Australia launches 2031 Asian Cup bid

[Vieri]

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]

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]

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]

Final at Werribee Wembley ?

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

 

[DandyCasey]

Final at Werribee Wembley ?

Nope, it will be at Tarniet!

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[verrelli]

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]

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]

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

 

[MoorePark]

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]

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

 

[ossi]

Surprised that South Korea haven’t hosted since 1960

 

[patjennings]

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]

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]

Brisbane Olympics is 2032

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

 

[HappyGuus]