Football Australia wants to build on success of women’s tournament but Fifa requires larger venues than Melbourne’s AAMI Park
The failed bid for the 2022 men’s tournament held in Qatar cost taxpayers $46m and was widely criticised after it attracted just one vote from Fifa’s decision-makers. However, Johnson said the success of the Women’s World Cup means another bid is now worth considering.
Johnson warned governments a potential bid for the 2034 should be considered as part of any imminent stadium investment, and that spending on rectangular stadiums with capacities less than 40,000 in the next decade would be a “potential leakage of investment”. More imminent is the deadline for bids for the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup, where Australian faces competition with Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan. Saudi Arabia’s women’s team only entered the Fifa rankings in March, but“They’re keen like we are,” Johnson said, declining to offer his perspective on the rival bid. “What we did well in the Women’s World Cup bid was to be really focused on our bid, and we trusted the process.
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