According to the Japanese media Sports News, the Japanese Football Association is actively promoting the joint bid for the 2046 World Cup with neighboring countries, and plans to arrange the World Cup finals to be held at the Tokyo National Arena. I...
According to the Japanese media "Sports News", the Japanese Football Association is actively promoting the joint bid for the 2046 World Cup with neighboring countries, and plans to arrange the World Cup finals to be held at the Tokyo National Arena.
If the bid is successful, this will be the second time that Japan has held the World Cup in its own country and held the finals after 44 years since the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup.
According to FIFA regulations, the World Cup final venue must accommodate more than 80,000 people. At present, the National Arena has 67,750 seats, which is still a certain gap from the 80,000 seat standard stipulated by FIFA. Therefore, the Japanese Football Association is considering meeting this requirement by adding a mobile audience.
Although no movable seats have been installed yet, a spokesperson for the National Arena Operations Company revealed that corresponding planning and design plans have been formulated. The specific implementation will be subject to the circumstances, but may be carried out simultaneously with the bidding activities.
The opening ceremony of the 2002 Korean-Japanese World Cup was held in Seoul, South Korea, while the final (Germany vs. Brazil) was held at the Yokohama International Comprehensive Arena (now Nissan Stadium). If Tokyo, Japan can become a stage for deciding the world champion, this will be the dream and long-cherished wish of the entire Japanese football industry.
The East Asian Football Association and the Southeast Asian Football Association League discussed the joint bid for the World Cup at a meeting held in Tokyo at the end of March, and initially planned to jointly bid for the 2046 World Cup with East Asian countries including Japan, China, South Korea, as well as Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. If the bid is successful, competition for the World Cup final venue will be inevitable, but Japan is likely to insist on using the Tokyo National Arena.
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