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Bet.365.com – 2018 Soccer World Cup Bid
- December 30th, 2008
www.bet.365.com – Australia’s bid for the 2018 Soccer World Cup has received a massive boost with the Federal Government pledging $45 million in tax payers money towards hosting the world’s most watched sporting event.
Australia will have to beat out old foes England and giants U.S.A in order to secure the World Cup, which organizers hope, will finally cement Australia’s place on the world football stage.
Australia is fast becoming a nation renowned for spectacular, world class sporting events following the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the Rugby World Cup and the Rugby League World Cup.
Soccer is the has the highest participation rate of any sport in the world and event organizers not only believe hosting the World Cup in 2018 will raise the profile of the sport here, but also raise the profile of Australia right around the world.
Fotbbal Australia executives have been meeting with Government Officials in Canberra for the best part of the year in an attempt to secure funding.
Though Australia will launch a full-scale bid to secure the World Cup, organizers point out that in the vent that the bid fails, the $45 Million spent on upgrading facilities and luring tourist to Australia will be money well spent either way.
Australian Soccer has undergone somewhat of resurgence since the introduction of the A-League last year and to many the prospect of hosting the biggest sporting event in the world is a very tasty one indeed.
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