Australian football's pained negotiations with rival sports over compensation and use of stadia during a World Cup look certain to drag on beyond next week's "bid book" deadline.
With final World Cup bid documents to be lodged with FIFA by May 14, Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley said negotiations with the AFL, NRL, rugby union and cricket continued to be "positive".
The protracted dialogue with other sports - particularly with the AFL - over compensation and stadia continue to dog the bid on home soil.
But Buckley is confident Australia's bid won't suffer by comparison with major 2022 rivals, the United States, as a result.
"All the other sports want to ensure that whatever happens during the World Cup period - the displacement that occurs because of that - that they are no worse off, that their seasons can continue to operate and that the compensation if there is a need for compensation is governed by an agreement," Buckley said on Thursday.
"I think we're working positively towards that outcome. They're somewhat complex issues, they take time to work through.
"But they're being worked through ... the discussions are constructive."
The AFL's recalcitrance is unlikely to register on FIFA's radar - soccer's world governing body far more interested in firm government backing and infrastructure issues when it comes to judging bids.
The federal government has locked in its support and backed it up with cash, while the bid book will contain a full set of 12 stadia to be used during an Australian-hosted World Cup, including the MCG.
Ironically, the AFL will be one of the major beneficiaries in terms of infrastructure left by a successful soccer World Cup bid.
Government-funded redevelopments of Adelaide Oval, Perth's Subiaco Oval and Geelong's Skilled Stadium are expected to be among the legacy.
All three are set to host World Cup matches should Australia win the event in 2022, and all would directly benefit AFL clubs and patrons with updated facilities.
Other World Cup venues are likely to be Sydney's ANZ Stadium, the Sydney Football Stadium, a new western Sydney stadium, Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Newcastle, Gold Coast, Townsville and Canberra.
Melbourne's Etihad Stadium will not be used, with the AFL expected to retain it for staging its matches during the World Cup period.
A decision on the successful bidders for 2018 and 2022 will be made by FIFA in December.
A European bidder is expected to win the 2018 hosting rights, with Australia, the United States, Qatar, Japan and South Korea chasing 2022.
Buckley confident in bid
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Re: Buckley confident in bid
a bit concerned that too many sydney stadiums are being used... i thought we could include more of aus than that... might hurt us as NFL and even MLB stadiums can be used in the usa while MLS pitches make good training venues...
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the thing that makes it good is we do big sporting events well, plus we have never had it eitherRed-4-Life wrote:im starting to lose a bit of confidence in our bid...
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thats whats keeping it alive for us, if Europe get it in 2018, they cant again in 2022. Australia, Qatar and MAYBE the USA will dog it out for hosting rights, however as the USA hosted it in 1994, i rate them a pretty small chance.DOC wrote:the thing that makes it good is we do big sporting events well, plus we have never had it eitherRed-4-Life wrote:im starting to lose a bit of confidence in our bid...
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im confident for 2022, mind you the yanks have amazing stadiums, plus have hosted a good world cup before, if sth africa isnt a success, they may go with conservative choices and not take chances on nations that havent really proven world cup hosting form.
It is easy to give England and the USA a world cup.
Thoughts??
It is easy to give England and the USA a world cup.
Thoughts??
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yeah England and the USA have some great, amazing stadiums and a history of hosting world cups that have been a success (more so USA of recent times) so im sure England has 2018 in the bag as they havent hosted one for AGES. But Australia's bid had been promising i think.soccernuts wrote:im confident for 2022, mind you the yanks have amazing stadiums, plus have hosted a good world cup before, if sth africa isnt a success, they may go with conservative choices and not take chances on nations that havent really proven world cup hosting form.
It is easy to give England and the USA a world cup.
Thoughts??
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Who in their right mind would give it USA? 36 Trillion reasons why they should not get it !!!Red-4-Life wrote:thats whats keeping it alive for us, if Europe get it in 2018, they cant again in 2022. Australia, Qatar and MAYBE the USA will dog it out for hosting rights, however as the USA hosted it in 1994, i rate them a pretty small chance.DOC wrote:the thing that makes it good is we do big sporting events well, plus we have never had it eitherRed-4-Life wrote:im starting to lose a bit of confidence in our bid...
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in that case, how about a $200 bet that the US will be ahead of Australia in terms of WC biddingDUKE BLUE wrote:Who in their right mind would give it USA? 36 Trillion reasons why they should not get it !!!
put your money where your mouth is