20 Aug 2009FA praises Nottingham's World Cup host city bid

Football Technology and Stadia

The Football Association (FA) has praised Nottingham's bid to be selected as a prospective location for World Cup matches in 2018.

With hopeful host cities required to submit a final bid to the FA, the team behind Nottingham's efforts have revealed that Soho Square reacted positively to their recent plans, with proposals for a World Cup park along the River Trent and by the side of Nottingham Forest's City Ground going down particularly well.

In addition, the city's bid team believe that they have effectively countered the argument that Nottingham currently does not have sufficient luxury accommodation to be considered as a tournament host, claiming that a spread of accommodation could still be provided.

One member of the Nottingham bid team told the city's Evening Post newspaper: "The FA really enjoyed themselves while they were here and that is good.

"There are a lot of positives from the first inspection. They said we delivered a high quality submission. We are on the front foot."

Meanwhile, nearby Birmingham is also keen to host World Cup matches, despite the fact that it was recently confirmed that Aston Villa's Villa Park will not be used as a venue for the 2012 Olympics as a planned expansion will not be completed in time.

Written by Mark Thompson

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