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The '''2034 FIFA World Cup''' will be the 25th [[FIFA World Cup]], the quadrennial international men's [[Association football|football]] championship contested by the [[List of men's national association football teams|national teams]] of the member associations of [[FIFA]].
The '''2034 FIFA World Cup''' will be the 25th [[FIFA World Cup]], the quadrennial international men's [[Association football|football]] championship contested by the [[List of men's national association football teams|national teams]] of the member associations of [[FIFA]].

==Expressed interest in bidding==

=== Indonesia-Thailand-Vietnam===
The first bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup has been proposed as a collective bid by the members of the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]]. The idea of a combined ASEAN bid had been mooted as early as January 2011, when the former [[Football Association of Singapore]] President, [[Zainudin Nordin]], said in a statement that the proposal had been made at an ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting.<ref name="Singapore2017">{{cite news |last=Teng Kiat |first=Teo |date=5 July 2017 |title=Singapore strong 'host' candidate for joint 2034 World Cup finals bid |url=http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/singapore-strong-host-candidate-joint-2034-world-cup-finals-bid |work=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Today]] |location=Singapore |accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref> In 2013, Nordin and [[Special Olympics]] Malaysia President, Datuk Mohamed Feisol Hassan, recalled the idea for ASEAN to jointly host a World Cup. Under FIFA rules as of 2017, the 2030 World Cup cannot be held in Asia ([[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]) as Asian Football Confederation members are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Qatar in [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Tim |date=9 March 2017 |title=Trump travel ban could prevent United States hosting World Cup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/09/donald-trump-travel-ban-could-prevent-united-states-hosting-football-world-cup |work=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=11 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="telegraph 2017">{{cite news |last=Rumsby |first=Ben |date=14 October 2016 |title=England's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup given boost|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/14/england-given-major-2030-world-cup-boost-after-fifa-block-china/ |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref> Therefore, the earliest bid by an AFC member could be made for 2034.<ref name="AFP-2017Feb">{{cite news |date=20 February 2017 |title=ASEAN mulling 2034 World Cup bid: Myanmar |url=https://www.mmtimes.com/sports/25019-asean-mulling-2034-world-cup-bid-myanmar.html |work=[[The Myanmar Times]] |agency=AFP |accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=6 July 2017 |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/indonesia-ready-to-lead-asean-bid-for-2034-world-cup |title=Indonesia ready to lead Asean bid for 2034 World Cup |work=[[The Straits Times]] |agency=AFP |accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="SportsPro">{{cite news |last=Dudley |first=George |date=26 September 2017 |title=AFF Backs Indonesia-Thailand Bid for 2034 FIFA World Cup |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/aff-backs-indonesia-thailand-bid-for-2034-fifa-world-cup |work=[[SportsPro]] |accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref>

Later, Malaysia withdrew from involvement but Singapore and other ASEAN countries continued the campaign to submit a joint bid for the World Cup in 2034. In February 2017, ASEAN held talks on launching a joint bid during a visit by FIFA President [[Gianni Infantino]] to Yangon, Myanmar.<ref name="AFP-2017Feb"/> On 1 July 2017, Vice General Chairman of the [[Football Association of Indonesia]] Joko Driyono said that Indonesia and Thailand were set to lead a consortium of Southeast Asian nations in the bid. Driyono added that due to geographic and infrastructure considerations and the expanded format (48 teams), at least two or three ASEAN countries combined would be in a position necessary to host matches.<ref name="SportsPro"/><ref>{{cite news |date=5 July 2017 |title=Football: Indonesia to lead South-east Asian 2034 World Cup bid |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-indonesia-to-lead-southeast-asian-2034-world-cup-bid |work=The Straits Times |agency=AFP |accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref>


