Australia, South Korea and Kuwait have formally expressed interest in hosting the 2035 Asian Cup in addition to bidding for ?the 2031 tournament, the Asian ?Football ?Confederation (AFC) said on Wednesday.
The ?AFC is expected to confirm hosts for both the quadrennial continental showpieces at a single annual congress ?following a proposal by its President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al ?Khalifa.
The governing body said Japan had also ?expressed interest ?in hosting 2035 alone.
¡°The ?AFC will now engage with ?the ?respective BMAs (bidding member associations) to coordinate the submission of the required bidding documentation,¡± it said in a statement.
The AFC has three other bidders for 2031, with India, Indonesia and a joint ?Central ?Asian bid from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan also lodged.
The ?United Arab Emirates, which hosted in 2019, was among the 2031 bidders but withdrew from ?the race in November.
Saudi Arabia will host the 2027 Asian Cup.
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