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The Chinese Football Association (CFA) president Wei Di has confessed he does not want an Asian country to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup so that China has a chance to organise it four years later.
With FIFA seemingly keen to award the 2018 event to a European bid, the four Asian Football Confederation members bidding to host the tournament opted to focus on the 2022 race, in which the US is the only non-Asian bidder.
“To be honest, I don’t want Asian countries to win the bid for the 2022 World Cup as it would be impossible for Asia to host two World Cups in a row,” Wei was quoted as saying by local newspaper China Daily.
“South Korea and Japan have already held the World Cup. Qatar is too hot and the population is small, how could there be enough spectators? Australia is also an Asian country in terms of soccer. I hope the US will win the bid so we’ll have a better chance,” he said.
After attending this year’s World Cup in South Africa, the CFA president announced last week it will submit a request to the sports ministry seeking approval for a formal bid to host the tournament in 2026
Source: www.sportbusiness.com
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