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FIFA World Cup bidding turns circus – Daily Pioneer (World Cup Groups)

England, Russia, Belgium-Netherlands and Spain-Portugal are in the running for the 2018 World Cup, while the United States, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Qatar are looking to host the event in 2022. For more info click here

Even Spain-Portugal and Qatar have been accused of colluding with each other to influence voting, forming an alliance to gain advantage. Although FIFA did not name the countries, its former general secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen told reporters the Spain For more info click here

FIFA World Cup champion Spain had seven players nominated for the FIFA Ballon d’Or, followed by Germany with five, as the two countries combined for 12 of the 23 selections announced Tuesday. Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta For more info click here

He further elaborated that vote trading between Qatar and Spain/Portugal is a “fact” with both teams At the time of this article, the bidding nations for the FIFA World Cup will attend a special FIFA meeting to discuss the latest allegations. For more info click here

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