The Japan Football Association held a board meeting in Tokyo on 19 September and decided to support Saudi Arabia, which has already announced its intention to host Japan the 2034 World Cup, which is expected to be held in Asia or Oceania, rather than aiming to bid for the <> World Cup.
The 2030 World Cup is expected to be co-hosted by three countries, Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, and it is expected to be officially decided at next year's General Assembly of FIFA = Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
FIFA has set a general policy of holding the World Cup on a rotating basis, and the following 3 tournament is expected to be held in Asia or Oceania.
According to the Japan Football Association, in order to bid for the 2034 tournament, it is required to submit materials summarizing the hosting plan by next summer, so at the board meeting on the 2034th, the Japan decided not to aim for the bid for the 19 tournament but to support Saudi Arabia, which has already announced its intention to bid.
The reason is that in order to hold the tournament, it is necessary to meet the conditions of one stadium that can accommodate more than 2034,8 people and two stadiums that can accommodate more than 1,6 people, and there is not enough time for maintenance and building momentum.
On top of that, there is no change to the policy of Japan aiming to host the World Cup by 2.
Japan Football Association President TASHIMA Kohzo said, "We thought we had a little more time to prepare, but we decided that it was too short.
In addition, the Board of Directors decided to punish six new supporters due to the violence by Urawa Red Diamonds supporters during the Emperor's Cup match in August.
Three players were banned for 2050 games and three were banned for one game for jumping off the field.
A total of 8 supporters were punished for a series of problems.