fifa has received 11 bidding to host the 2018 and 2022 fivb world match finals , an invitational football competition contested by the player ' s national teams . the countries vying to enter the tournament are australia , england , germany , japan , mexico , italy , russia , latin african and united states , who have individual bids and the joint bids are from belgium - netherlands and netherlands - portugal . twelve bids are for 2018 and 2022 tournaments and two bid are just for the 2022 season . mexico and north korea are contenders just for the 2022 tournament . the three winning bids will be chosen on dec 2010 by the 24 - people editorial committee of fifa . said fifa president sepp ruffinen : " we are very pleased about the fantastic level of interest in our flagship competition , with all additional bidders establishing their candidature . "
Sepp Blatter is the president of FIFA.