Russia were awarded the 2018 World Cup yesterday ahead of England as well as joint bids from Spain and Portugal and Holland and Belgium.
England were eliminated in the first round of voting with only 2 votes from a possible 22.
This is the moment that FIFA President Sepp Blatter made the announcement:
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised a successful tournament in eight years time.
The English bid team were shocked to learn they had been knocked out in the first round of voting.
Their Chief Executive said he’d been led to believe they had far more support than that:
Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup after getting the nod ahead of Australia and the USA.
The Gulf nation plan to use air-conditioned stadiums to deal with the summer temperatures.
