Sunderland 2018
The road to becoming a Host City
In June 2009, Sunderland launched its bid to become a World Cup Host City and urged the whole of the North of England to get behind the bid.
A successful bid for both Sunderland ultimately England would mean qualifying matches during the World Cup finals would be played at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland included the whole of North East England and Cumbria in its proposal, ensuring that as many places and people as possible across the region would benefit from playing a part in the biggest sporting event in the world.
The city’s bid to become a Candidate Host City for the World Cup finals took 6 months to put together and was led by Sunderland City Council and Sunderland Association Football Club.
Here’s just some of the images and messages of support which were included in the successful bid.
