On June 24, a bombshell news story came out that South Korean
national soccer team
The Association confirmed to the public that it intends to take over the 2023
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
the right to organize the event. Not to be outdone, the Australian Football Association (AFA) followed suit, quickly announcing its strong interest in bidding to host the tournament. The AFC is reportedly planning to unveil the final result at its executive committee meeting on October 17, following the June 30 deadline for bids.
Back to June 20, Korea
national soccer team
Association officially revealed that they will formally offer to take over the 2023 after receiving strong support from the government.
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
The Australian Football Association (AFA) has applied to host the tournament. Surprisingly, just one day later, the Australian Football Association (AFA) responded quickly, showing great enthusiasm for bidding to host the tournament. An AFA spokesman said, "We are in active communication with the AFC and the Australian government, and the bidding process has entered the preparatory stage."
According to the AFC's bidding process, any person interested in bidding for the 2023
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
The member associations of the tournament must submit a written application and related materials by June 30th. And one key piece of information needs to be made clear as to whether or not the Australian FA finally decides to make a bid: the tournament, which was originally scheduled to be held from June 17 to July 17, 2024, is likely to be postponed. The reason for this is that the 2023
women's soccer
The World Cup will be co-hosted in late July 2024 by Australia and New Zealand. If the
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
As originally planned, Australia will have difficulty in undertaking the task of hosting the event. However, if the tournament can be extended, then Australia's chances of hosting the tournament will be greatly increased. It is reported that the Australian FA would like to reschedule the tournament to January 2024.
In addition to the Australian FA, Japan
soccer league
is also debating whether to bid for the 2023
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
Conduct internal discussions. Currently, Japan
soccer league
Preparations are in full swing for the new East Asian Cup Football Championship to be held from July 19th to 27th.
