Bristol City hope to host World Cup games in 2018 at a new stadium

Bristol football fans are being invited to an informal evening of discussions about the World Cup in South Africa.

The forum has been arranged by the official England supporters group 'Englandfans'. It is the first time the group have met outside London.

The event will be held on 14 April at Bristol County Sports Club, 40 Colston Street, Bristol, from 7pm.

Stephen Wray, of Bristol's 2018 World Cup bid, said: "The event is a great occasion for football in the city."

Officials from the city's 2018 bid team will join representatives of England supporters' groups and South African experts to present the evening.

Mr Wray added: "The Bristol Englandfans forum is part of Bristol's efforts to establish international footballing relations and will add to Bristol 2018's ongoing work to help promote and gain support for our national bid."

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