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2022 also interests FA

The Football Association want to be considered for World Cup hosts in 2022 as an alternate to the 2018 bid.

Countries were asked to declare their intention to bid for one of the two tournaments or prepare presentations to host either 2018 or 2022.

The FA submitted their application to FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Tuesday and confirmed for they were interested in 2022.

Bid chairman Lord Triesman said: "Today marks another step forward on our journey to bring the FIFA World Cup to England and our team are focused on delivering the best bid possible to FIFA.

"By declaring our interest for both the 2018 and 2022 tournaments we are maximising our chances of winning the right to host the world's greatest sporting occasion."

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