The
bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) selected locations for the
2018 and
2022 FIFA World Cups. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was rejected before FIFA's executive committee voted in November 2010. Two of the remaining nine bids applied only to the 2022 World Cup, while the rest were initially applications for both. Over the course of the bidding, all non-European bids for the 2018 event were withdrawn, resulting in the exclusion of all European bids from consideration for the 2022 edition. By the time of the decision, bids for the 2018 World Cup included
England,
Russia, a joint bid from
Belgium and Netherlands, and a joint bid from
Portugal and Spain. Bids for the 2022 World Cup came from
Australia,
Japan,
Qatar,
South Korea, and the
United States.
Indonesia's bid was disqualified due to lack of governmental support, and Mexico withdrew its bid for financial reasons.