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Colombians bid for 2014 World Cup



BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia has broken ranks with the rest of South America by announcing that they have sent FIFA official notice of their intention to bid to host the 2014 World Cup.

"The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) has presented the letter of intent," FCF president Luis Bedoya told reporters. "We know it's going to be a long, tough road."


Colombian president Uribe wants his country to join the race to stage the World Cup.

The announcement represented an about-turn for the FCF which three years ago joined the federations of the other South American nations in unanimously backing Brazil as the continent's only candidate to stage the competition.

With the event earmarked for South America under FIFA's rotation system, that decision effectively left Brazil to bid unopposed.

However, the FCF changed its mind after President Alvaro Uribe made a speech in July, during which he said he wanted the country to join the race.

Vice-president Francisco Santos said much work needed to be done, pointing out Colombia did not have the stadiums nor infrastructure necessary to host the event.

"We can do it, we can provide the necessary investments and the country has to start thinking about big projects," he said. "Countries need to have dreams, they need to have great achievements."

Colombia were awarded the 1986 finals but pulled out because of financial difficulties less than two years before the tournament was staged.

Mexico stepped in and staged the competition which was won by Argentina.

Colombia hosted and won the 2001 Copa America, which was initially postponed before going ahead at the last minute amid security fears.

Argentina refused to take part and were replaced by Honduras.

South America has not staged the World Cup since 1978 when Argentina were hosts. Brazil, who announced last week that they had officially confirmed its intention to bid, were hosts in 1950.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said world football's governing body will look elsewhere if none of the South American bids come up to scratch.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/footba...cup/index.html

esouzab

Vygotsky will be happy with this news.

dizo

I donwt think they'll host it. I think Brazil will host World cup in 2014

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avi|a

I guess it's hard for colombians to host a big event as a world cup, but I don't think it's impossible at all.

And the most important thing about their candidature is the big projects that they'll develop... I'm sure brazil will host world cup in 2014, but it's important for colombia at least being part of the competition to host it.

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RWC-04

how is the project of Colombia?

competitor is Brazil I think...

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