The hosts for 2018 and 2022 will be announced on 2 December, with Russia and Australia also among the bidders.
"We have a lot of passion; football is something which runs through our veins," said Beckham, who gave the book to Fifa chief Sepp Blatter in Zurich.
Blatter revealed he had received a call from new Prime Minister David Cameron.
Nine candidates, including a joint Dutch-Belgian team, are handing over their bids to Blatter on Friday.
The English delegation were introduced by Blatter as representing "the motherland of football".
Beckham was joined on stage by Fifa vice-president Geoff Thompson, England 2018 chief executive Andy Anson and Football Association chairman Lord Triesman, who confirmed to Blatter that England would also like to be considered for the 2022 event.
In a short speech, Beckham sought to convey the place of football at the heart of English culture.
"As you will see by our bid book we have a lot of passion for the game and bringing the biggest sporting event in the world to our country," said Beckham.
"As a player you always dream of playing in the World Cup in your own country so you will see the emotion this will bring to us and our fans.
"This is something that runs through our country and through our veins."
Blatter thanked the team for their "passion and support for football" which was "well-known around the world", before referring to his phone call from Cameron on Thursday.
"Not only did he express his determination to be behind this bid, but also his determination to be behind the World Cup 2010 in South Africa," said Blatter.
"I am very happy this delegation is bidding for 2018. It is really open."
A Downing Street spokesman said Cameron contacted Blatter to stress the new coalition government's support for the bid.
"He reminded Mr Blatter that football was the national sport and people in England were extremely passionate about football," the spokesman said.
"He said that this country has great infrastructure and facilities and has a history of delivering great major sporting events like Euro 96; he said people in England were fully behind the bid."
England bid organisers believe that one of their trump cards is the ability to drive up the commercial revenues of the event.
Fifa is expected to net £2.1bn in TV and sponsorship from the 2010 World Cup, and England estimates it can increase that income by a third, taking it near the £3bn mark.
In 2005 Beckham played a part in helping London win the right to stage the 2012 Olympics and the FA is hoping he can have a similarly galvanising effect in persuading Fifa to allow England to stage the World Cup for the first time since 1966.
And the former England captain has published a two-page letter outlining the strengths of the 2018 bid.
The book covers details of the bid such as stadiums, transport, security, marketing and football and social development.
Secretary of State for Culture, the Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt said: "We would put on a fantastic football festival and fans from around the world would be welcomed with open arms.
"We have the stadiums and infrastructure in place, the atmosphere would be electric and the tournament's legacy would benefit the lives of people all over the world."
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