Four Way Bidding Affair for FIFA Club World Cup ’13 & ’14

FIFA have revealed that bidding for hosting rights to the 2013 and 2014 Club World Cups will be a four-way affair.

The Associated Press claim that world soccer’s governing body is expecting Iran, Morocco, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to submit bid plans by the September 30 deadline.

The FIFA Executive Committee will choose the host for both editions in October for the seven-team showcase which pits the host country’s top club against the champions from all six continents.

Japan is already scheduled to stage the next two editions in 2011 and 2012 while UAE did the honours in 2009 and 2010.

The most unlikely bid is that of Iran while South Africa, the host country of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, announced that it would bid for the Club World Cup, in February, after the country was awarded the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.