TIME TO DECIDE

So it's decision time again, and no I dont mean on the X-Factor or Strictly....This vote means so much more.

On Thursday, 22 FIFA delegates will decide which Countries will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Bidding to host the 2018 event are, Belguim/Netherlands, Spain'Portugal and single bids from Russia and England.The 2022 bid will be contested between Australia, USA, Qatar, Japan and South Korea.

The bidding process has been undermined since Day one when FIFA agreed to make both decisions on the 2nd December 2010, allowing for theories of collusion between two rival bids, something that rocked the bid in October when Spain and Qatar were investigated on collusion, only to be cleared of any wrong doing.

England's bid has suffered many setbacks. The first came last year when the Chairman of the bid was made to resign after making false allegations against the Spain bid, something which is against the FIFA rules.

More recently the bid was setback even further and mainly by the country's own media. Firstly Panorama will air a show on Monday Evening that will aim to show FIFA as a corrupt Governing Body. The show will not go down well with FIFA delegates who may vote with their feet and hand the showpiece event elsewhere.

The second own goal from the media from England came when a 'Sunday Times' investigation tricked two FIFA voters that they were the USA bid and offered money for them to vote in their favour. This trickery from the 'Times' newspaper saw both voters banned from voting this Thursday, again a move which has not pleased many of the voters who blame the English media.

All the drama though will finally end this Thursday when FIFA decides, but which way are they likely to go?

I personally feel that despite all the upheavel recently, England will still be hosting the 2018 World Cup as quite simply we are ready to host the event once again, Russia simply is not ready and Spain/Portugal bid could be complicated.

I hope to see the World Cup in this Country in eight years time and come Thursday afternoon I will have my fingers crossed....

OVER TO YOU FIFA

Who do you think will host the 2018 World Cup and do you think the English media has damaged our bid?