LONDON (Reuters) - The women's World Cup could be the springboard for a future Australian bid to co-host the men's tournament, possibly in 2034, Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said on Saturday.
Australia bid unsuccessfully for the 2022 finals that were hosted by Qatar but is putting on the women's World Cup together with New Zealand in July and August."Where there are opportunities to bring big events to Australia, in football, is something that is absolutely interesting for us," he said.
"Once we’ve delivered that we think it will be a good platform for us to talk about what’s next. And that’s a conversation we’re looking to get into very soon." Johnson said a 48-team World Cup, expanded from 32 in Qatar, would probably be too much for Australia alone.
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