The Saudis withdrew from competing for the 2030 World Cup to avoid competition with three other continents
Indonesia could bid to host the 2034 World Cup in a joint bid with Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. The quartet would compete with Saudi Arabia, billed as the big favorite and so far the only country in contention. The information comes from the French newspaper “RMC Sport”.
FIFA had already established that the 2034 World Cup will be held in Asia or Oceania. Therefore only applications from countries on these continents will be taken into consideration. The combined, however, is considered Asian, even if Australia belongs to the other continent; the country is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation due to the low level of local competitiveness.
The president of the Indonesian Football Federation said he is in talks with Australia to jointly host the World Cup. Furthermore, he said he has visited Malaysia and Singapore and that the response from both countries has been positive.
– We are in negotiations with Australia. And when we visited Malaysia and Singapore, the two countries expressed the idea of uniting Indonesia and Australia – admitted the head of the Indonesian Football Federation.
Therefore, Saudi Arabia gains competition to host the 2034 World Cup. However, the Saudis remain big favorites and are investing in the league and local football with the World Cup in mind. The initial goal was to host the tournament in 2030, but competition with South American (Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina) and European-African (Morocco, Spain and Portugal) combinations meant that the goal was postponed to four years After.
Source: Terra
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