Asean could host World Cup

HUA HIN (Thailand) - SOUTH-EAST Asian nations could jointly bid to host the Fifa World Cup, the Thai finance minister proposed on Friday at a summit of the region's leaders.
Mr Korn Chatikavanij said he had discussed the idea of hosting the football tournament with business forums as a means of boosting the economies of the 10-member Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean).
While the proposal is not on the official agenda at the summit, Mr Korn told reporters it could still be discussed by leaders here in the Thai resort of Hua Hin.
'It must be an informal discussion but I think Asean has the potential to host the World Cup,' he said.
Asean groups Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and
Singapore, which together have a population of nearly 600 million people.

Mr Korn pointed to the 2002 Fifa World Cup, which was held by South Korea and Japan - the first edition in the tournament's history to be hosted by two countries

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