Time to start thinking of the World Cup ... 2018?

With Germany 2006 still 10 months away, English Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick has started making noise about hosting the 2018 World Cup. I understand that it is a long process to winning the event, but they were only granted the 2012 Olympic games last month. Maybe one should make that a success before planning anything further.

Also, does anyone know if FIFA has already decided to host the 2018 games in Europe? I thought they had not made that decision yet.