The members of CONMEBOL could range from December 2006 to April 2007 is actually a candidate for the tournament. Some weeks later, on 17 March 2003 , the South American football voted unanimously to support. Brazil as a candidate This tribute to Brazilian football and to underline. Solidarity among South American football Also, FIFA president Sepp Blatter spoke at a press conference in 2006 for a tournament in Brazil.
In December 2006, Brazil officially declared his candidacy. Colombia did the same a few days later on 19 December. The interest of Argentina is not converted into an official nomination. On April 11, 2007 Columbia resigned officially making Brazil was the only official candidate.
Brazil then had until the end of July of that year, the time to complete, for example, with the necessary political guarantees. Candidacy FIFA released in September, a mission which by 1 November the report should appear. On November 17, was originally scheduled the announcement of the host, but this eventually became October 30, 2007.
That the allocation by the presence of only one candidate would be a formality, was not fixed. Formally During a meeting with the press on 15 May 2007 the President of FIFA, said Sepp Blatter the following about the 2014 World Cup: "At the moment there is only one candidate, Brazil But make no mistake, even though there is only one candidate. We will not change the requirements. Submitted remains on the same level. " Blatter confirmed earlier that countries would be if it turns out that no South American candidate could meet the requirement of quality considered outside South America comply. There was Australian and American have been able to organize. possibly the tournament in 2014 interest