It is the small piece of news that threatens to develop into a political cyclone for the FFA. Rumours have recently surfaced that both China and India are intending to bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Many casual sports fans have commented on this possibility in the past, however, this latest development has re-triggered the rumours of these two up and coming world powers bidding for one of the world’s largest events.
This news comes as a minor blow for FFA’s bid to host the 2022 version of the FIFA World Cup. The reason for this blow is related to both the political nature of the bid and FIFA rules.
Despite the abolishment of the FIFA rotation policy in 2007 there is still a rule prohibiting football confederations hosting consecutive World Cups. After the FFA’s recent entry into the AFC in 2005, neither China nor India would be able to bid for the 2026 tournament if the FFA were successful for 2022.
The FIFA executive would also be reluctant to give the World Cup to Asia in 2030.
The politics involved in the bid process are also now against Australia as a result of these rumours. Executive members are likely to bid such that their confederation has an increased likelihood of hosting a tournament in the future.
With China’s huge population and gigantic potential for growth in football, it is almost certain to host a World Cup in the near future. This high likelihood means that other confederations would rather give the bid to China as soon as possible.
A successful FFA bid would give a high probability of two out of the next four World Cups being from the Asian Confederation.
A China FIFA World Cup brings a host of benefits, including the further cultural enrichment of football in the whole Asian region, improved FIFA finances, improved cohesiveness of Chinese and Western culture, and greatly increased GDP.
Another major issue that is said to negatively affect the bid is the high number of oval stadiums included in the bid book. This situation was unavoidable due to the much higher popularity of Australian Football.
The FFA need to use their best political spin to ensure that this cyclone does not negatively affect their bid.
Towser
Guest
Dont forget the bit where the mad monk from the "order of Foz Football" self flagellates with our World cup bid book. Broke his foot in the end trying to wall pass the bid book to a hologram of Lionel Messi. Apparently a vision of Sepp as an angel spreading love to all World Cup bid countries suddenly appeared ,put his concentration right off.
Art Sapphire
Guest
Big news from the old dart - English World Cup bid chief resigns - "Lord Triesman quits over World Cup 'bribery' claims" Football Association chairman was secretly recorded making bribery allegations about rival countries' attempts to secure the tournament http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/16/lord-triesman-quits-bribery-claims For such a patriotic newspaper you would think the last thing the Daily Mail would want to do is jeopardise the bid. Here is some more stuff on the story http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/may/17/lord-triesman-fa-2018-bid
Norm
Guest
So am I Art.
Art Sapphire
Guest
Millster - I'd love to give you an answer but I am being moderated.
Art Sapphire
Guest
He has not vanished Millster – he comments on The Roar as Mister Football and Dogz R Barkin.
Harvey the Scouser
Roar Guru
beats the hell out of the Da Vinci code and it's more believable
Millster
Guest
We'll soon know by his hilarious clinging to the (fraudulent) expression 'great australian game'
Millster
Guest
Where has Pip gone? While I barely agreed with anything he said, he was a regular here but seems to have vanished.
Realfootball
Guest
Yet another instalment of the long running "Days Of Our Codes" sitcom. Like every series that has outlived its natural life, the characters are stale, and the storyline stagnant. What any good writer would do now is kill off the central character. I'd have Ben Buckley confront Andrew Demetriou, shoot him dead in a fit of rage, then turn the gun on himself, and then I would instigate a hot affair between cute young staffers at FFA and AFL, one of whom is in a menage a trois with a hot young thing in the NRL. Meanwhile, Frank Lowy could retreat to a monastery to make his peace with God (yes, I know he's Jewish, but he still needs to make his peace with God - he does run Westfield, after all), before it is revealed that Buckley was not really dead at all, but that this was his secret plan to do what he has always dreamed of and take control of the AFL.
BigAl
Guest
. . . . . not me !!! . .
BigAl
Guest
not to mention the Gabba re-development !
Forgetmenot
Roar Pro
The AFL wants code to exist together.
Ahuh and what self-evident 'truth' do you speak of? Perhaps you consider yourself above such trivial matters as providing actual evidence of the AFL controlling the Herald Sun? I look forward to a rational counter reply (if you are capable).
BigAl
Guest
Have no idea ! - I just believe what I'm told
MV Dave
Guest
Truth hurt?
That's a nice tinfoil hat you got there MV.
MV Dave
Guest
No doubt Barassi is retrospectively quite embarrassed to have been used by the AFL media arm (known to some as The Hun) to try and make some point that 'Sokkah will never take over...we wont let it! As the AFL tells us...Aussie Rules is the game that made Aus...ooops...errrr... made some parts of Australia.
Difference being the AFL provides a return on investment. Hence why the MCC and Docklands consortium were able to take on so much debt - the AFL pays it off bit by bit. But I agree with your overall sentiment, the government ought not to contribute any public funds to profit making sporting organisations (unless they contractually stipulate a positive return on investment, which would have the government acting like an accountable business and we all know that will never happen).
Midfielder
Guest
Like the AFL does ... if the AFL is getting new stadiums why does not the AFL pay say one third ... or 10% ... HHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm cuts both ways...
Forgetmenot
Roar Pro
Lol ... fair enough.