VietNamNet Bridge – The Singaporean Football Federation Chair Zainudin Nordin proposed that Southeast Asian countries co-host the World Cup 2030 but the Vietnam Football Federation’s Secretary General Tran Quoc Tuan says that Vietnam cannot co-host the World Cup.

 
On todayonline.com, Zainudin Nordin recommended the idea that Southeast Asian countries compete for hosting the World Cup 2030 to promote the region’s image and to show the unity inside the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

 

However, VFF Secretary General Tran Quoc Tuan told Tien Phong Daily that this is Zainudin Nordin’s personal idea, which has not been discussed at meetings of the Southeast Asian Football Council.

 

Tuan explained that it was complicated to host the World Cup. Moreover, the standards of the facilities of Vietnam and Southeast Asian nations are not sufficient host the world’s largest football game.

 

Tuan asked, that if ASEAN wins the right to host this event, which country would be the representative  host nation? Not all ten Southeast Asian countries will be allowed to be the hosts  because the World Cup admits only 4-5 Asian teams.

 

If ten Southeast Asian countries make a common team, this would be contrary to FIFA rules.

 

So far, the World Cup has been hosted by single countries, except for Japan and South Korea in 2002. This model was questioned in terms of its effectiveness and after that the FIFA didn’t allow countries to co-host the World Cup. The failure of Spain-Portugal and the Netherlands-Belgium at the competition for hosting World Cup 2018 and 2022 are clear evidence.

 

The idea of Zainudin Nordin is good but it is unfeasible. For Vietnamese, it is a distant dream to watch the world’s largest football game at home.

 

PV