to host the twenty twenty two tournament joining me in the studio is sports journalist said to get a clean end and we watch the host tournament unfold live from zurich and hear from our correspondents from switzerland and some of the places russia hopes to stage well cup matches. so as i gave thank you for joining me just a couple of minutes the preliminary is going to get underway so who do you think is going to win the bet and why ok to here in russia so i have. every right to think that russia course i'm a russian through it worked up has now been staged eastern europe russia has never been so close to europe to hold the world cup as it is now so i believe i'm sure russia is going to win it so let's make a bet that i'm not allowed to make any bets about the feedback we're getting at the moment it's a very close run thing between probably england and russia england in one of the presentations so is england the biggest rival to russia yes i'm sure you know that england is the biggest rival but presentations are not they do not affect i think

the decision of the committee members yes england is the big driver when there's a blotter always says that they want is ready to stage a world cup event tomorrow which is necessary england is the easiest way to organize world cup it is so if you fight goes away they would choose being went i'm sure but if they want they say a lot of pretty words like legacy like developing football like bringing football close to people so if they do believe in what they say they are going to give it to russia because russia is a legacy is developing football and cetera very quickly before we go over to what you think the other contenders what you think of spain and portugal and i think joint joint during beats in kolkata outsiders recourse fifth. blotter sold lots of times that he's against the joint joint beats because there are a lot of extra problems concerning involving two or more countries in the beat so i think russia. now the leaders the leaders and you think any of the big names and

famous faces will make a difference david back in their cameras i think that will help you know i don't think so because the decision has already been made by the twenty two committee members they know how they're going to win the vote for. you know why they have already decided it so we could go months ago maybe a year ago. back on the stage i think they saw that before anyway let's let's have a listen to what sepp blatter has to say. is there a situation when we have to give two world cup. on the same day. let me just say a few words about the importance of this game which is called association football. that has been originated in china but has been organized in great britain specifically in

scotland. and then has spread around the world. the are today two hundred and eighty national associations in the six. continental confederations city hundred million active participants are in our game and if their family is there is one billion people directly or indirectly interested in such a game but this game is more than just a game or kicking the ball this game has a value. of special educational value the educational value because the game is based on discipline and respect. it is a game the first. fighting spirit it's a combat game but in the spirit of fair play. and therefore this it's not only

giving all that is emotions around so those those you have witnessed now in this famous fall cup in south africa. but that this came is giving also i would say a lot of hope to do humanity and specially to the use of this old. and i am so happy to say today that all the bid their city have received yesterday and today and they have to make a big big complements to all the bidders to all the national associations our companies by their political dignitaries. for the big job they have done and for the messages they have they're leaving they have all their leave of messages there is saying that football is more than a game and i am happy that all those they have been in. they have

said in football we learn to win and dead easy but in football fields will learn to lose and this is not so easy as we have had for bidders for the twenty eighteen and we can have only one winner then obviously three of the bidding companies or associations they must score home by saying. what a pity but they must now stand also by saying football is not only by winning football is also a school of life where you learn to lose that's not the easy it's not easy. so ladies and gentlemen everybody is now a waiting of the result of the twenty eighty in

where four. contenders where their. combined. there together. the. netherlands or holland and belgium. be also portugal and spain or spain and portugal then we have hot russia and the mother of football england. sick of that agenda as announced. at that have taken this nation the executive committee the elective college in. twenty one members and the president we have to take them to the station and now i would like to know what this is a decision for the twenty eighteen. i could speak more and

more but i have to announce it this is the public notary. of the city of zurich he gives me the un below. ladies and gentlemen i do hold. that. the name of the winner is on both sides because i don't know. so the twenty eighteen feet both twenty eighteen feet for both ladies and gentlemen will be organized in however. i.

welcome see. the ladies of russia to join the presidents and looked across the country doing all of these a delegation of russia to join the league to join us on the stage. i. have. it because. it's. the right thing. and over the trophy. because deputy prime minister you go through a lot. and say if you were does. the secretary general of. the sending over the certification. of the move go sports minister of russia.

was was. do you mr president. all the members of the. executive committee dearest friends and colleagues and everybody who is here. you have a chance to sit with. the world cup for twenty. and i just can't promise we all can drummond's you will never regret let us make history and to get that was . exposed for pitchers so that's a message for the photographers it's a good time to the picture now.

