[Official] Competition to host the Asian Cup with Korea and Japan... Nominees to host the 2031/2035 competition have been confirmed

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• Korea is a candidate for the venue of the 2031/2035 tournament.Japan Applies to Host 2035 Games Only

The Asian Football Association, which submitted a wish to host the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup to be held in 2031 and 2035, has been unveiled. With the Korea Football Association applying for both tournaments, the 2035 tournament will compete with Japan and Australia in particular.

AFC officially announced the list of football associations from each country that submitted letters of intent to host the 2031 and 2035 AFC Asian Cups on the 4th (Korea Standard Time). Earlier, the Korea Football Association officially announced that it submitted a letter of intent to host the 2031 tournament last year and also submitted a letter of intent to host the 2035 tournament.

According to the AFC, the Korea Football Association will compete with Australia, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, and three Central Asian countries (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan) that have applied for a joint bid to host the 2031 tournament. Initially, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Football Association also submitted a letter of intent to host the 2031 tournament, but reportedly withdrew it.

It will also compete with Japan, Australia and Kuwait for the bid to host the 2035 tournament. The possibility of co-hosting was mentioned earlier with the Japanese Football Association, but the direction may be changed to co-hosting after a consultation process in the future. There are a total of three places, Korea, Australia, and Kuwait, that have submitted applications for hosting both the 2031 and 2035 competitions.

Earlier, the Korea Football Association deliberated and decided to host the 2035 AFC Asian Cup through the 10th board meeting and the 2nd extraordinary general meeting of representatives held at Korea Football Park in November last year. The Korea Football Association expects to appeal to AFC and others by applying for the simultaneous hosting of the two tournaments.

It is Asia's most prestigious competition held every four years, starting with the inaugural Asian Cup in 1956. If the competition is held in Korea in 2031 or 2035, it will be the first time in 70 years since the second competition was held in 1960. South Korea tried to host the 2023 Asian Cup, but failed to host it due to Qatar. The hosting of the 2031-2035 Asian Cup will all be confirmed through the AFC General Assembly in the first half of next year.

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