Kan promotes Japan's abilities to host World Cup to FIFA execs+

TOKYO, July 21 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday promoted Japan's abilities to host the
2022 World Cup tournaments to a team of executives of soccer's world governing
body FIFA.
Kan made the pitch when he received a courtesy call from and had dinner with
the executives, who have been in Japan since Monday to inspect stadiums and
other facilities, according to government officials.
Earlier in the day, the FIFA team checked Saitama Stadium 2002, one of the
planned game locations, accompanied by Japan Football Association President
Motoaki Inukai.
''We were told that it is a wonderful stadium,'' Inukai told reporters.
A Japanese committee trying to bring the 2022 World Cup will make its second
presentation on Thursday to the team, headed by Chile Football Federation
President Harold Mayne-Nicholls.
The FIFA team's trip to Japan is its first stop on a two-month tour to inspect
nine candidates vying to invite the 2018 or 2022 World Cup finals.
Both the 2018 and 2022 hosts will be determined at a FIFA executive committee
meeting on Dec. 2.
In 2002, Japan co-hosted the World Cup finals with South Korea.
==Kyodo
2010-07-21 23:23:46


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