SE Asia to bid to host World Cup

SE Asia to bid to host World Cup

SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
are making a joint bid to host the World Cup 2010 soccer
championships, a report said on Saturday.

Francis Loo, a council member of the ASEAN Football
Federation, told the Straits Times that he would meet top
officials of soccer's governing body, FIFA, in Geneva next week
to present the joint Southeast Asian initiative.

"We are confident of bringing the world's most prestigious
soccer tournament to this region because we already have the
verbal backing of both the European and African confederations,"
he said.