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[Article] Rumors abounded that England had a strong case for hosting the 2018 World Cup soccer tournament. Recent comments by FIFA's president have all but shattered the hope.


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The first soccer World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930 and mainly involved South American countries, though the USA and some European teams (France, Belgium, Yugoslavia and Romania) braved the lengthy sea crossing to take part. There was no presence from the UK or Ireland, whose national teams had fallen...
This article was published Friday, 2 March, 2007 by AFP
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