SEOUL, South Korea (AP)—At least three countries from Asia’s soccer group— Australia, Qatar and Indonesia—will bid for the 2018 World Cup.
Indonesia announced its candidacy Wednesday, and China and Japan were expected to follow in the coming days. All prospective hosts for both the 2018 and 2022 events must notify FIFA by Feb. 2, with the winners announced in December 2010.
The European bidders—England, Spain/Portugal, Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg and Russia—hold an advantage in a time of financial austerity. Existing stadiums would allow them to host a World Cup without much additional investment. The same can be said of the likely North American bidders: the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 2010 World Cup is in South Africa and the 2014 tournament is in Brazil.
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