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Australia has opted against a bid to host the 2034 World Cup with Saudi Arabia on course to stage the tournament.
With FIFA's deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday, Football Australia issued a statement saying it had "explored the opportunity" of a bid but had decided against it.
"Having taken all factors into consideration, we have reached the conclusion not to do so for the 2034 competition," the statement said.
"Football Australia is ambitious to bring more major tournaments to our shores. We believe we are in a strong position to host the Women's Asian Cup in 2026 and then welcome the greatest teams in world football for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup."
It said hosting those events, in between the 2023 Women's World Cup and 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, would complete a "truly golden decade for Australian football".
Saudi Arabia announced its declaration of interest within hours of FIFA outlining the process for 2034 with the tournament being staged in the Asian or Oceania confederation.
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