Football Association submits letter of intent to host 2031 Asian Cup to AFC
Feb 28, 2025
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The Korea Football Association announced on the 28th that it has submitted a letter of intent to host the 2031 Asian Cup to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The letter of intent is an official expression of the association's interest in hosting the tournament, and AFC requires that it be delivered in an official letter by specifying whether it is held alone or co-hosting that it is interested in. The association explained that it has submitted a letter of intent to detain the child by holding it exclusively.
Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, and Indonesia each submitted their intentions to host the 2031 Asian Cup. Three Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, have conveyed their intention to co-host the event.
AFC will make a final decision on the venue next year after reviewing documents on intent to host the event and conducting on-site due diligence in each country.
Chairman Chung has made a pledge to host the Asian Cup. He added "There's a very good chance of hosting the Asian Cup. Many countries have expressed interest, but Korea is the best candidate. "Korea, China, and Japan can be considered as targets, but China was unable to hold the event due to various incidents, and Japan is not interested." South Korea only needs a little support to the AFC,' he said, stressing that it is time for the host to be handed over to East Asia.
The Korea Football Association had a hard time in the 2023 Asian Cup bid. While China, the original host country, returned the right to host the event due to COVID-19, South Korea entered the bid. However, he failed to attract Qatar because he was pushed out of the competition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
