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USA BID COMMITTEE ANNounces cities TO BE included in UNITED STATES BID TO HOST FIFA WORLD CUP^TM
IN 2018 OR 2022

Indianapolis Included in USA Bid

 Eight-month host city selection process closes as 18 cities are chosen for inclusion in USA Bid Committee's official bid book due to FIFA by May 14, 2010

NEW YORK (January 12, 2010) - The USA Bid Committee has concluded its eight-month host city selection process and today announced the list of cities that will be included in its official bid book to FIFA to host the FIFA World CupT in 2018 or 2022.

Eighteen cities - the maximum allowable by FIFA - have been identified as official host cities and will be included in the formal bid book that the USA Bid Committee will submit to FIFA on May 14, 2010. These 18 cities represent the entire country in the national bid and will continue working with the USA Bid Committee both on the development and promotion of their local and national campaigns during the next 10 months leading up to FIFA's final decision, scheduled for December 2, 2010. The cities will also participate in the planning of the site visits that will be made by a technical delegation from FIFA expected to take place in September 2010.

The 18 cities that have been selected for inclusion in the official USA Bid Committee bid book that will be presented to FIFA are, in alphabetical order: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa and Washington, D.C.