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January 26 - Bidding countries, including England led by former Liverpool striker John Barnes (pictured), are beginning to arrive in Angola for the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which has controversially been sponsored by Qatar 2022.
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January 26 - Bidding countries, including England led by former Liverpool striker John Barnes (pictured), are beginning to arrive in Angola for the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which has controversially been sponsored by Qatar 2022.
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By David Owen
January 12 - The hard-fought contest to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups is turning into a goldmine for world football confederations.

By Andrew Warshaw in Cape Town
December 6 - Some of the 10 candidates vying for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup will almost certainly be forced to withdraw before the vote is taken just over a year from now, a senior FIFA administrator has predicted.

By Andrew Warshaw in Cape Town
December 4 - The bidding war for the 2018 World Cup burst into controversy today when the official United States presentation was interrupted by the arrival of Spain and Portugal's main ambassadors.

By David Owen in Cape Town
December 4 - It was a cross between a bazaar and a travel trade conference. Today in Cape Town, on the manicured lawns of a governmental mansion, the bidders for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups finally got to see the whites of each other's eyes.
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