Comments on: Poll: Who Do You Want to Host World Cup 2018/2022?

By: syahid

syahid — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:32:00 +0000

Here is the list of potential city/stadium to host the matches of FIFA World Cup:

1. Gelora Bung Karno Senayan, Jakarta

Bung Karno Stadium (formerly Gelora Senayan or Istora) is a multi-use stadium in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Construction began on the stadium in 1960 and finished in 1962 in time to host the fourth Asian Games held in Jakarta in 1962. The stadium’s original capacity of 100,800 people was reduced to 88,000 as a result of renovations for the 2007 Asian Cup. The stadium projected to host 2018-2022 FIFA World Cup.

Sport Event:

* Host for the 1962 Asian Games (1962)
* Host for SEA Games (1979, 1987 and 1997)
* Joint Host for the 2002 Tiger Cup with Singapore
* Host for the ASEAN Club Championship 2003
* Host for the 2004 Tiger Cup first leg Semifinal
* Host for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup for Group D matches, the Quarter Final and the Final

2. Palaran Stadium, Samarinda

Palaran Stadium is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It opened in 2008 and has a seating capacity of 60,000. It is used by Persisam, a local football team. The stadium was the main venue for the 2008 National Games and projected to host 2018-2022 FIFA World Cup.

3. Gelora Srivijaya Jakabaring, Palembang

Jakabaring Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Palembang, South Sumatra Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 55,000 people. It was built in 2004. The stadium was the main venue for the 2004 National Games and projected to host 2018-2022 FIFA World Cup.

Sport Event:
* 2005 AFF Asean Cup U-20 (2005)
* 2007 AFC Asian Cup for Group D Match, Third Place Play-Off
* 2004 National Games

4. Jalak Harupat Stadium

Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Now it’s the home stadium of Persikab – Kabupaten Bandung and Pelita Jaya Purwakarta The stadium holds 40,000 people.

5. Rumbai Stadium, Pekanbaru

Stadium will be a multi-use stadium in Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. The stadium will holds 70,000 people. It still building and will finish in 2010. The stadium will be the main venue for the 2012 National Games and projected to host 2018-2022 FIFA World Cup.

6. Gedebage Stadium, Bandung

Gedebage Stadium will be a multi-use stadium in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The stadium will holds 70,000 people. It still building and will finish in 2010. The stadium will be the main venue for the 2011 South East Asian Games and projected to host 2018-2022 FIFA World Cup. It will be the home base for Persib Bandung.

7. Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya

Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium will be a multi-use stadium in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The stadium will holds 60,000 people. It still building and will finish in 2010. The stadium will be the home base for Persebaya Surabaya and projected to host 2018-2022 FIFA World Cup.

8. Tenggarong Stadium

Tenggarong Stadium will be a multi-use stadium in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The stadium will holds 60,000 people. It still building and will finish in 2010. The stadium projected to host 2018-2022 FIFA World Cup.

More stadium will be build in Indonesia due to will be a lot of sport event will be held in Indonesia such as 2011 South East Asian Games (Bandung, West Java and Semarang, Central Java), 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games (Serang, Banten), 2016 National Games (Makassar, South Sulawesi or Medan, North Sumatra), and 2020 National Games (Bandar Lampung, Lampung or Serang, Banten). Indonesia also plan to bid the host of 2018 Asian Games beside 2018-2022 FIFA World Cup. If the bidding process succes it will be more and more stadium build in Indonesia, especially in Batam as the most developing city in Indonesia and projected to be a little Singapore and also in Bali as the central of tourism industry in Indonesia.

No question, Indonesia will meet the requirement to host the 2018 – 2022 FIFA World Cup.

