POSTED: Tuesday October 27th 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2018/2022 FIFA World Cup Bidding Country Media Expo accreditation for media

This event will take place from 9.00-12.00 on 4 December 2009 and will include interview opportunities with representatives of the bidders.

Within the context of the Final Draw, FIFA has organised a media event in which the 10 bidders for the 2018 and/or 2022 FIFA World Cup (Australia, Belgium-Netherlands, England, Indonesia, Japan, Korea Republic, Qatar, Spain-Portugal, Russia and the USA) will be able to present their bids to the international media. This event will take place from 9.00-12.00 on 4 December 2009 and will include interview opportunities with representatives of the bidders. Media transport will be arranged from the media hotels and the CTICC.

Please note that this event is independent from the Final Draw and that a separate media accreditation will be required to access the event. The accreditation procedure for this bidders media event will be conducted via the FIFA Media Channel, where a specific accreditation form will be available from 1 October to 30 October. More information will be published on the FIFA Media Channel in due course.

FIFA Media Channel
Media representatives who have not already registered for the FIFA Media Channel can do so at https://media.fifa.com.

The FIFA Media Channel is the primary communication channel between FIFA, the local organising committee of each FIFA competition and the media. This password-protected online service is designed to provide media professionals with details on activities, including press conferences, team training sessions and other media resources, information on competition media facilities, including stadium media centres (SMCs), ticketing, FIFA and LOC media contacts, and any special media announcements.

Approval to access the FIFA Media Channel does not mean you have been granted accreditation. The media accreditation process for any FIFA competition requires the completion of an accreditation form via the FIFA Media Channel that is specific to the event.

Further information from:
FIFA Media Department Zurich – tel.: +41-43/222 7272 – fax: +41-43/222 7373 or e-mail: media@fifa.org

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Keywords · FIFA · World Cup · Soccer

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Name: Nicolas Maingot
Organization: FIFA
Email:
Phone: +41-43/222 7272
URL: http://www.fifa.com/index.html

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