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South America 2014 hosts

AFP, Zurich
The 2014 World Cup will be held in South America, world soccer governing body FIFA's executive committee ruled on Friday.
FIFA president Joseph Blatter said the decision followed a recom- mendation of a strategic studies commission, which he heads, and fulfilled a "long time wish" of the South American confederation CONMEBOL to see the world's top football tournament return to South America.
"The naming of this confederation (South America) which has not organised a World Cup since 1978 (Argentina) and which has won this event nine times, is logical," said Blatter.
FIFA said in a statement that "further discussions regarding the future rotation of the hosting of the World Cup could be put on ice".
The 2006 World Cup will take place in Germany with the 2010 event slated for Africa with six countries - South Africa, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia - bidding. The 2010 venue will be chosen in May 2004.
Blatter said CONMEBOL had also asked the executive committee to expand the 2006 World Cup to 36 national teams instead of the current plan of 32.
FIFA decided at its meeting in Madrid last December to remove the half of a World Cup qualifying slot which had previously been attributed to South American nations.
"The South Americans do not quite agree with the decision that was taken in Madrid, and they came up with an interesting, new proposal," Blatter admitted.
"We took note. And we passed the ball on to the German side. It might not be too elegant, but passing the ball is part of football, and now it's with the German organisers," he added.
The executive committee is due to make a final decision on the South American request on May 3, Blatter said.
FIFA decided last year to award the 2010 World Cup finals to an African nation, but officials had said at the time that the move was not meant to be part of a precedent setting policy of rotation.
Six African countries - South Africa, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia - are bidding to host the 2010 event.
FIFA said it would also merge qualifying for the 2006 African Nations Cup with the African round of qualifying matches for the World Cup.
While the top teams from each group in the African round will become World Cup candidates, nations finishing in the top three of each group will play off in Egypt for the African Nations Cup.
African and South American qualifying rounds will also be allowed to start before the preliminary draw of the World Cup finals, FIFA said.
At its meeting, FIFA's executive committee also endorsed the international match fixture list for the 2005 to 2008 period, which forms the basis for planning national league, international club and national team matches, including friendlies, during that period.
It awarded the 2004 "Futsal" Indoor world football champoionship to Taiwan, while Thailand will host the second women's under-19 soccer world championship.
Announcing financial results at FIFA, general secretary Urs Linsi said that the world governing body made a loss of three million Swiss francs (2.25m dollars) in 2002, well below the loss of 252 million Swiss francs which had been forecast.