Follow usFootball Australia chief James Johnson thinks FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup is going to be a success and is mulling a joint bid with New Zealand to host the second edition in 2029.
Australia and New Zealand will co-host the Women’s World Cup in July and August in 2023 and Johnson stated that this could be a springboard for a joint bid for the men’s version, possibly in 2034.
The first edition of the expanded 32-team Club World Cup will be hosted by the United States in 2025.
“It’s going to grow, over the years,” Johnson, who worked under Infantino at FIFA until 2018, told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“Gianni really grew the Champions League at UEFA, he knows what it takes to do that. To one day have the best club teams coming to our shores (would be) only good for Australian football. “That’s something we could look at, as well as the men’s World Cup – but that’s (after) we’ve delivered the best ever Women’s World Cup.”
The last edition of the Club World Cup featuring seven teams will be hosted by Saudi Arabia later this year.
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