Proposal to establish ASEAN team to attend the 2034 World Cup

When ASEAN countries plan to apply for the 2034 World Cup, there is an idea that it is necessary to gather the strongest players of 10 countries to create an ASEAN team. At the ASEAN Summit held on June 23, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said leaders in Southeast Asia had pledged to support the launch of the 2034 FIFA World Cup bid. .

10 ASEAN countries participating in this campaign include Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Brunei.

In 2026 – the first World Cup was attended by 48 teams, the hosting was granted to three countries of Mexico, the United States and Canada. The decision to expand the scale of the planet’s attractive playground makes it difficult for countries to join together to gain the right to host.

Although FIFA did not set a national co-host standard, the ten countries that are co-organized are still big numbers and there is no way all of those countries’ teams will win the World Cup finals.

According to Australia’s The World Games page, there is an idea that an ASEAN team should be formed that includes the best players from the regional national teams.

This is also the proposal of ABS-CBN. According to the Philippine newspaper, the ASEAN region is home to more than 640 million people, many of whom are passionate about football even if their teams have never qualified for the World Finals Cup.

However, experts say a lot of effort is required to explain in detail how 10 countries can co-host the World Cup, suggesting the possibility of forming a team of the best players in the World Cup area.

The first time the World Cup finals were held as co-host was in 2002 in Korea and Japan. Despite the feeling that these two tournaments take place in two different places, the 17th World Cup is still successful when tourists enjoy the change in space and culture when move through these two countries.