Australia eyes hosting the 2030 or 2034 Fifa World Cup
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Australian football chiefs are formulating plans to host either the men’s 2030 or 2034 World Cup to build on the country’s successful bid for the women’s 2023 tournament, top officials said on Thursday.
The move follows Australia’s failed tilt for the 2022 event, which was funded with AU$45 million (US$33 million) of taxpayers’ money but garnered just one vote, with Qatar controversially winning the race.
“We’ll host a great competition in 2023,” he told The Australian newspaper.
“We’re going to wrap a legacy around it for the game, but we’ve got to squeeze more juice out of this and it could be a stepping stone with a successful delivery of that toward more Fifa competitions.
“And there’s a trend,” he added. “Look at Canada, which hosted the women’s World Cup in 2015 and 11 years later they’re going to host the men’s World Cup with the US (and Mexico). Look at Brazil – they hosted the World Cup in 2014 and Olympics in 2016.”