Cities chosen for England's 2018 bid

The FA team in charge of England's 2018 Football World Cup bid have revealed the shortlist of venues that could hold games during the tournament should England be chosen as the host nation.

The biggest surprises were the inclusion of Stadium MK in Milton Keynes and Home Park in Plymouth.

Plymouth's inclusion is likely to be due to FIFA's rules over geographical spread, whereas Milton Keynes was noted by the bid team as being an important signal of Britain's modernity.

Lord Mahwinney, the selection panel Chairman, said: "We always made it clear we aspired to having a wider geographical spread. We have some world famous stadia and the world would not understand if we didn't put them in the bid. We felt we should have a sprinkling of tomorrow as well."

The list in full is as follows...

Wembley Stadium (London):

Emirates Stadium (London):

New White Hart Lane or the Olympic Stadium (London):

Villa Park (Birmingham):

Bristol City's New Ground (Bristol):

Elland Road (Leeds):

Anfield or New Anfield (Liverpool):

City of Manchester Stadium (Manchester):

Old Trafford (Manchester):

Stadium MK (Milton Keynes):

St James's Park (Newcastle):

Nottingham Forest's New Ground (Nottingham):

Home Park (Plymouth):

Hillsborough (Sheffield):

Sunderland (Stadium of Light):

The instances where an either/or option is given are as a result of the committee deciding to leave the decision open and to allow for future events. It is still unclear whether Tottenham and Liverpool's new grounds will be built in time for 2018, and the final decision on the use of the 2012 Olympic Stadium is not likely to be made until after the games.

Lord Mahwinney said the instances were due to differences between the World Cup bid team's timescale and the timescale set-out by the clubs and the London Olympic's officials.