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Officials on both sides said Friday that Seoul and Tokyo have begun discussing a joint bid for the 2035 men's Asian Cup. The Korea Football Association said its executives were looking at a few different routes, and teaming up with Japan was one of the options under discussion. They stressed that it was still early days and that any concrete step would need the green light from both governments. The Japan Football Association also said it was still looking into what a bid might involve.
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Officials on both sides said Friday that Seoul and Tokyo have begun discussing a joint bid for the 2035 men's Asian Cup. The Korea Football Association said its executives were looking at a few different routes, and teaming up with Japan was one of the options under discussion. They stressed that it was still early days and that any concrete step would need the green light from both governments. The Japan Football Association also said it was still looking into what a bid might involve.
"However, nothing concrete has been decided yet, and we will let you know when we officially launch our bid." The Asian Football Confederation is due to name the hosts of both the 2031 and 2035 Asian Cups at the same time in 2027. South Korea has not hosted the tournament since 1960, while the last tournament was held in Japan in 1992. Saudi Arabia is set to host the next edition of the event in 2027. South Korea and Japan hosted the World Cup more than two decades ago across 20 venues in a historic first for Asia.
Japan and South Korea considering joint bid for 2035 men’s Asian Cup
A Korea Football Association official said that the country’s soccer chiefs are considering various options and co-hosting with Japan is “one possible strategy.”