China set sights on hosting 2030 World Cup

AFP, PANAJI (INDIA): A top Chinese football official has urged FIFA to realise the “dream” of China’s fans by bringing the World Cup to the giant Asian nation in 2030 -- or even sooner.
Chinese Football Association vice-president Zhang Jian said FIFA’s rotation policy probably ruled out a return to Asia in 2026, after Qatar hosts the World Cup in 2022.
Zhang told AFP that “it’s not very easy” for China to hold the World Cup in 2026. But he said the final decision was up to world body FIFA.
“Every Chinese football fan has a dream — to host a World Cup in China,” Zhang said in an interview in Goa, where an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) extraordinary congress was aborted on Tuesday.

China set sights on hosting 2030 World Cup

AFP, PANAJI (INDIA): A top Chinese football official has urged FIFA to realise the dream of Chinas fans by bringing the World Cup to the giant Asian nation in 2030 -- or even sooner. Chinese Football Association vice-president Zhang Jian said FIFAs rotation policy probably ruled out a return to Asia in 2026, after Qatar hosts the World Cup in 2022. Zhang told AFP that its not very easy for China to hold the World Cup in 2026. But he said the final decision was up to world body FIFA. Every Chinese football fan has a dream to host a World Cup in China, Zhang said in an interview in Goa, where an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) extraordinary congress was aborted on Tuesday.