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US Attorney General Eric Holder will join ex-president Bill Clinton and actor Morgan Freeman on Wednesday in the final US bid for the 2022 World Cup.
US Attorney General Eric Holder will join former president Bill Clinton and Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman on Wednesday at the final presentation to FIFA's executive committee of the US bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
Holder also will meet with executive committee members, who will vote the following day.
American bidders said on Monday that US Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati and American national team star Landon Donovan also will take part in the 30-minute presentation.
Freeman portrayed former South African President Nelson Mandela in the movie Invictus about the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa.
Australia, Japan, Qatar and South Korea also are hoping to host the 2022 tournament. FIFA will decide the same day among England, Spain-Portugal, Russia and Belgium-Netherlands for 2018.