FIFA Inspectors Visit Camp Nou For World Cup 2018 & 2022 Bid

FIFA officials were impressed by the facilities provided by Barcelona's Camp Nou.

By Subhankar Mondal

Sep 1, 2010 5:30:00 PM

Atletico de Madrid, Sevilla, Copa del Rey, Camp Nou (Goal.com)

Officials from FIFA paid a visit to Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium on Wednesday as part of their inspection process of Spain and Portugal's joint-bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals.

Camp Nou is one of the key stadiums as the two Iberian nations attempt to co-host either the 2018 or 2022 edition of the world's single biggest sporting event. A team of six FIFA inspectors headed by Chilean FA president Harold Mayne-Nicholls were in Barcelona on Wednesday.

Barcelona board member Josep Ramon Vidal-Abarca, who is responsible for the stadium, told the club's official website, “They seemed very pleased. They liked the facilities very much and were particularly impressed by the visitors’ changing rooms.

"They also paid special attention to the pitch. Hosting matches in the World Cup finals would be very important for the club as it has a world-wide impact."

Earlier in the week the inspectors also paid a visit to Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu.
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