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Russia Gets The 2018 World Cup, Beats Out England

The 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia.

After originally being scheduled for 10am, the announcement from FIFA officials was postponed, allegedly due to some late discussions regarding the 2018 announcement.

Around 10:23, Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl tweeted that FIFA officials had finished voting, and were milling about at the front of the announcement stage. Wahl also reported that former US president Bill Clinton, a member of the American delegation, was still working the room minutes before the announcement was made. The United States is eligible for holding the 2022 games in their country, and that announcement will come today as well.

Moments before the announcement, reports flew in that England had been eliminated due to a tampering scandal.

By this point, ESPN’s team of Bob Ley and Alexi Lalas had reported that they “had no fingernails left” due to the excitement.