Australia to host 2015 Asian Cup

Football Federation Australia was the sole candidate for the event but still had to adhere to the formal bidding process by making its final presentation to the Asian Football Confederation's executive committee.

"Today the AFC met and decided Australia would be the host nation for the 2015 Asian Cup," AFC president Mohamad bin Hammam said at a press conference in Doha ahead of the 2011 tournament that kicks off here on Friday.

"We considered all the achievements made in Australia towards the development of football and to encourage the next step in developing the game, we are happy to announce the AFC has approved Australia to host the 2015 Asian Cup."

The decision comes barely a month after Australia's expensive failed bid to hold the 2022 World Cup, which humiliatingly received just one vote from FIFA's executive committee.

Instead Qatar was surprisingly handed the tournament ahead of more fancied bids from not just Australia, but Japan, South Korea and the United States.

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