thank you i. believe you. are returning. your. hold for the twenty twenty two. presidents before you were. well i say guys thank you so russia has done it how do you feel about that very emotional emotion you know i'm very excited even more than the russian delegates because they were absolutely calm and i think they knew it. for sure they knew that it was an absolutely count so what do you think was

a key factor what do you think swung in russia's way so i think those pretty words i remember five minutes ago about legacy about policy of developing football bringing it to another country so it was a it was the currituck gritty area for for the russia that we so i think it's the right decision of mr blitzer. the executive committee of the course i can only joined and share the words of mr shaw are that they will never regret about it we have eight years to prepare everything yes we have nothing. like england we have nothing right now but we will have everything for sure with this government support so with the effort people are going to make to bring it. i believe rush that do you think there's anything that we that went against england say for instance they they we got we hear information in that obviously lost but do you think the media scandals and all that all that in the build up had a had a bearing or do you think it was just the russian case or just iraq just

a better case you know what i'm sure it was a very tight vote very tight a very close vote in many rounds we don't know how the situation had been developing among the members of the committee but i'm sure the decision was very hard because all the beats are level especially russian and english but very very low level for a level very close and i suppose it was really hard work to choose between one of them which was sort of the main pretty against england really i don't know i think i think we should we should say things to russia a bit of the english beat was flawless absolutely and the it's the english could have or could have lows had only if russia wins this all russian winter and they really put in place and now it's a case of looking forward isn't as a case of now we've got a got to put although it's not related so i would say now we have to say two years sometimes it's about russian mentality to relax for seven years and then to prepare it so in one year it's not the case we should start working just right now right

now i'm very very briefly as we're coming up to twenty twenty a decision now you said before we were talking before the program that you thought if russia were to win who do you think now is going to get twenty english if england were the winner i would think that twenty twenty two would go to some exotic country like australia maybe but now i think we would say maybe australia was the united states a favorite in this race but mr masters is talking about that's that's that's fine so we mr russell when we hear what he's saying about twenty twenty thirty. very comely is the next on follow up to decide who's going to be hosting twenty twenty two can we hear from an. will shortly be crossing how many days australia.

united states of america. do we know to organize. treaded top fifth world cup is was. quite. i was. was a. affiliation of qatar. yet to join the crowd so really just has the world cup twenty twenty two will be going to cats are we can now cross to andrew farm our correspondent has their latest.

so well piecing raising. the cry is. amazing it is be incredible russia has made history will host the world cup the first time ever it will happen in twenty eighteen it does bring to an end twenty two hard months of campaigning when the presentations took place today when they were finally over nobody was quite sure who would win england appeared to be coming up on the rails it could have gone their way but it was russia who really took the bold step in saying in front of the fee for executive committee look we want to speak from the heart we don't want to bore you with facts and figures we want to tell you why we feel we should have the world cup the whole presentation was done in english i think that went down really well with a fee for executive but so too did two clear messages which i feel won russia the right to host this world cup firstly. eastern europe never mind russia had never hosted the world cup before england had it back in one thousand nine hundred sixty nine hundred sixty six forty four years ago spain it had nine hundred eighty two

but russia had never had it and that was a point made very clear very well by fatah the mood kota sports minister the other reason was that russia it was claimed is a new country the russian people has suffered a lot over the last hundred years this is a fabulous opportunity to help the new russia develop it would trigger a huge amount of investment in the infrastructure not only would it be stadiums it would also be rail links airport links road links these are things that would transform the country but also the way they put their bid was very clever because they said if you look at our bid technically i know we're starting from scratch but if you look what we're trying to achieve you will see it will work it will start it will take place in the west of russia it will start well there will be the northern perimeter since petersburg such will be in the south be clinic grad from the west you can through the in the u.s. and most cities will be within an hour's flight of moscow so i think they're trying

to press saying look we are speaking from our hearts we're telling me why we feel the we need this world cup we've never had it in our history it could transform our nation in a way which could not be achieved if it went to england it could not be achieved it went to spain and portugal and i think it actually obviously that was a message that struck a chord with the fee for executive committee i know people were saying before the voting took place that russia was always the favorite it wasn't a clear favorite by any stretch and certainly over the last couple of hours people were saying all sorts of things in russia if you're looking at a bookmakers was falling away quite quickly but it appears that's what they said the fee for executive over the last twenty two months what they said to the thief inspection committee when it came to russia to look how things were developing in the summer worked well and the final presentation here i feel is a bit of a master stroke and they did it but that. presence of prime minister vladimir putin other journalist i was listening to you here yesterday basically from the british media is saying that is

a clear sign that russia. is not clearly not the case they won the bid on its merits. all of it thank you for that and that's great let's get some reaction now from russia second largest city which also has some of the matches now the country has football in gold sarah ferguson simply suspect first life. how does russia playing sorry can you hear me how is russia planning to welcome such a massive influx of people now it's been successful. to russia and of course. russia as well so we need to. focus on to invest in the infrastructure and the transportation to really get that up to scratch so the content we have all these sounds coming out to watch the games that will be in place and running smoothly much of that already underway here in st petersburg the new senate state it is already under construction it's take the new states the us

