Southeast Asia has declared its interest in hosting the 2034 World Cup, but while the details of the bid remain unclear, there are already questions that need answering about the number of automatic bids for the 10 potential ASEAN hosts
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - DECEMBER 11: A Malaysian fan painted as a tiger enjoys the atmosphere during the AFF Suzuki Cup final first leg match between Malaysia and Vietnam at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on December 11, 2018 in Kuala Lumpur,ASEAN looks set to bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, with the Thai prime minister having announced at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Bangkok on Sunday that the trading blocThere are some solid reasons ASEAN should host the World Cup.
At this stage, the biggest question is whether the hosts should qualify automatically if the bid is successful. When the World Cup has been held by a single country—or even two countries, as in 2002—the hosts have qualified automatically. But with multiple host nations, this becomes problematic. With United 2026, at least the U.S. and Mexico would be expected to take two of the six CONCACAF slots, so having three co-hosts wouldn’t have too much of a negative impact on the rest of the confederation. But none of the countries in ASEAN have gotten particularly close to qualifying for a World Cup recently. FIFA’s rankings
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