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Asian Special: Ten Reasons Why Australia And Indonesia Should Team Up To Co-Host The 2022 World Cup
Asia Editor John Duerden wonders whether the two 2022 hopefuls should throw just one hat in the ring between them...
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Oct 6, 2009 4:59:16 AM
It was
something of a shock back in 1996 when FIFA announced that South Korea and
Japan would be co-hosting the 2002 World Cup.
These were two nations that had campaigned fiercely to host the tournament on their own terms, two proud rivals on and off the football pitch.
In the end however, it worked out quite well. The tournament was hosted perfectly and on the pitch Korea and Japan didn’t do too badly either!
As the race to host 2018 and 2022 heats up, Spain and Portugal are working together as are Belgium and the Netherlands.
Australia and Indonesia both have their hats in the ring for 2022, though Jakarta is staying out of the 2018 contest.
Trying to navigate Jakarta’s traffic gives ample time for thinking and one idea that may be worth flying is a co-hosting situation with Indonesia and their neighbours to the south-east.
It may not be the most popular idea but teaming up together would help reinforce strengths that the two have and reduce weaknesses.
Ten reasons why it makes sense:
1. Indonesia has the population and the passion: Football may not be the most popular sport down under, lagging behind others such as cricket, rugby and Aussie Rules Football, but in Indonesia it is far and away the nation’s favourite game.
20,000
fans turned out before the season to greet the new signings of Arema Malang, a
team without a title since 1993. A healthy percentage of the 200 million people
who call the archipelago home are crazy about the game. Those are figures that
would interest FIFA.
2. Australia Has The Knowhow: Sydney hosted a great Olympics; the Australians know how to put on a show. Indonesia’s recent record as one of the four co-hosts of the 2007 Asian Cup is small in comparison. Having Australia involved would ease FIFA nerves as to whether Indonesia’s infrastructure could cope. Hosting 16 teams and their fans is daunting enough...
3. The Stadium Situation: Australia has many sporting arenas but still falls short of football grounds and there are complications with west and south Australian arenas planned for 2018/22. While Australia would be able to build the stadiums in time, sharing the competition shares the burden. The same is true in Indonesia. It wouldn’t be easy for Indonesia to come up with 12 stadiums fit to host the world’s best teams.
4. Spreading the World Cup Ideal: Indonesia’s involvement means that the whole of south-east Asia is involved – 500 million people would celebrate. Australia brings Oceania to the World Cup table. These are hitherto under-represented regions in football
5. Friendly Competition Never Hurt Anyone: We saw in 2002 that having co-hosts foster a healthy sense of competition. Neither country wants to be upstaged by the other in terms of organization and results.
6.A Boost For Indonesia's provinces: Jakarta dominates Indonesia culturally, ecomonically and internationally - a World Cup gives other cities like Bandung, Palembang and Medan a chance to bask in the international spotlight.
7. A Boost For Relations:
Politically, Indonesia and Australia get on pretty well these days but the
small matter of co-hosting the biggest sporting competition in the world should
really lead Australia to engage with its huge neighbor and the region as a
whole.
8.Twice The Fun: The thought of hopping between Indonesia and Australia –OK, not the shortest of hops – could attract more fans. Much more than Japan and South Korea, Indonesia and Australia provide a contrast of cultures and shows more than ever how the beautiful game can bring people together. Just imagine, Meat pies and Sop Buntot, thongs and Batik -the list is endless
9.The Gelora Bung Karno: The world deserves to witness 100,000 fans cheering on Indonesia at the World Cup in one of Asia’s most atmospheric arenas and the Indonesians deserve it too.
10. Reduces All Kinds Of Distances: For Australia, teaming up with Indonesia would not only bring the World Cup physically closer to Asia and the world, it would make the new kids on the block much more popular...
John Duerden
Asia Editor
john.duerden@goal.com
These were two nations that had campaigned fiercely to host the tournament on their own terms, two proud rivals on and off the football pitch.
In the end however, it worked out quite well. The tournament was hosted perfectly and on the pitch Korea and Japan didn’t do too badly either!
As the race to host 2018 and 2022 heats up, Spain and Portugal are working together as are Belgium and the Netherlands.
Australia and Indonesia both have their hats in the ring for 2022, though Jakarta is staying out of the 2018 contest.
Indonesia And Australia In Harmony
Trying to navigate Jakarta’s traffic gives ample time for thinking and one idea that may be worth flying is a co-hosting situation with Indonesia and their neighbours to the south-east.
It may not be the most popular idea but teaming up together would help reinforce strengths that the two have and reduce weaknesses.
Ten reasons why it makes sense:
1. Indonesia has the population and the passion: Football may not be the most popular sport down under, lagging behind others such as cricket, rugby and Aussie Rules Football, but in Indonesia it is far and away the nation’s favourite game.
Feel The Passion
2. Australia Has The Knowhow: Sydney hosted a great Olympics; the Australians know how to put on a show. Indonesia’s recent record as one of the four co-hosts of the 2007 Asian Cup is small in comparison. Having Australia involved would ease FIFA nerves as to whether Indonesia’s infrastructure could cope. Hosting 16 teams and their fans is daunting enough...
3. The Stadium Situation: Australia has many sporting arenas but still falls short of football grounds and there are complications with west and south Australian arenas planned for 2018/22. While Australia would be able to build the stadiums in time, sharing the competition shares the burden. The same is true in Indonesia. It wouldn’t be easy for Indonesia to come up with 12 stadiums fit to host the world’s best teams.
United They Stand A Better Chance?
4. Spreading the World Cup Ideal: Indonesia’s involvement means that the whole of south-east Asia is involved – 500 million people would celebrate. Australia brings Oceania to the World Cup table. These are hitherto under-represented regions in football
5. Friendly Competition Never Hurt Anyone: We saw in 2002 that having co-hosts foster a healthy sense of competition. Neither country wants to be upstaged by the other in terms of organization and results.
6.A Boost For Indonesia's provinces: Jakarta dominates Indonesia culturally, ecomonically and internationally - a World Cup gives other cities like Bandung, Palembang and Medan a chance to bask in the international spotlight.
7. A Boost For Relations:
Australia Enjoying Asia
8.Twice The Fun: The thought of hopping between Indonesia and Australia –OK, not the shortest of hops – could attract more fans. Much more than Japan and South Korea, Indonesia and Australia provide a contrast of cultures and shows more than ever how the beautiful game can bring people together. Just imagine, Meat pies and Sop Buntot, thongs and Batik -the list is endless
9.The Gelora Bung Karno: The world deserves to witness 100,000 fans cheering on Indonesia at the World Cup in one of Asia’s most atmospheric arenas and the Indonesians deserve it too.
The Great Gelora
10. Reduces All Kinds Of Distances: For Australia, teaming up with Indonesia would not only bring the World Cup physically closer to Asia and the world, it would make the new kids on the block much more popular...
John Duerden
Asia Editor
john.duerden@goal.com
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