IRELAND’s hopes of co-hosting the World Cup with England in 2030 could by torpedoed by crackpot North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
South Korea has announced it will sound out its pariah state neighbour to jointly stage the tournament in a bid to further reduce tensions between the two countries.
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Tubby despot Kim has yet to respond, but may well be interested after both countries successfully held the Winter Olympics at the southern ski resort of Pyeongchang.
South Korea’s sports minister Do Jong-hwan said: “We heard that China is going to make a bid to host the World Cup.
“But we want to make a proposal of co-hosting the event with Asian neighbours like North Korea, China and Japan.
“In this way, we can maintain the current atmosphere of peace and can connect north-east Asia peace with peace on the Korean Peninsula.”
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The English FA is already examining the possibility of applying along with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
At the moment, the FAI has not been contacted about taking part, but the British may need Ireland on board to make their bid work.
On Sunday, MEP Sean Kelly said the World Cup final could be held at Croke Park as it’s a better venue than London’s Wembley Stadium.
Kelly was Association President in 2005 when Rule 42 was relaxed to permit soccer at GAA HQ.
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The Fine Gael MEP told the Irish Sun: “Croke Park should absolutely be part of any bid.”
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In June, disgraced ex Fifa president Sepp Blatter floated the idea that Ireland could join England, Scotland and Wales in applying to stage the 2030 tournament.
Most of the announced bids for the 2030 tournament are joint efforts as countries try to avoid being left with white elephant stadia that will not be used again.
Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have announced their plans to make an approach, while Tunisia said it would be open to the idea of a North African application along with Algeria and Morocco.
