( CNN ) -- Soccer superstar David Beckham will spearhead England 's presentation of the country 's official bid document for the 2018 World Cup hosting rights . Beckham , who will miss this year 's tournament in South Africa due to injury , will lead the English Football Association delegation to world governing body FIFA 's Swiss headquarters on Friday . FIFA will make a decision on December 2 as to which country will be the 2018 host and also for the 2022 event . England , who have also asked to be considered for 2022 if unsuccessful for 2018 , will be up against the United States , Russia , Australia and joint bids from Belgium and the Netherlands , and Portugal and Spain . With Europe likely to win the 2018 event , Japan , Qatar and South Korea are bidding for only 2022 hosting rights . Beckham will be able to play a more active role in England 's bid due to the ruptured Achilles he suffered while on loan at Italian club AC Milan , which has also ruled him out of the Los Angeles Galaxy 's Major League Soccer season . He has already contributed to the campaign , taking part in an expo for bidding nations last December . `` It 's fantastic news that David 's schedule has enabled him to present and head our bid in Zurich , '' Football Association and bid chairman David Triesman told the FA Web site on Monday . `` It is entirely appropriate that he does so as our bid is about football and the passion for it in our country . Nobody represents that better than David . He is a fantastic footballer and a global role model . '' England 's bid book will feature proposals for stadiums , training venues , base camps and fan parks . The FA said about 16 stadiums are required with minimum capacities of between 40,000 for group matches and 80,000 for the opening match and final . FIFA has strict requirements for accommodation , transport , IT , medical services , broadcasting , safety and security , ticketing , hospitality and commercial rights .
David Beckham will head England 's presentation bid for Friday 2018 World Cup . Soccer superstar will lead delegation to FIFA 's South Africa headquarters on year . World governing body will make decision on hosting rights for 2018 on December 2 . David Beckham is ruled out of this year 's World Cup in England due to injury .