FIFA has rejected the downward bids of public bodies in Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy. The last hope is the joint negotiation that the aforementioned five countries have channeled in recent days through the European Broadcasting Union.

If an agreement is not signed, FIFA will try to remedy it by implementing an application so that in these countries the tournament can be followed through streaming broadcasts, of less accessibility and worse quality than conventional ones. According to industry sources, Televisión Española had not even made a formal offer.