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Brazil and Columbia are the two South American member associations that formally expressed to FIFA their interest in hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup TM by the 18 December 2996 deadline.
The official bidding process was launched by the FIFA Executive Committee at its meeting on 5 – 6 December 2006, where it was confirmed that the initial step to host FIFA’s flagship event would be the submission of a formal “Declaration of interest” form to FIFA. On 13 December, the Brazilian football association (CBF) became the first association to present this document officially, whereas the Colombian football association (COLFUTBOL) submitted its form on 18 December.
In accordance with the rotation policy established by the FIFA Executive Committee in September 2002, only associations from the South American continent were invited to submit their declarations of interest. FIFA will soon present both associations with documentation outlining requirements and timelines pertaining to their candidatures.

FIFA CALENDAR – MARCH TO OCTOBER 2007

2-4 March: 121st Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) – Manchester
19 March: Meetings of the Organizing Committee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the Organizing Committee for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Technical and Development Committee and the Football Committee – Zurich
20 March: Meetings of the Board of FIFA Marketing & TV AG, the Marketing and Television Advisory Board and the Sports Medical Committee – Zurich
21 March: Finance Committee and Goal Bureau meetings – Zurich
22 – 23 March: Executive Committee meeting – Zurich
2 –3 April: Meeting of the Board of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa TM – Johannesburg
25 April: FIFA financial media conference – Zurich
8 May: AFC Congress – Kuala Lumpur
10 – 13 May: CONCACAF Congress – Toronto
16 – 17 May: 69th Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Club – Zurich
25 May: Internal Audit Committee meeting – Zurich
26 May: Finance Committee meeting – Zurich
27 May: Executive Committee meeting – Zurich
29 May: Official inauguration of the Home of FIFA – Zurich
30 – 31 May: 57th FIFA Congress – Zurich
4 – 5 June: Meeting of the Board of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa TM
6 – 24 June: CONCACAF Gold Cup – USA
26 June – 15 July: Copa America – Venezuela
30 June – 22 July: FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 – Canada
7 – 29 July: AFC Asian Cup, Indonesia/ Malaysia/ Thailand/ Vietnam
6 –7 August: Meeting of the Board of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa TM
18 August – 9 September: FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 – Korea Republic
28 August: Meetings of the Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee, the Football Committee and the Board of FIFA Marketing & TV AG – Zurich
30 – 31 August: Executive Committee meeting – Zurich
10 – 30 September: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2007 – China PR
8 – 9 October: Meeting of the Board of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa TM
24 October: Referees Committee meeting (2008 list of referees) – Zurich
25 October Referees Committee meeting – Zurich