By: Rahmat Jatnika

Rahmat Jatnika — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:33:35 +0000

There are many reason to vote Indonesia as WC host
1. This is will be first time for muslim countries to conducted world cup and it will be advence in religious tolerance, and don’t worry about it because religious tolerance is triteness for indonesian
2. If indonesia conducted world cup 2018/2022, indonesia have more than 10 International stadium,majority “NEW” stadium, and the most interesting our stadium is football and olympic stadium, not Cricket or American football and i think it will be more suitable to carry out the real “football”.
3. If the reasons just the infrastructure it’s to simple to be the WC host,
but we have more, that is green World Cup, We will conducted World Cup with technology which friendly with our planet,
“THE GREEN WORLD CUP at THE GREEN COUNTRY”
“BRAVO INDONESIA……..”

By: junshibuya

junshibuya — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:32:05 +0000

I vote Indonesia and Aussie
Go Indonesia ^^

By: iwan laksana

iwan laksana — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:29:01 +0000

bravo indonesia…. go green worldcup 2022,

By: dedede

dedede — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:09:42 +0000

I m indonesian , but i m not sure and i don’t really hope Indonesia be the WC host. Too complicated, too much problem, and too little international-qualified stadium.
I vote for Aussie..

By: Indonesian

Indonesian — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:56:02 +0000

Go Indonesia!!

By: Someguy

Someguy — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:54:03 +0000

Australia can host the World Cup without a problem. Like the other guy said, put the load on Melbourne, Sydney and I think even Brisbane, the whole east coast of Australia

(Melb) – Docklands Stadium is 56 thousand
(Melb) – Melbourne Cricket Ground is 100 thousand
(Syd) – ANZ Stadium is 83 thouand
(Bris) – Suncorp Stadium – 52 thousand
(Melb) – Rectangular Stadium been designed to be upgradable to 50 thousand
(Syd) – Sydney Football Stadium is 45 thousand
(Bris) – The Gabba is 42 thousand

And It’s not like they can’t upgrade a few more to forty thousand.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:41:08 +0000

Mike B, are you serious? Your evidence is based on ten people at an RSL? Was there anyone at the RSL under 65? The Returned Servicemen’s League is not exactly a representative sample of modern Australia.

Pseudinho puts his finger on the problem Australia will have in hosting a world cup, which is FIFA rules regarding stadia in cities. Australia needs nine separate cities to host matches, but most of our sporting infrastructure is focussed in the five major cities.

Stadia in the Gold Coast and Newcastle could be upgraded to 40k without too many problems. The other two would be out of Canberra, Townsville, Geelong, Wollongong, the Sunshine Coast or Hobart. The problem is that none of these cities are really big enough to justify venues of that size.

Australia could certainly accomodate the world cup, but it would definitely help out if FIFA were to allow Melbourne or Sydney, which both have several suitable venues, to take on a bit more of the load.

By: heris

heris — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:23:02 +0000

indonesia best of the best,bali also to host world cup ….
bravo indonesia.
road to green world cup !!!!

By: Mike B

Mike B — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:54:54 +0000

The Aussies are simply not interested in Football !

I think Sepp Blatter could have learnt an awful lot this evening about the seriousness of the Aussies interest in Football (or Soccer as they call it) and their bid for the World Cup, if he had spent an evening with myself and my Father-in-law (both keen Sports and Football fans) and the hoarde of Aussie “Soccer” fans (approx. 10 of them) at the local RSL club (a bit like the local working mans club) watching Australia play Japan in a World Cup Qualifier.

Just as the game was getting interesting (i.e. there may have been a chance of a goal or sending off) the management that run the RSL club turned the TV off with 25 minutes to go and asked everyone to leave the premises as the club was closing ! Can you believe that ? If that were to happen in Spain, Italy, Germany, Scotland, England, Brazil, Nigeria, in fact anywhere where there was the slightest bit of interest in the ‘Beautiful game’, what do you think would have happened ? No, silly question, little imagination is required. If it’s not Cricket or Rugby League (sorry Aussies, “Footy”) then its simply not worth watching Down Under as far as the locals are concerned.

Do yourself a favour Sepp, stop trying to be everyones “mate” mate and stick with the grass roots of the game and bring it home in 2018 !