Brazil informs FIFA it will bid to host 2014

It has been known for some time now that Brazil wants to host the 2014 World cup and due to FIFA's rotation policy they are in line to host it.

While it has been widely accepted that they will host the 2014 tournament, officially they haven't even applied. That is however about to change as the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced on Tuesday that Brazil will officially inform FIFA on Wednesday of its bid to host the 2014 World Cup.

"The president of the CBF (Ricardo Teixeira) will make official Brazil's candidacy to be hosts of a World Cup again after 64 years," said a statement on the CBF's Web site.

"The presentation of the Brazilian candidacy will be made in Tokyo." Teixeira and the FIFA directors are in Japan for the Club World Cup.

Brazil have been hot favourites to stage the tournament since 2003 when the other nine South American nations agreed to back them as the continent's only candidates.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said last week that Brazil were by no means certain to host the event and the country does not yet have enough stadiums capable of hosting a World cup.