FIFA president Sepp Blatter has revealed China are keen
to stage the World Cup.
Fresh from hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, China, according to
Blatter, are now keen to take on international football's premier
tournament.
"Back in April, at the draw for the Olympic football tournament,
the Chinese already expressed an accordant wish," the president was
quoted as saying by German football magazine Kicker.
Blatter claimed though China had some way to go before they
would be in a position to host the tournament, saying first they
needed to "put football in order".
"That needs time," he added. "China are used to working to a
plan.
"In football they don't work to a plan. Now one has to start
from the bottom, from the under-17s to the under-23s."
China would also not get to host the competition before 2022 at
the earliest.
"The Chinese would like the World Cup, but that will not happen
before 2022," Blatter added.