In September 2017, the [[Thai League 1]] Deputy CEO Benjamin Tan, at the [[ASEAN Football Federation]] (AFF) Council meeting, confirmed that his Association has "put in their interest to bid and co-host" the 2034 World Cup with Indonesia.<ref name="Singapore2017"/><ref name="SportsPro"/> On the same occasion, the General Secretary of the AFF, Dato Sri Azzuddin Ahmad, confirmed that Indonesia and Thailand will submit a joint bid.<ref name="SportsPro"/> Indonesia is the only Southeast Asian country to have participated in the World Cup;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1938/index.html|title=1938 FIFA World Cup France|website=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref> its national team was the first from Asia to do so and it became one of the very few teams to qualify without playing a match because of opponents' withdrawals.<ref name="SI">{{cite web |author=90Min |title=World Cup countdown: 18 weeks to go – When the Dutch East Indies flew the flag for Asia |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/02/15/world-cup-countdown-18-weeks-go-when-dutch-east-indies-flew-flag-asia |work=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=10 June 2018 |date=15 February 2018}}</ref> The [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938 World Cup]] was the Indonesians' only appearance to date, when their country was known as the [[Dutch East Indies]]. A loss to Hungary eliminated the Dutch East Indians from contention, making Indonesia the only team in World Cup history to have played a single match.<ref name="SI"/> Far from ever having to host the World Cup, no other Southeast Asian country has ever qualified to the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maulia |first=Erwida |date=7 July 2017 |title=Indonesia leads regional bid to co-host 2034 World Cup |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Indonesia-leads-regional-bid-to-co-host-2034-World-Cup |work=[[The Nikkei|Nikkei Asian Review]] |accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref>

===Joint China-Japan-Korea bid===
China has announced its interest in bidding several times and reports stated that "China is likely to host the World Cup for the first time in 2034."<ref name="HuffPost-China">{{cite news |author=Hong Soon-do |date=18 June 2017 |title=China to Overtake US economy and Host World Cup in 2034 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/china-to-overtake-us-economy-and-host-world-cup-in_us_594684b1e4b0d188d027ff67 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |accessdate=21 November 2017}}</ref>

South Korea's President [[Moon Jae-in]] suggested in June 2017 that the World Cup will be hosted by China and Japan including both South Korea and North Korea, telling FIFA president [[Gianni Infantino]] it would improve relations in the region.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korean president proposes 2030 FIFA World Cup in Northeast Asia |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2017/06/12/0702000000AEN20170612010851315.html |publisher=Yonhap News |accessdate=20 June 2018 |date=12 June 2017}}</ref> [[Chung Mong-gyu]], the head of the [[Korea Football Association]], renewed the offer to the [[DPR Korea Football Association]], the [[Chinese Football Association]] and the [[Japan Football Association]] at the [[FIFA Congress]] in [[Moscow]] in June 2018.<ref name="NKsLikely">{{cite web |last1=Shin |first1=Hyonhee |title=North Koreans likely to tune in and support South Korea in World Cup, defectors say |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-worldcup-kor-northkorea/north-koreans-likely-to-tune-in-and-support-south-korea-in-world-cup-defectors-say-idUSKBN1JE166 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=20 June 2018}}</ref> Under FIFA rules in 2018, the 2030 FIFA World Cup cannot be held in the AFC or CONCACAF unless no other members from the team steps in. Hence, the earliest bid that China, South Korea, North Korea and Japan can make is on 2034.<ref name="telegraph.uk 14 Jan 2017">{{cite web|title=England's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup given boost|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/10/14/england-given-major-2030-world-cup-boost-after-fifa-block-china/ |accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref>

===Zimbabwe===
In 2014, Zimbabwe's then-Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry [[Walter Mzembi]] revealed plans for the country to bid for the 2034 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Peta |last1=Thornycroft |first2=Aislinn |last2=Laing |title=Zimbabwe's tourism minister reveals ambitious plan to host Fifa World Cup in 2034 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/10974039/Zimbabwes-tourism-minister-reveals-ambitious-plan-to-host-Fifa-World-Cup-in-2034.html |publisher=The Telegraph |date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=30 May 2018}}</ref>


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The 2034 FIFA World Cup will be the 25th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

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