{"id":2332,"date":"2023-10-18T12:37:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2023-10-18T12:38:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:38:20","slug":"indonesia-endorses-saudi-arabias-2034-world-cup-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=2332","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia Endorses Saudi Arabia&#8217;s 2034 World Cup Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indonesia-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indonesia-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indonesia-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Indonesia-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Indonesia&#8217;s football federation (PSSI) officially declared their support for Saudi Arabia&#8217;s bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. This endorsement comes a week after PSSI President Erick Thohir mentioned discussions with Australia about a potential joint bid for the prestigious event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an official release, Thohir stated, &#8220;In support of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, Indonesia reaffirms its commitment. Indonesia remains steadfast in its preparations to bid for hosting FIFA World Cup events post-2034, along with other FIFA competitions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming 2034 FIFA World Cup bidding process is open to countries in the Asia and Oceania region, with a deadline set for October 31. In the previous week, Thohir had engaged in talks with his Australian counterpart regarding a possible joint bid, which could have also involved Malaysia and Singapore in a collaborative effort. This move reflects the football community&#8217;s commitment to expanding the sport&#8217;s reach and impact across nations in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indonesia&#8217;s football federation (PSSI) officially declared their support for Saudi Arabia&#8217;s bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. This endorsement comes a week after PSSI President Erick Thohir mentioned&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2334,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332\/revisions\/2334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}