The deadline for Australia to bid on the upcoming World Cup is fast approaching.
In the early hours of October 5, FIFA announced – out of the blue and a year before the deadline – that the 2030 men’s World Cup would be jointly hosted by six countries across three continents.
Over the next few hours support streamed in from Frenchman Karim Benzema , Italian Roberto Mancini , Englishman Steven Gerrard and his new player Jordan Henderson.Perhaps in the same way that FIFA announced the above without even holding a press conference to answer questions from the world about why it had completely changed the hosting format for 2030 without warning, and concurrently fast-tracked the 2034 bidding process, also without warning.
And they involved Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, then Emir of Qatar, who was eager to “present a new image of the Middle East far away from cliches and closer to reality”. Books have been written about that particular bid process, and Mersiades herself has written one on Australia’s conduct throughout that time.
And, it has been impossible to miss, the oil-rich conservative Gulf monarchy has swiftly achieved a prominent role in world sports. The acquisition of English Premier League club Newcastle United, a Formula One race, LIV Golf, a merger with the PGA Tour. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Riyad Mahrez, Benzema, Mancini, Gerrard. Henderson.
“As stated previously, Football Australia is exploring the possibility of bidding for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and/or the FIFA World Cup 2034,”“We acknowledge FIFA’s communication regarding the FIFA World Cup 2034, and we are encouraged that after the hugely successful FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023, the football family of Asia and Oceania will once again have the opportunity to showcase their ability to welcome the world and host the...
With the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football also ruled out because Canada, Mexico and the United States are hosting in 2026, that leaves the Oceania Football Confederation and the Asian Football Confederation as the only eligible pools of candidates.
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