This week, according to the news from the Chinese Football Association, the Chinese Football Association has formally proposed to the Asian Football Association to bid for the 2023 Asian Cup. It is reported that the right to host the event will be announced at the AFC Conference on May 19, 2019. Is it possible for China to hold the 2023 Asian Cup? For the fans, are they looking forward to it?
Let's have an exciting news first!
Recently, the Chinese Football Association came out the news
The Chinese Football Association has formally proposed to the Asian Football Association
Bid for Asia Cup 2023
The Chinese Football Association has declared 12 cities as candidates
One of them is Xi'an!
The other cities are: Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Qingdao, Shenyang, Changsha, Ningbo and Luoyang. It is reported that the right to host the event will be announced at the AFC Conference on May 19, 2019.
The Asian Cup is held every four years. It is the highest level football match in Asia at present. The Chinese team has participated in the competition for many years in a row. They have reached the finals twice, but they all came second. It is worth mentioning that the last time China entered the final was in 2004. At that time, China happened to be the host. However, in the final, China lost 3-1 to Japan and unfortunately missed the champion. According to the plan, AFC will vote at the general meeting in May 2019. It is understood that only China and South Korea are left to compete for the right to host the 2023 Asian Cup.
In fact, the Chinese Football Association expressed its intention to bid for the 2023 Asian Cup in February 2016. In addition, according to an unwritten rule within the AFC, the Asian Cup is usually held in turn in West Asia and East Asia. As the United Arab Emirates has hosted this year's event, the next competition should move to East and Southeast Asia. Thailand, Indonesia and India had previously expressed their willingness to host the Asian Cup, but after China and South Korea decided to participate in the bid, the three countries withdrew their applications.