Following the passing of the February 2 deadline, FIFA said it had received formal expressions of interest from Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands, England, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Qatar, Russia, Spain and Portugal, and the United States.
"It is remarkable that so many high-quality contenders have expressed an initial interest in hosting our flagship competition," FIFA President Sepp Blatter said in a statement.
"The current worldwide economic crisis has brought another dimension of uncertainty into the lives of many people around the world.
"Football has an extraordinary power to unite people, as well as an ability to inspire emotions of hope, passion and joy."
FIFA said on Monday that Egypt had also expressed interest in bidding for the 2022 World Cup but the sole African candidate was missing from Tuesday's final list.
"We received two official correspondences, both definitely from the Egyptian FA," a FIFA spokesman said. "The first was an expression of interest, the second said they were not interested."
FIFA's ethics committee will be involved in the proceedings with the ruling body keen to ensure that fair play prevails.
