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It's nearly all over as city hears result of World Cup bid at 3pm
OFFICIALS have delivered a final presentation on why Derby should be chosen as a host city for the football World Cup.
A delegation told the Football Association one last time why the city was an ideal place to host the prestigious tournament in 2018 or 2022.
The FA will announce whether the bid has been successful tomorrow.
Derby County FC president and chief executive Tom Glick, Derby City Council chief executive Adam Wilkinson and Marketing Derby director John Forkin were among the team delivering the presentation.
They were accompanied by a panel of experts who answered questions on the bid put to them by a panel of representatives from the FA.
Questions centred around accommodation for visitors and the proposed expansion of Pride Park Stadium.
A legal agreement over a £26m expansion of the stadium was signed but the FA wanted assurances that the project could be funded.
The panel from Derby explained the agreement was signed because both the city council and Derby County were "confident" the plans could be delivered.
Representatives from key city organisations spent seven months compiling the bid.
Two weeks ago, the city's bid team submitted its 552-page submission stating its interest in staging matches should England be picked to host the event.
A city council spokeswoman said: "It went very well. We anticipated the questions in advance and were able to answer them with no problems at all."
Derby is one of 15 cities competing for the right to stage the tournament. An announcement on the successful venues will be made at 3pm tomorrow.
If successful, the city would have to wait a further year to see if England wins its bid.
