htmlOn June 20, the Korean Football Association announced that it had obtained government approval and will officially start the bid for the 2023 Asian Cup . The deadline for the application is June 30, so in the next 10 days, the Korean Football Association will submit all the documents required for the application and will formally apply to AFC . The "2023 Asian Cup Return to China" that was previously hotly hyped in China is completely nonsense.
Since the AFC officially announced that the 2023 Asian Cup has been relocated from China, the question of who will take over has been paid attention to by all walks of life in China. Some people spread information such as "no one will take over" and "return to China" through the Internet, but in fact, the new bidding work has been proceeding in an orderly manner. At the end of last month, the AFC officially issued an announcement to the subordinate member associations to solicit the bidding place and gave one month to prepare. For all member associations, if you want to apply for a bid, you must first get approval from government departments. After all, if there is no government-led competition in a competition like the Asian Cup, issues such as entry and exit, visa, and fans will be difficult to implement. However, the government itself also needs time to evaluate before it can finally make a decision and issue a letter of consent.
The reason why the Korean Football Association finally proposed the bid is related to the promotion of the new South Korean president Yoon Seok-yeol . On June 3, South Korean Presidential Office issued a statement, and Yoon Seo-yeol hopes and makes every effort to promote the Korean Sports Ministry to help the Football Association win the right to host the 2023 Asian Cup. This is why the official announcement of the Korean Football Association officially submitted a bid on June 20.
Previously, there was an official news that South Korea, Japan, Australia, Qatar and the UAE all intend to take over the 2023 Asian Cup. However, when the UAE Football Association met with AFC Secretary-General Windsor not long ago, it had made it clear that it would not host the Asian Cup in a row. The Australian Football Association proposed that if the bid needs to be postponed to January 2024, because next July, it will jointly organize the 2023 World Cup with New Zealand . Qatar has never made any official statement, but it has become a "best spare tire", that is, Qatar will officially propose to take over if there is indeed no other member association to apply.
In fact, the 2023 Asian Cup is not a "hot potato" as it is said in China. On the contrary, there are many member associations that the East Asia region hopes to be able to host. Malaysia Domestic relevant persons filed a bid to the Football Association, and the Malaysian Football Association said that due to the venue conditions, they cannot meet the requirements of the AFC, so they will not apply. Just one day before, the Secretary-General of the Thai Football Association also held a press conference, saying that the Thai Football Association really hopes to host the 2023 Asian Cup, but the main obstacle is that the venue standards, especially the training venue standards cannot meet the requirements of the AFC.
After announcing that it had received government approval, the Korean Football Association official said: "Although South Korea is a strong country in Asian football and has entered the World Cup finals for 10 consecutive times, South Korea has not hosted the Asian Cup for a long time. The last time was in 1960, and South Korea has not won the Asian championship for a long time. So we decided to apply for it this time, with the goal of a major integration, further strengthening the international image of Korean football, promoting infrastructure construction, and comprehensively recovering South Korea's domestic economy. , and also strive to win the title of Asian championship. "
Among the seven major bidding conditions proposed by the AFC, for example, the host group stage requires at least five stadiums that can accommodate 20,000 spectators. Until the quarter-finals, the stadium capacity only needs to meet this condition. Only in the semi-finals are required to accommodate at least 40,000 people; for example, the stadium that hosts the opening ceremony and the championship and runner-up finals needs to accommodate at least 50,000 spectators, etc., which is not a problem for South Korea. After all, the stadiums left when hosting the World Cup in 2002 can meet the conditions, and the training base can be fully used. Therefore, there is no need to build a new stadium for South Korea to apply for, and one year's preparation time is enough.
It is reported that the Korean Football Association has begun to prepare various written materials and reports required to submit for the application, and will officially apply to the AFC before the 30th of this month.For the AFC, once South Korea bids, it means that the time of this Asian Cup will continue to be held between June and July 2023. As for the more detailed time, after confirming the hosting of South Korea, the Korean Football Association can make further adjustments.
Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Ma Dexing Report
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