Saudi Arabia to host 2027 Asian Cup Football Tournament

Saudi Arabia to host 2027 Asian Cup Football Tournament

• The Asian Football Cup is held once in four years. It is organized by the Asian Football Confederation. Around 23 teams participate in the tournament. Teams are carefully chosen based on their skills and several other selection criteria. Teams are chosen by AFC. The host of the tournament is selected through a bidding process. The 2023 host is Qatar. This was decided long back. Recently, the 2027 host was selected and it is Saudi Arabia.
• In 2019, when the AFC announced the bidding process for the 2027 cup, India too placed its bids. FIFA’s issue in 2022 affected India’s win. What is the FIFA issue? FIFA banned the All India Football Federation for its influence from third parties. FIFA also took away the rights of India to hold the U-17 women’s world football cup in 2022. However, the ban was lifted later. Besides bidding, voting is also held. Out of 45 countries that participated in the voting, 23 countries voted for Saudi Arabia.
• India, Iran, Qatar, and Uzbekistan are other countries that placed bids.

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Published date : 06 Feb 2023 05:48PM