Argentina and Chile to host World Cup 2014? (14 Apr 2006 17:11 GMT)
The 10 South American federations have decided to back Brazil as their only candidate for World Cup 2014 host, but FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that did not necessarily mean that the tournament would be in Brazil.
"There's still a long way to go before Brazil can host a World Cup," said Blatter. "Today, it's just an idea which, with the support of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has started to become a sort of project. But there's a long way to go before winning the approval of the FIFA Congress in 2008. For the time being, I don't think Brazil has a stadium for the Cup".
Blatter suggested that other countries could launch joint-bids.
"We know the South American federations have already said that there will be only one candidate and that candidate will be Brazil," he said. "But why not have a joint bid between Argentina and Chile?"
source : CNN