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World Cup to be chosen by 208 countries announces Captain Blatter

1st June 2011
Sepp_Blatter_at_opening_of_FIFA_Congress_May_31_2011

By Duncan Mackay in Zurich

June 1 – Sepp Blatter today announced that FIFA’s 208 member federations will select the host country of the 2026 World Cup rather than the ruling Executive Committee.

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