Indonesia Bidding for 2018 & 2022 World Cup

As time to submit a bid to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup runs out, Indonesia has launched a shocking bid to be the host of either the 2018 or 2022 Football World Cup.

All prospective hosts for both the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup events must declare their intentions by February 2nd. With the deadline fast approaching the Football Association of Indonesia have launched a shocking bid to host one of the two tournaments. Indonesia is far from a superpower in the world of football; in fact their national team is currently ranked at 144 in the world.

Nevertheless, in 1938, under its colonial guise of the Dutch East Indies they became the first Asian nation to participate in the World Cup finals. The Dutch East Indies stay in France for the 1938 World Cup was short lived. They fell in the first round to Hungary, who eventually went on to finish second. Since 1938, neither the Dutch East Indies nor Indonesia has managed to qualify for the World Cup finals.

In 2007 Indonesia was one of the four co-hosts of the Asian Cup, along with Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. In October 2008 Indonesia hosted her second multi-sports event, having previously held the 1962 Asian Games in the country’s capital, Jakarta.

Source:

http://internationalsoccer.suite101.com/article.cfm/indonesia_bidding_for_2018_2022_world_cup

Why Indonesia?

Knowing inferiority suffered by Indonesian national football team in international levels,it is not surprising that many people underrate the country's bid for such big event as World Cup. Then why the idea is encouraged? I have fundamental reasons. First, FIFA always have developments in minds. As a developing country, Indonesia is the right place for the Organization to cooperate with. FIFA have lauched so called "Children Village". Indonesia consists of millions of people where the children are plenty in numbers. They need active collaborations in order to properly developed. On the other hands, by incorporating Indonesia into active involvements of the FIFA's programs, the Organization will get more advantages.Second, Indonesia is where the people are enthusiastic in football. Despite pencak silat and badminton as the leading events, football undoubtedly has become the country's "sweetheart". There will be many people to visit the stadiums where the matches play, like there will be thousands of them waiting in line for the tickets. Third, when global warming is a pilot campaign for future events, the country may acommodate and facilitate it. Indonesia has the biggest rainforest in the world. It is not only a campaign on a paper, but further, it may become real like a crystal. Fourth, Indonesia lies fairly in the middle that splits between two hemisphere (North and South). Accordingly, the weather must be perfect (not too cold, not too hot) when the summer comes to the one hemisphere and the winter comes to the other.

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By: sww,01