Australia will not bid for 2034 World Cup - FA
MELBOURNE : Australia will not bid for the 2034 World Cup after taking "all factors" into consideration, Football Australia said on Tuesday.
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Australia keen to host more tournaments after success of Women's World Cup
LONDON : Australia want to host more major soccer tournaments including the 2034 men's World Cup to build on the legacy of their successful staging of this year's global women's finals, Football Australia CEO James Johnson said on Thursday.
Australia FA says still exploring bid for 2034 World Cup
Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said on Thursday they are still exploring a bid to host the 2034 World Cup, despite the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) having declared support for Saudi Arabia.
Football Australia seeking major funding boost to ensure World Cup legacy
MELBOURNE : Australian government officials have scrambled to link themselves to the Matildas' run to a maiden Women's World Cup semi-finals.
New Zealand keen to host men's World Cup with Australia
New Zealand Football is "rapt" with how the Women's World Cup has gone and hopes to partner with Australia again to host the men's tournament, Chief Executive Andrew Pragnell said.
Women's World Cup on pace to smash attendance records, says FA's Johnson
SYDNEY : The current Women's World Cup will be the best attended ever and is on course to smash the per-match record set in Canada in 2015, Football Australia chief executive James Johnson said on Friday.
'Someone tried to rape me and I've killed them': Forest Bank prison officer murdered friend during 40th birthday party, trial hears
A prison officer accused of murdering a friend on his 40th birthday by strangling him to death feared he was going to be 'raped or sexually assaulted', jurors have been told.
Australia, NZ cleared to fly Indigenous flags at Women's World Cup
MELBOURNE : Global soccer governing body FIFA has agreed to requests from Australia and New Zealand to display Indigenous flags at the Women's World Cup, the co-hosts said on Friday.