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Cameron confident England will host 2018
Nov 27, 2010, 12:23 GMT
London - British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted on Saturday that England is the best candidate to host the 2018 World Cup.
Cameron will be part of England's delegation in Zurich next week before the final decision on hosting is made on Thursday.
'I think it's a very easy sell, because if you think about it we've got the stadia, we've got the fans, we've got a country that's mad about football, it would be such a great World Cup if we had it here,' he told the BBC.
'One of the ways to sell it to the world is, the world watches English football, the world comes and plays its football in England and so bringing the World Cup to England is such a natural step.
'Now we've got a real fight on our hands in Zurich, but I'm looking forward to it because I think we've got a great case to make.'
Russia remains favourites with the bookmakers, with a joint bid from Spain and Portugal also a serious contender.
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