After it had been decided, however, that Japan and Republic of Korea would jointly host the World Cup, 15 Japanese municipalities wishing to host the World Cup were narrowed down to 10 and Kyoto Prefecture was eliminated.
しかしW杯が大韓民国との共同開催となり、日本で開催地に立候補していた15自治体から開催地を10に絞り込む作業が行われた結果、京都府は落選した。