Indonesia supports Saudi Arabia's World Cup 2034 bid.
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Indonesia supports Saudi Arabia's World Cup 2034 bid.
18 October Reuters The Football Association of Indonesia
(PSSI), a week after its president Erick Thohir declared that the group was in
discussions with Australia about a possible joint candidature for the
competition, declared on Wednesday that it was endorsing Saudi Arabia's bid to
host the 2034 World Cup.
According to a statement from Thohir, "Indonesia
supports Saudi Arabia's bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2034."
"Indonesia continues to prepare for its bid to host the FIFA World Cup
after 2034, as well as other FIFA competitions."
Asia and Oceania are invited to submit bids for the 2034
competition by FIFA, with a deadline of October 31.
Thohir stated last week that he and his Australian colleague
had talked about a possible deal that might have included Singapore and
Malaysia.
Football Australia had announced earlier that they would
think about putting in a bid for the tournament.
Rohith Nair reported from Bengaluru, while Peter Rutherford
edited
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