Sepp Blatter was in Seoul to receive South Korea's Order of Merit for Sport from the country's president Lee Myung-Bak
FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised South Korea's bid to host the 2022 World Cup on Monday and said that the sport had the power to unite the divided northern and southern halves of the country.
The hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be announced by FIFA on 2 December, with Australia, Japan, Qatar and the U.S. also competing to host the 2022 competition.
"There is no doubt that Korea should be ready to organize a good World Cup," Blatter told reporters at a joint press conference with South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak in the capital Seoul, after being awarded the country's Order of Merit for Sports.
"Football is more than a game, as it has a socio-cultural impact and can therefore connect people all over the world."
South Korea were joint hosts of the 2002 World Cup with Japan, and the country's team became the first from Asia to reach the semifinals of the tournament that year.
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/11/09/football.blatter.korea.bid/index.html
No comments:
Post a Comment