Speaking to BBC Sport Online Jordaan said he did not think co-hosting was a viable option.

"The costs double and the income remains the same," he said.

"It cost in the region of three billion dollars to provide the infrastructure to co-host the 2002 World Cup. France had ten stadia to host the 1998 World Cup - but the number doubled in Korea and Japan."

Jordaan confirmed that Zimbabwe FA President Leo Mugabe had contacted him about a joint bid to host the 2010 World Cup, which Fifa has promised to Africa.

Warm-up matches

He confirmed he had been approached by other countries about co-hosting.

"I'm hoping to call a meeting shortly with the football authorities in the region to discuss the issue," he said. "My feeling is that it would not be viable for them host matches.

"Our bid will be based on the fact that we will be upgrading existing stadia whereas the other countries in the region would have to build completely new facilities.

"If one looks at the recent World Cup the maximum number of games hosted by a particular venue was only three. In addition to providing seating for 40,000 to 60,000 spectators, each venue also had to provide high tech facilities for two and a half thousand journalists.

"The outlay for each was in the region of $100 million - but how often will the venues be used after the World Cup?"

Jordaan said it would be better for countries in the region to host practice matches before the World Cup.

"There are up to 100 warm-up games which smaller stadia built specifically for that purpose could host. This could also boost the profile of the countries as well as providing income," he said.