www.1001instalike.com - there in 2004, Australia won the Oceania Cup hosts at once (OFC Nations Cup). By 2015, Australia won at once host to the Asian Cup (AFC Asian Cup). The second sentence above actually questionable.
In a single decade (fewer), Australia was able to cross over from Oceania members become a member of Asia, hosts the highest competition title in both the continentalconfederation, and became the champion. This is a huge leap and extraordinary.
The geographical shift in the country's astounding Australia is indeed not just happens. Australia is not everywhere. Their country is still a part of the continent of Australia, a continent which is named after the largest country that was in it. Fair enough.
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When Frank Lowy, the head of the Football Federation Australia (FFA) period of 2003-2015, marking the entry of Australia into Asia, history has been changed. On January 1, 2006, Australia was finally able to flag embedded in the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Australia finally are on the verge of a new era.
"This is a move that makes sense from the perspective of Oceania or Asia. We (Asia)too so have a powerful new State, "said AFC President by then, Mohamed bin Hammam.
Australia joined the AFC advantage
Australia officially became a member to the 46 AFC-and at the same time will give Australia a much more realistic chance to reach the final round of the World Cup in the future. They usually win the Oceania qualifying competition zone with ease, and then faltered in the two-leg play-off against representatives of South America or Asia.
Then, the FFA hopes that these steps will give you the opportunity of a more "fair" for Australia to qualify for the World Cup and allow for the A-League (League of Australia) to compete in the Asian Champions League. Thus, two of the above are expected also will increase the standard of football Australia at international level and the level of the Club.
Anthony Bubalo, a researcher from the Lowy Institute, said that the participation ofAustralia in Asia will initiate something amazing.
Since 2006, means the national team and squad-squad Australia has participated inhome and away matches in a very large number of face of half the world's population; because half the world's population is in Asia.
"They will also face three of the five countries with the best economy: Japan, China, and India," said Bubalo. " The commercial potential of the relationship through thissport is very clear. Sponsorship of Team Australia will benefit through brand awareness, "the lid.
The former head of the Professional Association of Australia (PFA), Craig Foster, also stated that the participation of CF-A-League squad in the Asian Champions Leaguewill "bring domestic and also foreign investors new to cf-cf Australia".
This will automatically increase the salaries of the players and also the level of keatraktifan League of Australia against the potential players who come from Asia and Europe as well. In addition, Foster also predicts a rise in the value of sponsorship and television revenue, and it proved to be.
Until 2016, only one A-League squad who managed to become champion of the Asian Champions League, namely Western Sydney Wanderers in 2014. Adelaide Unitedwhile just being runner-up in 2008.
It is already clear that the FFA to move into Asia became a pragmatic decision rather than constantly drifting in the ideological conflict. They get the result of increasedrevenues, media exposure, a better profile, and a stronger status in the eyes of the football world.
The next question for Australia is: If in the map of football they go into Asia, then inAsia where is Australia?
Australia is part of Asia (Southeast)
An extraordinary Congress of the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) in Dili, Timor-Leste, finally decided to accept Australia became a member of AFF on August 26, 2013.
Australia accepted directly by the 11 Member States of the AFF. Admissibility of Australia became a member of the AFF course is a logical decision because they were neighbours who are closest to the ASEAN.
Certainly the AFF must accept Australia to join. Although they never follow the East Asian Cup (EAFF East Asian Cup) 2013 by occupying the position of gatekeeper without a victory, though not perhaps Australia joining the East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and other Asian regions.
It is ranked 40th in the FIFA rankings, Australia is the second best country se-Asia (under Iran in the 27th world ranking), and of course on paper, the strongest in Southeast Asia.
