Australia launches 2031 Asian Cup bid

Vieri · Feb 25, 2025

Australia keen on 2031 Asian Cup football, Central Asian nations launch joint bid

United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Indonesia are also interested. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

Standalone bid - What do we all think?

Hopefully Perth gets to host a game or two if we get it.

Monoethnic Social Club · Feb 25, 2025

Vieri said:
Australia keen on 2031 Asian Cup football, Central Asian nations launch joint bid

United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Indonesia are also interested. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

Standalone bid - What do we all think?

Hopefully Perth gets to host a game or two if we get it.

Final at Werribee Wembley ?

Alex M · Feb 25, 2025

Monoethnic Social Club said:
Final at Werribee Wembley ?

Unless someone builds a nice new large capacity rectangular stadium the final, in the unlikely event we win the bid, will be in Sydney at Homebush Bay.

TheSelectFew · Feb 25, 2025

Monoethnic Social Club said:
Final at Werribee Wembley ?

Werribee City doesn't have a race track around it, so yes.

DandyCasey · Feb 25, 2025

Monoethnic Social Club said:
Final at Werribee Wembley ?

Nope, it will be at Tarniet!

Monoethnic Social Club · Feb 25, 2025

DandyCasey said:
Nope, it will be at Tarniet!

Surely, 13 years after promising a shovel ready stadium, it will be built and magnificent by then? Surely?

HappyGuus · Feb 25, 2025

Central Asia has put their hand up as well. That would be an experience, I was talking about those countries on here the other day.

Quicky · Feb 25, 2025

HappyGuus said:
Central Asia has put their hand up as well. That would be an experience, I was talking about those countries on here the other day.

I'd be very interested in going to that one. What countries?

verrelli · Feb 25, 2025

Quicky said:
I'd be very interested in going to that one. What countries?

Per Wikipedia...

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

On 24 February 2025, the Central Asian Football Association announced a historic bid to bring the Asian Cup to Central Asia for the first time

verrelli · Feb 25, 2025

Only other confirmed bids so far are Indonesia, UAE and Kuwait.

verrelli · Feb 25, 2025

Given 2019 was UAE, 2023 was Qatar and 2027 will be Saudi, surely a Middle East team shouldn't even be permitted to bid for 2031!

JS96 · Feb 25, 2025

Remember it's 24 teams now instead of 16 in 2015 so plenty more football would be played across Australia. Given how competitive it's become, 32 would be epic, but very unlikely.

Looking at teams who just missed out last time. Singapore, HK would add massive commercial interest. Kuwait and Philippines with the latter having a massive community in Australia. It really start to thin out with 4 absolute minnows being needed.

Sharkman84 · Feb 26, 2025

If we do get it hopefully Adelaide gets games since we missed out in 2015.

MoorePark · Feb 27, 2025

verrelli said:
Per Wikipedia...

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

On 24 February 2025, the Central Asian Football Association announced a historic bid to bring the Asian Cup to Central Asia for the first time

Tajikistan need to sort out their ISIS-K situation before they try host anything lol

Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan would be quality though.

Alex M · Feb 28, 2025

Up to 6 bidders now with South Korea throwing their hat into the ring.

ossi · Feb 28, 2025

Surprised that South Korea haven’t hosted since 1960

patjennings · Mar 3, 2025

TBH - it is a smart move that requires one more play.

2029 U20 Asian Cup and 2029 U20 World Cup
2031 Asian Cup
2032 Olyroos and Matildas at Brisbane Olympics.

Kitwally · Mar 4, 2025

patjennings said:
TBH - it is a smart move that requires one more play.

2029 U20 Asian Cup and 2029 U20 World Cup
2030 Olyroos and Matildas at Brisbane Olympics.
2031 Asian Cup

Brisbane Olympics is 2032

patjennings · Mar 4, 2025

Kitwally said:
Brisbane Olympics is 2032

Yep getting my World Cup and Olympic dates confused - correct now

HappyGuus · Apr 12, 2025

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