Yasser Al Misehal, President of the Saudi Arabian FA says hosting the World Cup ‘would mean everything’ as official bid is made. (1:28)FIFA had invited bids from Asia and Oceania for the tournament, with an Oct. 31 deadline for national associations to confirm their interest in being hosts. Football Australia boss James Johnson had previously expressed interest in bidding for 2034 but the governing body said it would focus on bids for other international competitions.
Football Australia said that would be”underpinned by the opportunity for our men’s and women’s teams to compete at major tournaments” — both World Cups, Asian Cups, Olympics and under-20 World Cups. Last time Australia attempted to host a men’s World Cup, the $46 million bid to host the 2022 tournament received just one vote of support.
Only Asia or Oceania could bid for 2034 after FIFA accepted only one candidate for 2030: a six-country bid spread across three confederations: Europe, Africa and South America. The Spain-Portugal bid grew to add Morocco this year and now plans to have one game played in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. headtopics.com
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