England 2018 World Cup Bid
Further information: English 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidIn December 2009, the English FA awarded 'Candidate Host City' status to Milton Keynes. Had England won the bid, stadiummk would have hosted some games. For this to happen, the stadium capacity would have had to be increased to 44,000. However on 2 December 2010, FIFA decided not to award the World Cup to England.
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