Blatter to visit PM in Downing Street

world cup: FIFA president Sepp Blatter will pay a visit to Downing Street today to meet Prime Minister David Cameron as England's bid for the 2018 World Cup gears up for the final phase of the contest.

Blatter met deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in the summer but has now accepted an invitation to meet Cameron face to face at No 10.

The FIFA president will watch a presentation on England’s bid and will meet Government ministers as well as several football figures and bid ambassadors. FIFA’s 24-man executive committee will vote on the 2018 and 2022 hosts on December 2.

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England 2018 chairman Geoff Thompson said: “We will take this opportunity to provide first-hand evidence of England’s passion for the game and confirm our intention to produce a commercially successful FIFA World Cup that creates a new global fund to provide benefits across the world for many generations to come.”