England lost out in the race for the 2018 tournament on Thursday after gathering only two of 22 first-preference votes. The England bid’s three-year bid campaign is understood to have cost around £15 million.
"I think the process could have sensible reform," Horne told BBC Radio 5 live yesterday. "For example, for nine bidders to go all the way to Zurich may not be strictly necessary."
"I think there are other ways of looking at the process, not just bidding one year at a time. There could be pre-elimination rounds or criteria," he added.
Over the weekend acting FA chairman Roger Burden withdrew his application for the permanent post over England's World Cup bid failure, saying "the role entails liaising with FIFA and I want nothing more to do with them."
