FIFA President Sepp Blatter has praised South Korea’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup, saying Monday that the sporting event has the power to bring divided North and South Koreans closer together. FIFA will announce the hosts for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on Dec. 2. South Korea is mainly competing with Australia, Qatar, Japan and the United States for the 2022 tournament. “I can say that with all my determination, Korea is a good bidding association and the bidding company for the World Cup 2022,” Blatter said at a joint news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. “Even a very good one. Not only good one – very good.” The Korean peninsula remains in a state of war, divided by a heavily fortified border since the three-year Korean conflict ended in a truce with no peace treaty in 1953. Millions of Koreans still have family on the other side of the border, with virtually no way to contact them. Soccer is a popular sport on both sides of the Demilitarized Zone. Both Koreas qualified for this year’s World Cup in South Africa. North Korea’s women are ranked No. 6 in the world, and the South…