arena i will be completed in just a couple of years' time and that then of course i will probably be the place where the world cup semifinals will be hasted i know that russia is successful. many many other cities across russia that will really better said this increase in investment now speaking to fifa referee. for us earlier on today and he was saying that it really will make an absolutely massive difference for many of the places that will now have been invested in that to build new stadiums and that will help for a grassroots level as well though you know that places searches and because it's all they've got major piles of place already and also a major focus on transportation as well we know that the express train service is one of the main focuses they really hate being many of the cities across russia that's make travel very easy for the fans and although it is

a vast country. having to travel. it's one of the largest. public. provide a lot of cheap reliable transportation to everything really will be in place now as we've heard recently the government really making it very clear that come twenty eighty six search and chance with haitian move in place to make a fantastic work up to the country. from some places there and so i guess there are introduced a few points that that's quite k. i mean russia as we know is a large country transportation. extremely large for such a big events by that i think we can cope with it first of all it's the cost structure that they offer it that the world cup will be organized for kloster central southern part western part and eastern part so it will be easier to

fourteen percent for fans to travel just within one quarter and not to travel thousands of miles by airplanes then they got introduced a very well bred or net of real world railroads that's the main factor then began to introduce free of charge traveling for those who have tickets between the cities whole cities so it's a problem we can cope with and also because you have almost a is city there it is there anyway so they simply just begging to be the home of the semifinals a sarah saying in terms of development of stadia that where the as you said the priorities are and the cost of grapes but we already dilution accuse any good it just has to be slightly developed that's right isn't it and then that's the coastline yes yes looks like it will be ready valid because it's not a pure football stadium and fifa likes absolutely football stadiums with was that people sitting just to right the field. before closer emotions so luzhniki will be

redeveloped st petersburg will be having next year brenly new stadium for they need some bitter cold very more than the the more than this in russia and one in terms of the other the other stadium in the other stadium some stadiums are under construction it's like stadium in that they are preparing for the youth commonwealth games twenty thirteen and. russian clubs through constructing new stadiums using their own private money and they were waiting for the decision. the decision is ok so we won the world cup that is why i suppose they will they will get the very strong governmental support the budget money to work with right this stadiums as well as sponsorship as well sponsors let's cross not see russia's khazan which has been holding a footballing marathon where the late for the last few days and one of the cities which will also host the not just let's check out because i was feeling after the

win this kind of. high you can't cite the football craze goes on. there you go you bring us well and yes the fans there thank you. sure sure first of all the suspense was on bearable the tension here was so high that i think it was possible to hang footballs in the air because hundreds of people gathered here in the center of the city in this indoor football pitch they were watching the and nelson being made on this a large t.v. screen and everybody kept quiet and then as soon as it turned out it was russia we heard this huge explosion of laughter and various positive emotions people started running around dancing and hugging each other with flags well the reason why i'm actually standing here on this pitch was actually just filled with people just five minutes ago before that this whole city was making its devotion into russia's bid by holding this to deal long nonstop football match that was started on wins the

all through through throughout the entire day the entire night only people changed and it ended only about half an hour before the end else it was made and scores of people gathered here despite the fact that it's minus twenty five degrees celsius outside right now i think it's even colder as the sun set despite those people came in and i think the whole city is now going to celebrate it because cousin is one of the cities where now for sure the world. the football world cup in two thousand and eighteen is going to be held here as well so everybody's really excited and congratulations to russia. and thank you very much for that yeah let's cross to our correspondent laura emmett's in london for the reaction that so low right huge disappointment in the british capital tonight's they really thought twenty eighteen was going to be there you didn't i. i mean it particularly in the last twenty four hours this looks like it was much more stable as andrew farmer said if you look to

the bookmakers figures the odds of england winning the world hosting the world cup in twenty eighteen were much better in the last twenty four hours and then of course there were those speeches by david cameron david beckham and prince william this morning so i think a lot of people on the streets in london anyway thought that this was not necessarily in the bag but that they had a pretty good chance of winning but as your guest said earlier really it seems that has gone with the their legacy thing that they talk about all the time the fact that england had all the stadiums in place and really as your guest also said the world cup tomorrow if it was called upon to do so possibly ironically went against england in that in the final voting there was also a rumor that england was out in the first round i don't know if you've managed to get to get to the bottom of that but it seems that russia was the clear favorite amongst the very same panel big disappointment for england big disappointment for

david cameron the prime minister who's throwing his entire weight behind this he spent a lot of time in zurich meeting members of fee for in the last couple of days also the situation on the street home hasn't been very good we've seen other pictures coming out of london this week of students protesting against education cuts so david cameron will be coming home to a not very pleased public and not very pleased british student population so he'll have to contend with both of those things. laura thank you very much for that and it just leaves me time to say thank you to my guests for coming in and to say congratulations to russia they have won the rights to host the twenty eighteen world cup so from here. for six months the russian capital was in a state of siege days and nights people lived in fear of occupation and were

preparing for the desperate defense intense battles took a heavy toll on. the sony dami switch to be offensive but it was the first souvenir defeat of the where moms would. battle for most go on or keep.

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