South Africa May Host FIFA World Cup
- 15-Sep-2021
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South Africa is interested in hosting FIFA's Club World Cup in December after Japan withdrew because of COVID-19, South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan said.
Japan withdrew last week amid fears the tournament would cause a rise in infections in a country that has just staged the Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
FIFA has yet to comment on the alternative host, with Saudi Arabia also keen to step in. An extended 24-team Club World Cup was due to debut this year in China but it was shelved because the pandemic required the rescheduling of national team competitions in June and FIFA was unable to raise the necessary funding for the planned quadrennial event. So the seven-team format was extended for another year.
The South African Football Association must get government approval to hold the tournament and meetings with the sports minister were also planned, Jordaan said.
