The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is over. The 2014 World Cup is set for Brazil. But still, everyone is wondering who will host the 2018 World Cup. It may be a little early to start your online gambling, but the betting action is already heating up with the games eight years away. Hosting isn’t always a good thing, as shown by South Africa which didn’t make it out of the group round.
England has a chance at bringing the sport back to its birthplace in 2018. But, their poor showing in this year’s World Cup won’t help their cause to host the tournament. A decision won’t be made until the next couple of years. In the meantime, England will be focusing on hosting the Olympic Games in 2012 during an economic downturn. Hosting another international sporting event in London only six years after the Olympic Games could be a good thing or a bad thing. If the Olympics go well and England does well, they will be more likely to host the 2018 World Cup.
No matter what, it will be a tough pull for England to host both events but they lead the odds as of right now at most bookmakers at 5/4 to welcome World Cup 2018. England will have to improve upon what they showed with an early exit in the knockout rounds and letting the USA come back and win the group if they want to bring an exciting World Cup home. The next countries in the odds to host are Russia at 2/1, then Spain or Portugal at 3/1, Belgium or the Netherlands at 10/1, and lastly the USA at 12/1.