection team: 鈥淭his Government is ready to enter into a genuine partnership with FIFA to deliver a World Cup that lives long in the memory. We aim to unite the best of England鈥檚 football heritage, passion and recent commercial success with the global power of the FIFA World Cup, to ensure that a World Cup in England has a lasting global impact.鈥�
After the Downing Street presentations the inspection team travelled to Wembley to meet with England coach Fabio Capello.
FIFA鈥檚 Executive Committee will select the hosts for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments on December 2.