Warner Backs England 2018 bid 10/06/2010 |
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The controversial Lord Triesman saga will not be enough to prevent England from winning the right to host the 2018 World Cup, according to FIFA vice-president Jack Warner.
Triesman resigned from his role as England’s bid chairman after reportedly accusing Spanish and Russian football associations of planning to bribe referees.
But Warner is confident that any animosity towards England’s bid has been avoided and is confident the bid will recover.
"It was inappropriate but those things are now behind us and I think England's bid is back on track," he told the BBC.
"The FA did it correctly, getting him to resign immediately, and there was not much damage done. Very few people on the Fifa executive committee are talking about it.
"England's chances are as good as the other countries. England has the capacity and the capability to host a successful World Cup but I guess so do the other countries."
England faces a fight for the 2018 tournament with Australia, Russia and the United states all hoping to get the nod from FIFA, while there are also joint bids from Belgium and the Netherlands as well as Portugal and Spain.
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